After Aeronaut went bankrupt in 1928, air service was continued by Deruluft, which used Nehatu instead, from the centre of Tallinn.
The first seaplane harbour on the shores of Lake Ülemiste was built 1928 to 1929 in order to serve Finnish seaplanes.
The first seaplane harbour on the shores of Lake Ülemiste was built 1928 to 1929 in order to serve Finnish seaplanes.
On 26 March 1929 Riigikogu passed an expropriation act in order to establish a public airport.
Land leveling and renovation works took another 5 million sents. The building of Tallinn Airport started on 16 November 1931, and the first test landing was commenced by captain Reissar piloting Estonian Air Force Avro 594 Avian, tail number 120.
The airport was opened officially on 20 September 1936, although it had been operational a good while before the official opening - LOT Polish Airlines, which commenced its first passenger flight from Tallinn on 18 August 1932 with Fokker F.VIIb/3m from Lasnamäe Airfield, later relocated the flights to Tallinn Airport and in 1935 the airport had 6 arrivals and departures on average every day.
Passengers and cargo numbers grew quickly, from 4,100 passengers and 6,730 kg of cargo in 1933 to 11,892 passengers and 14,726 kg of cargo in 1937.
The airport was opened officially on 20 September 1936, although it had been operational a good while before the official opening - LOT Polish Airlines, which commenced its first passenger flight from Tallinn on 18 August 1932 with Fokker F.VIIb/3m from Lasnamäe Airfield, later relocated the flights to Tallinn Airport and in 1935 the airport had 6 arrivals and departures on average every day.
In April 1935 a ramp for seaplanes was built on a shore of Lake Ülemiste, together with a small arch bridge and a customs office, which allowed seaplanes to be relocated from a sea port.
The airport was opened officially on 20 September 1936, although it had been operational a good while before the official opening - LOT Polish Airlines, which commenced its first passenger flight from Tallinn on 18 August 1932 with Fokker F.VIIb/3m from Lasnamäe Airfield, later relocated the flights to Tallinn Airport and in 1935 the airport had 6 arrivals and departures on average every day.
No injuries were reported. ==See also== List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states List of the busiest airports in the former USSR Transport in Estonia ==References== ==External links== Official website Tallinn Airport GH official website Airports in Estonia Airports established in 1936 Soviet Air Force bases Soviet Air Defence Force bases 1936 establishments in Estonia Airport Buildings and structures in Tallinn 1930s establishments in Estonia
On 5 April 1937 the Helsinki-Tallinn-Warsaw-Jerusalem route was inaugurated by Mr.
Passengers and cargo numbers grew quickly, from 4,100 passengers and 6,730 kg of cargo in 1933 to 11,892 passengers and 14,726 kg of cargo in 1937.
Preparation and design works for a new passenger terminal started in 1938.
The E67 expressway (Via Baltica, follows the Estonian national road T4) is easily accessible via the dual carriageway Järvevana Road, which provides a direct connection with E263 at the intersection. ==Incidents and accidents== On 6 September 1938 at 5 p.m.
The first airplane of then the flag carrier of Estonia, AGO, arrived at Tallinn Airport on 5 October 1939, flying the route Dessau - Königsberg - Tallinn. As Estonia was occupied by Soviet Union, on 22 July 1940 the order was made by Soviet occupation authorities to transfer the airport to Soviet Air Forces.
The first airplane of then the flag carrier of Estonia, AGO, arrived at Tallinn Airport on 5 October 1939, flying the route Dessau - Königsberg - Tallinn. As Estonia was occupied by Soviet Union, on 22 July 1940 the order was made by Soviet occupation authorities to transfer the airport to Soviet Air Forces.
All aircraft, which were at the airport at that time, including interned Polish Lockheed 14, two Junkers Ju 52 of AGO and PTO-4 trainer aircraft of Estonian Airclub, were relocated to Lasnamäe Airfield. During the German occupation, regular international connections were announced on 16 October and already restored on 15 November 1941, when Deutsche Lufthansa and Aero O/Y started the route Helsinki-Tallinn-Riga-Königsberg-Berlin.
From 1942 to 1944 Sonderstaffel Buschmann was based at Tallinn Airport. ===Soviet period=== Between 1945 and 1989, Aeroflot was the only airline that served Tallinn Airport. The construction of the new passenger terminal, which was put on hold due to war, resumed.
From 1942 to 1944 Sonderstaffel Buschmann was based at Tallinn Airport. ===Soviet period=== Between 1945 and 1989, Aeroflot was the only airline that served Tallinn Airport. The construction of the new passenger terminal, which was put on hold due to war, resumed.
