Pori Airport

Pori Airport (Porin lentoasema) is an airport in Pori, Finland. The airport is located 1.4 NM south of the Pori town centre. It has two check-in desks, and a cafeteria service. During 2011 Pori Airport served 54,056 passengers, an increase of 25.2% from previous year. However, in 2014 it was down to 24 983.

History
During Continuation War, Pori airfield was used by Luftwaffe. The aviation equipment depot Feldluftpark 3/XI Pori operating at the airfield was from where Germans dispatched aircraft to the north and carried out major overhauls.

Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 13 m above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measures 2351 x and 17/35 is 801 x.

The Finnish Aviation Academy is a flight school based at Pori Airport. As is the Satakunta Parachute club "Satakunnan Laskuvarjourheilijat". Flight training for private pilots (PPL/LAPL-licences) is given by local flight school Porin Lentotilaus Oy.