AirportsHelsinki Vantaa Airport is a large airport serving Helsinki (Vantaa), in Uusimaa Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HEL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HEL
- ICAO code
- EFHK
- City
- Helsinki (Vantaa)
- State or region
- Uusimaa Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 60.3184° N, 24.9633° E
- Elevation
- 55 m (179 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HEL means Helsinki Vantaa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFHK. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.3184° N, 24.9633° E. It stands 55 metres (179 feet) above sea level.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone Europe/Helsinki, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Helsinki Vantaa Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 20 airports of Finland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04L/22R | 3,060 m 10,039 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 2,901 m 9,518 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tallinn Linnahall HeliportTallinn, Estonia | CHE | 97 km |
| Lennart Meri Tallinn AirportTallinn, Estonia | TLL | 101 km |
| Tampere-Pirkkala AirportTampere / Pirkkala | TMP | 142 km |
| Turku AirportTurku | TKU | 150 km |
| Kärdla AirportKärdla, Estonia | KDL | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,224 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,925 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,538 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,848 km | 2 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,607 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,013 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,275 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,825 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,201 km | 18 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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