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Tartu Airport

Tartu, Estonia

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Elevation

220 ft

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The Essence of Tartu Airport

TAY

Location

Tartu · 7B · Estonia

Connectivity

2 routes · 1 destinations

Position

58.307°, 26.686° · 220 ft elev.

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Estonia's second city gateway, serving Tartu and southern Estonia.

Opened

1940

Location

Tartu, Estonia

Tartu Airport (IATA: TAY, ICAO: EETU) is a regional airport located near Tartu, Estonia's second-largest city and home to one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe. The airport serves as a modest but strategically important air link for the region, handling limited scheduled and charter traffic. The airport has historically offered seasonal and periodic scheduled services, though operations have fluctuated over the years. It is owned and managed by the state and has undergone infrastructure improvements to support potential growth in passenger numbers. Tartu Airport also supports general aviation, flight training, and occasional charter operations, complementing the larger Tallinn Airport which handles the majority of Estonia's international air traffic.

Terminals

The airport features a single small terminal building capable of handling modest regional passenger volumes.

Getting to & from

The airport is located approximately 8 kilometres from Tartu city centre, accessible primarily by taxi and local bus services.

Airlines here

Scheduled service has been limited and intermittent, with regional carriers occasionally operating routes to Helsinki and other nearby destinations.

Notable facts

›Tartu Airport is located near one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe, the University of Tartu.
›The airport has a single runway with instrument landing capability.
›It primarily handles general aviation, charter flights, and occasional scheduled services.
›Tallinn Airport handles the vast majority of Estonia's international passenger traffic.
›The airport has been considered for development to attract more regular regional airline connections.

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Airlines serving this airport

Finnair

Flybe

Routes

TAY → HELAY · AT7

TAY → HELBE · AT7

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 722 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Tartu Airport is an airport in Reola, Ülenurme Parish, 5.9 nautical miles south southwest of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia. It is also called Ülenurme Airport due to its proximity to the village of Ülenurme. The Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway (E263) passes near the airport.

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