From 1942 to 1944 Sonderstaffel Buschmann was based at Tallinn Airport. ===Soviet period=== Between 1945 and 1989, Aeroflot was the only airline that served Tallinn Airport. The construction of the new passenger terminal, which was put on hold due to war, resumed.
The building, which was redesigned in accordance with the Stalinist architecture, was finished in 1954 and commissioned on 7 November 1955.
As the terminal built in 1954 became obsolete and unable to cope with growing airport traffic, the construction of the current terminal building began in 1976 and the terminal was opened in 1980, prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics sailing event, which was held in the city.
The plane's propeller and landing gear was damaged in the crash, but the plane was recovered and repaired by the staff of the seaplane terminal. On 8 January 1954, an Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 flying from Tallinn to Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport was hijacked by a man in a Soviet Air Force uniform and a woman.
The building, which was redesigned in accordance with the Stalinist architecture, was finished in 1954 and commissioned on 7 November 1955.
Regular flights with jet aircraft began on 2 October 1962 with a maiden passenger flight from Moscow with a Tu-124, which was the latest Soviet airliner.
The aircraft turned back to Tallinn. In January 1966, an Ilyushin Il-14 flying from Kuressaare to Tallinn, made a landing on ice of Lake Ülemiste short of the runway 08 at its destination in nearly zero-visibility conditions.
As the terminal built in 1954 became obsolete and unable to cope with growing airport traffic, the construction of the current terminal building began in 1976 and the terminal was opened in 1980, prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics sailing event, which was held in the city.
As the terminal built in 1954 became obsolete and unable to cope with growing airport traffic, the construction of the current terminal building began in 1976 and the terminal was opened in 1980, prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics sailing event, which was held in the city.
From 1942 to 1944 Sonderstaffel Buschmann was based at Tallinn Airport. ===Soviet period=== Between 1945 and 1989, Aeroflot was the only airline that served Tallinn Airport. The construction of the new passenger terminal, which was put on hold due to war, resumed.
The first foreign airline since World War II to operate regular flights from Tallinn was SAS, whose first flight to the airport took place on 25 November 1989. ===Modern development=== The construction works of the first cargo terminal (Cargo 1), located in the middle of future cargo area on the north side of the airport, were carried out from September 1997 until March 1998.
No injuries were reported, the passengers walked to the terminal across the frozen lake. On 16 November 1990, an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134 flying from Tallinn to Moscow was hijacked during a domestic flight by a hijacker who demanded to be taken to Sweden.
No casualties were reported. On 18 September 1991 at 14:30 EEST (11:30 UTC), a Euro-Flite Dassault Falcon 20 business jet, carrying 2 crew and 10 passengers, landed on the runway of Tallinn Airport with its right main gear failed to lock in its extended position.
No injuries were reported. On 20 February 1993 Aeroflot Flight 2134, a Tupolev Tu-134 flying from Tyumen to St.
The plane then departed and next landed to Stockholm Arlanda Airport, where the hijacker, who was accompanied by his wife and child, peacefully surrendered to Swedish authorities. On 24 November 1994 a Komiavia Tupolev Tu-134 flying from Syktyvkar Airport to Pulkovo Airport was hijacked by group of three hijackers, who demanded to be taken to Denmark.
The first foreign airline since World War II to operate regular flights from Tallinn was SAS, whose first flight to the airport took place on 25 November 1989. ===Modern development=== The construction works of the first cargo terminal (Cargo 1), located in the middle of future cargo area on the north side of the airport, were carried out from September 1997 until March 1998.
The first foreign airline since World War II to operate regular flights from Tallinn was SAS, whose first flight to the airport took place on 25 November 1989. ===Modern development=== The construction works of the first cargo terminal (Cargo 1), located in the middle of future cargo area on the north side of the airport, were carried out from September 1997 until March 1998.
Other logistics operators include DHL, UPS and FedEx. ==Airlines and destinations== The following airlines operate scheduled year-round or seasonal routes at Tallinn Airport: ===Cargo=== ==Statistics== Total passengers using the airport has increased on average by 14.2% annually since 1998.
The passenger terminal building was completely modernised in 1999, increasing its capacity to 1.4 million passengers per year and after that greatly expanded in 2008.
They surrendered after landing in Tallinn Airport and several hours of negotiations. On 10 February 2003 an Enimex Antonov An-28 crashed while heading to Helsinki Airport during a regular cargo flight.
====2008 expansion==== The airport underwent a large expansion project between January 2006 and September 2008.
