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Feb 01, 2018 (newstodate): Estonia's Parnu Airport handled no more than 837 passengers in 2017 - but is hoping for a brighter future ahead.
As the airport's runway has been shortened from 2,480 to only 800m, only smaller aircraft can operate in and out of Parnu Airport, primarily private and exec aircraft.
Estonia's Parnu Airport is however to be upgraded and expanded after years with little traffic.
A former Soviet air force base, Parnu Airport is now managed by Tallinn Airport and has one 799m runway allowing for only small turboprop aircraft operations and some corporate traffic.
In 2017, the country's Ministry of Economy, Parnu City Government and Tallinn Airport signed a tripartite agreement on the reconstruction of Parnu airport including the expansion of the runway to 2,000m, and a total reconstruction of the passenger terminal to allow the handling of up to 80 passengers per hour.
When these projects are commissioned by the second half of 2019, Parnu Airport would be able of handling up to 50,000 passengers annually.
Earlier, the now-defunct Estonian Air operated seasonal flights on a route between Parnu and Stockholm, and hopes are to see the return of international flights again once the airport projects are completed.
Besides Parnu Airport, Tallinn Airport Ltd also manages the Estonian airports of Tartu, Kuressaare, Kardla, Kihnu and Ruhnu.
As the airport's runway has been shortened from 2,480 to only 800m, only smaller aircraft can operate in and out of Parnu Airport, primarily private and exec aircraft.
Estonia's Parnu Airport is however to be upgraded and expanded after years with little traffic.
A former Soviet air force base, Parnu Airport is now managed by Tallinn Airport and has one 799m runway allowing for only small turboprop aircraft operations and some corporate traffic.
In 2017, the country's Ministry of Economy, Parnu City Government and Tallinn Airport signed a tripartite agreement on the reconstruction of Parnu airport including the expansion of the runway to 2,000m, and a total reconstruction of the passenger terminal to allow the handling of up to 80 passengers per hour.
When these projects are commissioned by the second half of 2019, Parnu Airport would be able of handling up to 50,000 passengers annually.
Earlier, the now-defunct Estonian Air operated seasonal flights on a route between Parnu and Stockholm, and hopes are to see the return of international flights again once the airport projects are completed.
Besides Parnu Airport, Tallinn Airport Ltd also manages the Estonian airports of Tartu, Kuressaare, Kardla, Kihnu and Ruhnu.