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Aug 18, 2020 (newstodate): Estonia's Parnu Airport serving the country's fourth largest city is to be upgraded and expanded after years with little traffic.
A former Soviet air force base, Parnu Airport is now managed by Tallinn Airport Ltd 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 equipped with new runway lighting system, and a total reconstruction of the passenger terminal to allow the handling of up to 80 passengers per hour.
The runway infrastructure should be in place by 2021, and a tender has now been opened for renovation and expansion of the passenger terminal within two years of construction.
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 that will all eventually be managed by a remote air traffic control system developed by the Estonian company Cybernetica.
A former Soviet air force base, Parnu Airport is now managed by Tallinn Airport Ltd 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 equipped with new runway lighting system, and a total reconstruction of the passenger terminal to allow the handling of up to 80 passengers per hour.
The runway infrastructure should be in place by 2021, and a tender has now been opened for renovation and expansion of the passenger terminal within two years of construction.
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 that will all eventually be managed by a remote air traffic control system developed by the Estonian company Cybernetica.