The renovated terminal received the award "Concrete Building of the Year 2008" by the Estonian Concrete Association. ====Renaming==== After the death of former president of Estonia Lennart Meri on 14 March 2006, journalist Argo Ideon from Eesti Ekspress proposed to honour the president's memory by naming Tallinn Airport after him – "Tallinna Lennart Meri Rahvusvaheline Lennujaam" (Lennart Meri International Airport), drawing parallels with John F.
The captain and first officer were killed during the crash, while a flight engineer was injured. On 27 March 2006 an Airest Let L-410UVP-E20C caught fire while standing in Tallinn Airport.
The passenger terminal building was completely modernised in 1999, increasing its capacity to 1.4 million passengers per year and after that greatly expanded in 2008.
====2008 expansion==== The airport underwent a large expansion project between January 2006 and September 2008.
The renovated terminal received the award "Concrete Building of the Year 2008" by the Estonian Concrete Association. ====Renaming==== After the death of former president of Estonia Lennart Meri on 14 March 2006, journalist Argo Ideon from Eesti Ekspress proposed to honour the president's memory by naming Tallinn Airport after him – "Tallinna Lennart Meri Rahvusvaheline Lennujaam" (Lennart Meri International Airport), drawing parallels with John F.
Since 29 March 2009 the airport is officially known as Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, in honour of the leader of the Estonian independence movement and second President of Estonia Lennart Meri. == History == === Early development === Prior to the establishment of the present airport in Ülemiste area, Lasnamäe Airfield was the primary airport of Tallinn, serving as a base for Aeronaut airline.
The center was opened on 22 July 2010.
No injuries were reported. On 18 March 2010 an Exin Antonov An-26 aircraft made an emergency landing on the frozen Lake Ülemiste, close to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport.
The airport plans to buy another used plane to continue trainings on site. On 25 August 2010 an Exin Antonov An-26 aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport.
The expanded terminal is planned to serve 6 to 8 million passengers per year with an expanded area of 85 000 m2 and 26 gates instead of 13. ===Planned Terminal 2=== As the airport's current facilities could not serve more than 2.5 million passengers per year and the number of passengers is rapidly growing (38.2% in year 2011), a new terminal dedicated to low-cost airlines is planned to be built.
In year 2012 a new aircraft maintenance hangar was opened and a number of passengers passed two million mark the first time in the history of the airport.
As the airport is located only 5 km from the city center cruise quay, transfer time from airport to cruise ship is under an hour. In 2012, Pullmantur Air started its charter operations from Madrid–Barajas Airport with three Airbus 321s and two to three Boeing 747s.
During the summer 2012 about 16,000 tourists were transferred.
On 12 April 2012 Tallinn Airport announced, that it will build next year a new terminal with five stands for low-cost airlines, which will be easily removable and extendable.
On 6 September 2012 the company opened a new column-free three-bay hangar for Base Maintenance works of narrow-body aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.
On 16 November 2012 Tallinn Airport has reached two million passenger landmark for the first time in its history.
On 11 January 2013 the airport was accepted into Airport Carbon Accreditation emission managing and reduction programme by ACI.
The year 2013 saw an introduction of an automatic border control system and a start of construction of a new business aviation hangar complex.
The company continued operations in 2013, transferring 25,000 tourists in five turnarounds, as well as there was one partial turnaround operation for the cruise ship MS Deutschland operated by Peter Deilmann Cruises. In 2015, cruise tourists were attended to by four airlines – Iberia, Iberia Express, Wamos Air, and Vueling.
On 21 February 2013 the environmental impact assessment of the airport development project started.
Among other benefits the extension would enable planes to fly higher above the city of Tallinn by moving threshold of the runway further from Lake Ülemiste, thus reducing noise level. The public discussion of the runway extension environmental effects evaluation report took place on 16 December 2013 and the construction work to extend the runway has begun on 1 May 2016.
The whole expansion works must be completed by the end of 2017. On 12 June 2013 the City Administration of Tallinn approved a detailed planning for a 0.91 ha land plot, on which a new maintenance hangar is going to be built.
VKG has opened an oil shale themed exposition at Gate 4 on 9 January 2013, showing the history and development of Estonian oil shale industry.
The Estonian Tourist Board has opened a brand new "Visit Estonia" themed exposition at Gate 5 on 2 October 2013.
The gate is divided into three parts: a children's territory with a Lotte-themed playhouse, an interactive, informative waiting area decorated with Estonian national patterns and a bridge from the gate to the airplane that introduces travellers to Estonian nature. ====Passenger facilities==== A lending library was open on 9 May 2013 in a special area by Gate 1.
On 16 August 2013 Tallinn Airport unveiled a gallery and started exhibiting artists' work in the Passenger Terminal.
