- Source: Mariehamn Airport
Mariehamn Airport (Swedish: Mariehamns flygplats, Finnish: Maarianhaminan lentoasema, (IATA: MHQ, ICAO: EFMA) is located in Jomala, Åland (a territory of Finland). The airport is located some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Mariehamn town centre. It served 61,568 passengers in 2017 and is operated by the state-owned Finavia.
The airport has a duty-free shop where passengers may purchase goods such as alcohol without paying VAT and other taxes, when flying to destinations outside Åland, including to Finland. Normally local taxes must be paid in airport shops before travelling inside the EU, but Åland is outside the EU VAT area, to allow tax-free sales onboard ferries and at the airport. Åland is in other respects a part of the EU.
The Aero Flight 217 aviation accident that resulted in 22 deaths occurred near the airport in 1963.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mariehamn Airport:
Statistics
See also
List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
References
External links
Media related to Mariehamn Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Finavia – Mariehamn Airport (official website)
AIP Finland – Mariehamn Airport
Current weather for EFMA at NOAA/NWS
Airport information for MHQ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Accident history for MHQ at Aviation Safety Network