# Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP / EFTP)

**Tampere-Pirkkala Airport** (IATA: TMP, ICAO: EFTP) is a large airport in Tampere / Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa Region, Finland. It opened in 1979. It has one runway, 2,700 m (8,858 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 140 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TMP / EFTP
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Tampere / Pirkkala, Pirkanmaa Region, Finland
- Opened: 1979
- Elevation: 119 m / 390 ft
- Coordinates: 61.4141, 23.6044
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,700 m / 8,858 ft
- Passengers: 140,237 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/tampere-pirkkala/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere%E2%80%93Pirkkala_Airport (33 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1126306
- Weather station: EFTP · WMO 02944
- Ident: EFTP

## Timeline

- 1979: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 064° / 244° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 412,552 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 356,842 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 208,663 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 230,260 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 228,379 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 222,964 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 35,921 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 8,026 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 168,955 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 213,475 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 162,150 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 140,237 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 500 km / 311 mi · AirBaltic
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 3,374 km / 2,097 mi · AirBaltic

### Seasonal (1)

- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 4,701 km / 2,921 mi · Jet Time, AirBaltic

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- HCX [Helsinki Citycopter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/helsinki-citycopter)

### Passenger (2)

- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 3
- JO [Jet Time](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet-time) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 140K (2025) | #1,687 of 3,974 | #363 in Europe | #9 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,700 m / 8,858 ft | =1,894 of 29,858 | =290 in Europe | =4 in FI |
| Elevation | 119 m / 390 ft | =29,276 of 43,403 | =3,240 in Europe | =34 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1979 | =7,894 of 15,079 | =1,225 in Europe | =32 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | PIRKKALA APP | 126.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 133.550 |
| TWR | PIRKKALA TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [KEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efha.md) Halli Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [POR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efpo.md) Pori Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [TKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eftu.md) Turku Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [KHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkj.md) Kauhajoki Airfield · 133 km / 83 mi
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · 142 km / 88 mi
- [SJY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efsi.md) Seinäjoki Airport · 148 km / 92 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: “Tampere–Pirkkala Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tampere–Pirkkala_Airport&oldid=1365959565), revision of 25 Jul 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/eftp/data