# Mariehamn Airport (MHQ / EFMA)

**Mariehamn Airport** (IATA: MHQ, ICAO: EFMA) is a medium airport in Mariehamn, Åland Islands Region, Finland. It opened in 1937. It has one runway, 1,903 m (6,243 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 42 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MHQ / EFMA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Mariehamn, Åland Islands Region, Finland
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 5 m / 17 ft
- Coordinates: 60.1222, 19.8982
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,903 m / 6,243 ft
- Passengers: 42,308 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Mariehamn
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/mariehamn/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariehamn_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1031590
- Weather station: EFMA · WMO 02970
- Ident: EFMA

## Timeline

- 1937: Mariehamn Airport opens.
- 8 Nov 1963: Aero Flight 217. 22 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 1,903 m / 6,243 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 023° / 203° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 52,069 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 59,311 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 59,524 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 61,741 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 54,812 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 51,756 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 24,060 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 18,305 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 26,747 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 37,636 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 39,772 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 42,308 | Eurostat |

## Routes

3 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 122 km / 76 mi · Amapola Flyg
- [TKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eftu.md) Turku Airport · Finland · 137 km / 85 mi · Amapola Flyg
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 281 km / 175 mi · Finnair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MHQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- HP [Amapola Flyg](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amapola-flyg) · 2
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1

Former hub of [Air Åland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-aland).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 42K (2025) | #2,149 of 3,974 | #450 in Europe | #12 in FI |
| Longest runway | 1,903 m / 6,243 ft | =4,277 of 29,858 | #787 in Europe | #26 in FI |
| Elevation | 5 m / 17 ft | =41,673 of 43,403 | =5,614 in Europe | #84 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =5 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 130.425 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [TKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eftu.md) Turku Airport · 137 km / 85 mi
- [BMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essb.md) Stockholm-Bromma Airport · 139 km / 86 mi

## 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Mariehamn Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mariehamn_Airport&oldid=1368316445), revision of 8 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/efma/data