The gallery of rotating exhibitions on the 1st floor of the Passenger Terminal is open to all arriving and departing passengers as well as those seeing them off or meeting them. On 1 September 2013, the airport opened an automatic border control system, that should accelerate procedures for passengers travelling out of the Schengen area.
The activity centre opened in 2016. ===Business aviation hangar complex=== On 20 March 2013 the airport authorities announced a public procurement for constructing a new hangar complex. The cornerstone of the new complex was laid on 27 September 2013.
None of the four crew members were injured. On 8 February 2013 an ULS Airlines Cargo Airbus A300B4 aircraft skidded off the taxiway during taxiing following a normal landing.
Work on the task and procurement conditions of the parking structure began in 2014.
The whole complex was opened on 15 April 2014 and its operator is Panaviatic, which is going to expand its business jet operations from Tallinn Airport.
No injuries were reported. On 14 August 2014 an Estonian Air Bombardier CRJ900NG aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport.
The company continued operations in 2013, transferring 25,000 tourists in five turnarounds, as well as there was one partial turnaround operation for the cruise ship MS Deutschland operated by Peter Deilmann Cruises. In 2015, cruise tourists were attended to by four airlines – Iberia, Iberia Express, Wamos Air, and Vueling.
Tallinn Airport served 9,369 cruise turnaround passengers in 2015.
No cruise turnarounds are expected in summer 2016 due to construction works, but the airport plans to continue them in 2017. ====Demise of Estonian Air==== On 7 November 2015, Estonian Air was liquidated following an adverse decision by the European Commission.
The airport is investing €126 million during the 2015–2021 period.
On 21 December 2015 Magnetic MRO announced a launch of the second painting hangar, which will be built in co-operation with Tallinn Airport, in response to growing demand for painting services.
The wrecked plane was later towed to the parking position near the main taxiway and used for rescue trainings until 5 June 2015, when it was partly disassembled and transferred to the search and rescue school in Väike-Maarja.
No injuries were reported. On 11 July 2015 at 5:12 a.m.
No cruise turnarounds are expected in summer 2016 due to construction works, but the airport plans to continue them in 2017. ====Demise of Estonian Air==== On 7 November 2015, Estonian Air was liquidated following an adverse decision by the European Commission.
Among other benefits the extension would enable planes to fly higher above the city of Tallinn by moving threshold of the runway further from Lake Ülemiste, thus reducing noise level. The public discussion of the runway extension environmental effects evaluation report took place on 16 December 2013 and the construction work to extend the runway has begun on 1 May 2016.
On 17 November 2016 the airport administration reported, that the runway expansion works are completed, thus the runway became the longest one in the Baltic states.
In the summer and autumn of 2016 the construction work caused restrictions on nighttime flight operations but had no impact on scheduled operations.
In the course of the expansion work in 2016 some 45,000 tons of asphalt and 4,000 m3 of concrete were laid down, also 60 kilometers of new duct access was built and 100 kilometers of new cables and 400 new navigation lights installed, as well as 10 kilometers of new rainwater removal infrastructure built.
The activity centre opened in 2016. ===Business aviation hangar complex=== On 20 March 2013 the airport authorities announced a public procurement for constructing a new hangar complex. The cornerstone of the new complex was laid on 27 September 2013.
No cruise turnarounds are expected in summer 2016 due to construction works, but the airport plans to continue them in 2017. ====Demise of Estonian Air==== On 7 November 2015, Estonian Air was liquidated following an adverse decision by the European Commission.
The whole expansion works must be completed by the end of 2017. On 12 June 2013 the City Administration of Tallinn approved a detailed planning for a 0.91 ha land plot, on which a new maintenance hangar is going to be built.
It will be located in front of the passenger terminal and should be completed in 2017 according to current plans.
The new hangar with further expansion possibilities will be capable of housing aircraft in size up to Boeing 737 MAX 9 and Airbus A321neo, as well as regional aircraft, and according to the agreement, the hangar is planned to be finalized and ready for use by 1 June 2017. ===Air freight=== Tallinn Airport has 4 cargo terminals with total warehouse space of ca 11,600 m2.
The tram network extension to the airport terminal was opened on 1 September 2017.
The plane was towed to a parking position for repairs. On 28 February 2018 a Smartlynx Airlines Airbus A320-214 made an emergency landing 150 meters from the runway during a touch-and-go landing exercise.
On 10 April 2019, Tallinn Airport announced plans to expand the airport terminal and build an airport city by 2035.
The instructor and one of the students sustained mild injuries as a result of the accident. On 4 June 2019 a Nordica Bombardier CRJ900NG aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport.
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