# Lappeenranta Airport (LPP / EFLP)

**Lappeenranta Airport** (IATA: LPP, ICAO: EFLP) is a large airport in Lappeenranta, South Karelia Region, Finland. It opened in 1918. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. In 2015 it handled 36 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eflp

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LPP / EFLP
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Lappeenranta
- Serves: Lappeenranta, South Karelia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1918
- Elevation: 106 m / 349 ft
- Coordinates: 61.0446, 28.1447
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 35,776 (2015)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://lppairport.fi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lappeenranta_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254039
- Weather station: EFLP · WMO 02958
- Ident: EFLP

## Timeline

- 1918: Lappeenranta Airport opens.
- 1 Jan 2016: Lappeenranta becomes the owner.
- 1 Jan 2016: South Karelia becomes the owner.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 067° / 247° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2004 | 48,780 | Eurostat |
| 2005 | 49,423 | Eurostat |
| 2006 | 49,256 | Eurostat |
| 2007 | 22,914 | Eurostat |
| 2008 | 23,264 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 14,322 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 60,654 | Eurostat |
| 2011 | 116,369 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 93,711 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 98,219 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 89,529 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 35,776 | Eurostat |

## Airlines

Hubs from Wikidata.

Former hub of [Fly Lappeenranta](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-lappeenranta).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 36K (2015) | #2,221 of 3,974 | #465 in Europe | #14 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =390 in Europe | =11 in FI |
| Elevation | 106 m / 349 ft | =30,180 of 43,403 | =3,468 in Europe | #43 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1918 | =158 of 15,079 | =128 in Europe | #1 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 112.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [UTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efut.md) Utti Air Base · 67 km / 42 mi
- [RU-0065](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ru-0065.md) Pribylovo Naval Air Base · 73 km / 45 mi
- [MIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efmi.md) Mikkeli Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [EFPR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efpr.md) Helsinki East-Redstone Aerodrome · 105 km / 65 mi
- [SVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efsa.md) Savonlinna Airport · 109 km / 67 mi
- [VRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efvr.md) Varkaus Airport · 126 km / 78 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #91

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/eflp/data