Mariehamn Airport

Mariehamn Airport
Mariehamns flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFinavia
OperatorFinavia
ServesMariehamn
LocationJomala, Åland, Finland
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates60°07′19″N 019°53′47″E / 60.12194°N 19.89639°E / 60.12194; 19.89639
Websitefinavia.fi
Map
Map showing MHQ's location within Finland
Map showing MHQ's location within Finland
MHQ
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,903 6,243 Asphalt

Mariehamn Airport (Mariehamns flygplats, Maarianhaminan lentoasema, (IATA: MHQ, ICAO: EFMA)) is located in Jomala, Åland, Finland. The airport lies approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) north-west of the Mariehamn town centre. The state-owned Finavia operates the airport.[1]

Facilities

The airport features a duty-free shop. Because Åland is outside the EU VAT area, passengers travelling to destinations outside Åland (including mainland Finland) can purchase goods tax-free. This differs from typical airport shopping rules within the EU. Apart from VAT, Åland generally follows EU regulations.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights at Mariehamn Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Finnair Helsinki[2]
PopulAir Stockholm–Arlanda,[3] Turku[3]

Statistics

The table below shows annual passenger numbers at Mariehamn Airport.

Annual passenger statistics for Mariehamn Airport[4][5]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2005 43,266 4,079 47,345 −18.9% Decrease
2006 57,364 6,750 64,114 +35.4% Increase
2007 53,269 10,032 63,301 −1.3% Decrease
2008 51,210 10,900 62,110 −1.9% Decrease
2009 41,949 14,305 56,254 −9.4% Decrease
2010 36,904 11,768 48,672 −13.5% Decrease
2011 39,209 14,359 53,568 +10.1% Increase
2012 38,762 14,245 53,007 −1.0% Decrease
2013 37,847 14,653 52,500 −1.0% Decrease
2014 37,436 14,661 52,097 −0.8% Decrease
2015 42,365 16,971 59,336 +13.9% Increase
2016 42,864 16,680 59,544 +0.4% Increase
2017 42,488 19,080 61,568 +3.4% Increase
2018 41,377 13,263 54,640 −11.3% Decrease
2019 37,406 14,350 51,756 −5.3% Decrease
2020 18,225 5,835 24,060 −53.5% Decrease
2021 14,284 4,021 18,305 −23.9% Decrease
2022 15,499 11,248 26,747 +46.1% Increase
2023 20,197 17,439 37,636 +40.7% Increase
2024 18,889 20,893 39,782 +5.7% Increase
2025 19,169 23,139 42,308 +6.3% Increase

Incidents and accidents

  • On 8 November 1963, Aero Flight 217, a Douglas DC-3, crashed while approaching Mariehamn Airport, resulting in 22 deaths. The crash occurred near the airport.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. ^ "JAL Expands Finnair Codeshare From late-Oct 2023". Aeroroutes.
  3. ^ a b "Amapola Flyg aloittaa 30.10. Lennot Maarianhaminasta Tukholmaan ja 31.10. Turkuun | lentoposti.fi". 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Kotimaan lentoasemien matkustajamäärät ja rahtitonnit muuttujina Kuukausi, Ilmoittava lentoasema, Lennon tyyppi, Saapuneet/lähteneet, Toinen lentoasema ja Tiedot". PxWeb (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  6. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) OH-LCA Mariehamn Airport (MHQ)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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