Enontekiö Airport

Enontekiö Airport^[1][4] (Finnish: Enontekiön lentoasema) (IATA: ENF, ICAO: EFET) is an airport located in Enontekiö, Finnish Lapland, 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west southwest of Hetta, the municipal centre of Enontekiö.

Enontekiö Airport Enontekiön lentoasema
IATA: ENF ICAO: EFET
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Municipality of Enontekiö
Location	Enontekiö, Finland
Elevation AMSL	306 m / 1,005 ft
Coordinates	68°21′52″N 023°25′39″E
Website	www.enf.fi
Map
ENF Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,001 6,565 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 25,537 Landings 80
Source: AIP Finland[1] Statistics from Finavia[2][3]

Overview

In 2023, the airport had "almost 33,000" passengers.^[5]

It is mainly used for charter flights during the winter, particularly those of UK tour operator Transun, whose passengers account for 80% of the airport's passenger volume. Passengers on these flights are tourists coming to experience Lapland for the day or to enjoy a stay in the nearby villages of Hetta, Karesuando (Sweden) or Kautokeino (Norway). Regular flights to Enontekiö are established only in the spring and the autumn. In spring 2015 these flights were operated by Flybe Nordic.^[6] From autumn 2013 to spring 2014, the flights were operated by Air100. In 2012 and 2013, the spring flights to Helsinki-Vantaa were also provided by Flybe Nordic and before this by Finncomm Airlines. In December 2012, Enter Air operated special "Santa flights" to Enontekiö from various UK destinations on behalf of tour operator Transun and this service continued in following winters including trips with a week's stay. The nearest airport with daily flights is Kittilä Airport, 150 km road distance.

In August 2009, Finavia informed that the airport would be renamed as Enontekiö-Kautokeino Saami Airport.^[7] This was because Kautokeino in Norway (located 90 km from Enontekiö Airport) has no airport (except Kautokeino Airfield which has no scheduled service), and the nearest in Norway is 135 kilometers away. This name has been used a little in Norway,^[8] but not really by the airport.

Municipality on Enontekiö has been operating the airport since July 2021.^[9] The minimum temperature of −44.3 °C (−47.7 °F) was registered on January 4, 2024 in Enontekiö Airport, being the lowest temperature of the 21st century in Fennoscandia, according to weather historian Thierry Goose.^[10]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Enter Air	Seasonal charter: Belfast–International, Birmingham, London–Gatwick,[11] Glasgow, Humberside, Newcastle upon Tyne
Jet2.com	Seasonal charter: London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne

There are currently no scheduled operators flying from Enontekio Airport. Ad-hoc charters during winter operate from the United Kingdom.^[12][13]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at ENF airport. See Wikidata query.

Annual passenger statistics^[14][15]

Year	Domestic	International	Total	Change
2005	669	13,028	13,697	−14.8%
2006	545	16,868	17,413	+27.1%
2007	856	24,230	25,086	+44.1%
2008	772	20,473	21,245	−15.3%
2009	814	16,869	17,683	−16.8%
2010	848	15,175	16,023	−9.4%
2011	721	17,517	18,282	+13.8%
2012	1,282	20,000	21,282	+16.7%
2013	1834	18,337	20,169	-5.2%
2014	306	19,162	19,468	-3.5%
2015	303	21,087	21,390	+9.9%
2016	630	21,643	22,273	+4.4%
2017[2]	785	24,752	25,537	+14.7%
2018	595	25,468	26,063	+2,9%
2019	16	27,963	27,979	+9,8%
2020	0	5258	5258	-81,2%
2021	0	0	0	-100%
2022	0	0	0	0%

See also

• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References

1. "EFET Enontekiö" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 5 May 2011. pp. EFET AD 2.1, 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
2. "Passengers 2017" (PDF). Finavia.
3. "Air Transport Landings 2017" (PDF). Finavia.
4. "Enontekiö Airport". Finavia. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
5. https://yle.fi/a/74-20100441. YLE.fi. Retrieved 2024-07-24
6. "Enontekiö vaihtaa Snowbirdin Flybe Finlandiin | Yle Uutiset". 12 February 2015.
7. "Åpning av Enontekiö – Kautokeino Saami airport" (in Norwegian). Kautokeino: Kautokeino kommune. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
8. "Velkommen til konferansetjenester". Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
9. "Enontekiö Airport to transfer to the municipality of Enontekiö in the summer 2021 | Finavia". www.finavia.fi. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
10. @ThierryGooseBC (January 5, 2024). "The final Tmin in Enontekiö Airport was -44.3°C, the lowest temperature of the century in Fennoscandia!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. ""Runway was perfect" – Näin ensimmäinen kone laskeutui Enontekiön uusitulle lentokentälle". 24 November 2021.
12. "Arctic Spirit" (PDF). Transun.
13. "Lapland FAQ | Canterbury Travel".
14. "Traffic statistics – Passengers" (PDF). Finavia. Retrieved 30 July 2015. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
15. "Matkustajamäärät lentoasemittain 1998-2022" [Passenger statistics by airprort 1998-2022]. Finavia (in Finnish). Retrieved September 24, 2023.

External links

• AIP Finland – Enontekiö Airport
• Current weather for EFET at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for ENF at Aviation Safety Network