Editing Tallinn Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Tallinn, Estonia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = Tallinn Airport
| nativename          = <small>''{{lang|et|Tallinna lennujaam}}''</small>
| nativename-a        = 
| nativename-r        = 
| image               = Tallinn Airport logo since 2022.jpg
| image-width         = 
| image2              = Tallinn Airport passenger terminal and runway.jpg
| image2-width        = 
| IATA                = TLL
| ICAO                = EETN
| type                = Public
| owner               = 
| opened              = {{start date and age|1936}}<ref name="tll-opening"/>
| operator            = AS Tallinna Lennujaam
| city-served         = [[Tallinn]], [[Parnu]],Estonia
| location            = <!-- if different than above -->
| hub                 = {{bulleted list
| [[airBaltic]]
| [[Airest]]
| [[NyxAir]]
| [[SmartLynx Airlines Estonia]]
}}
| elevation-f         = 131
| coordinates         = {{Coord|59|24|48|N|024|49|57|E|region:EE-37_type:airport|display=it}}
| website             = {{URL| https://airport.ee/en/tallinn-airport/ | airport.ee}}
| pushpin_map         = Europe#Scandinavia#Estonia
| pushpin_label       = EETN
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Europe##Location of [[Tallinn]] Airport in the [[Baltic Sea]] region##Location in Estonia
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Location in [[Tallinn]]
| metric-rwy          = yes
| r1-number           = 08/26
| r1-length-m         = 3,480
| r1-surface          = Asphalt/concrete
| stat-year           = 2024
| stat1-header        = Total passengers
| stat1-data          = {{increase}} 3,491,799
| stat2-header        = Passenger change 23-24
| stat2-data          = {{increase}} 17,9%
| stat3-header        = International Passengers (2022)
| stat3-data          = {{increase}} 2,684,997
| stat4-header        = Domestic Passengers (2022)
| stat4-data          = {{increase}} 63,946
| stat5-header        = Aircraft movements (2022)
| stat5-data          = {{increase}} 38,044
| stat6-header        = Movements change 21-22
| stat6-data          = {{increase}} 43%
| stat7-header        = Cargo (tonnes) 2024
| stat7-data          = {{increase}} 9,909
| stat8-header        = Cargo change 23-24
| stat8-data          = {{increase}} 13.2%
| footnotes           = Sources: Estonian [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]]<ref name="AIP">{{cite web |url=http://eaip.eans.ee/2016-07-21/html/index-en-GB.html |title=eAIP Estonia |publisher=[[Estonian Air Navigation Services]] (ANS) |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-date=26 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026183032/http://eaip.eans.ee/2016-07-21/html/index-en-GB.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />Statistics from Tallinn Airport Ltd.<ref name="Q4_2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TLL-traffic-2020-short_est.pdf |title=Lennuliikluse ülevaade 2020|publisher=Tallinn Airport |date=6 January 2021|access-date= 23 March 2021}}</ref>
| owner-oper          = AS Tallinna Lennujaam
}}

'''Tallinn Airport''' ({{airport codes|TLL|EETN|p=n}}) is the largest [[international airport]] in [[Estonia]]. The airport is also officially called '''Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport''' (''{{langx|et|Lennart Meri Tallinna lennujaam}}'') after the former president of Estonia [[Lennart Meri]].<ref>[[Eesti Ekspress]] 19 March 2009:[http://www.ekspress.ee/2009/03/19/eesti-uudised/40464-lennart-meri-nimi-lennujaama-katusel-maksnuks-miljon-krooni Lennart Meri nimi lennujaama katusel maksnuks miljon krooni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322193356/http://www.ekspress.ee/2009/03/19/eesti-uudised/40464-lennart-meri-nimi-lennujaama-katusel-maksnuks-miljon-krooni |date=22 March 2009 }}</ref>

The airport is located {{convert|2.7|NM|lk=in}} southeast of the city centre of Estonian capital [[Tallinn]],<ref name="AIP"/> on the eastern shore of [[Lake Ülemiste]]. It was previously known until 2009 as '''Tallinn Ülemiste Airport'''. The airport has a single asphalt/concrete [[runway]], 08/26, that is {{convert|3480|x|45|m|abbr=on}} and large enough to handle wide-bodied aircraft such as the [[Boeing 747]], six [[taxiway]]s and seventeen [[airport terminal|terminal]] gates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/partners/airport-technical-data/|title=Airport Technical Data - Tallinna Lennujaam|website=www.tallinn-airport.ee|access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref>

== 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)|Aeronaut]] airline. After Aeronaut went bankrupt in 1928, air service was continued by [[Deruluft]], which used [[Nehatu, Harju County|Nehatu]] instead, {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} 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 [[seaplane]]s. The use of this harbour ended in [[World War II]]. On 26 March 1929 [[Riigikogu]] passed an expropriation act in order to establish a public airport. {{Convert|10|ha|abbr=on}} of land was expropriated from Dvigatel joint-stock company and another {{Convert|22|ha|abbr=on}} was expropriated from descendants of Vagner. 10 million [[Estonian kroon#First kroon, 1928–1940|sents]] were paid to land-owners as indemnity. Land leveling and renovation works took another 5 million sents.<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht" />

[[File:Ülemiste lennujaam (AM N 5631-681); Eesti Ajaloomuuseum.jpg|thumb|left|A floatplane version of [[Junkers Ju 52|Ju 52/3m]] (''[[Kaleva (airplane)|Kaleva]] OH-ALL'') of [[Finnair|Aero O/Y]] by the lakeside ramp of Tallinn Airport (1936)]]
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 Avian|Avro 594 Avian]], tail number 120.<ref name="Story of Lasnamäe">{{cite web |url=http://jaakjuske.blogspot.de/2014/01/lasnamae-unustatud-sojavaelennuvalja.html |title=Lasnamäe unustatud sõjaväelennuvälja lugu |first=Jaak |last=Juske |work=jaakjuske.blogspot.com |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=17 June 2016 |language=et}}</ref> The airport was opened officially on 20 September 1936,<ref name="tll-opening">{{cite web|title=Tallinn Airport marks 80 years of operations at Ülemiste|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-marks-80-years-operations-ulemiste/|date=20 September 2016|access-date=9 July 2023|website=Tallinn Airport}}</ref> 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.VII|Fokker F.VIIb/3m]] from Lasnamäe Airfield,<ref name="tallinn-airport.ee">{{cite web |title=Poola lennukompanii LOT avas Tallinn-Riia-Varssavi liini |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-80/poola-lennukompanii-lot-avas-tallinn-riia-varssavi-liini/ |access-date=17 June 2013 |language=et}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Riina |last=Luik |url=http://reis.postimees.ee/957668/tallinnast-varssavi-80-aastat-jaerjest |title=Tallinnast Varssavi 80 aastat järjest |newspaper=Postimees Reis |publisher=Postimees |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=14 November 2016 |language=et}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date= 19 August 1932  |title= Esimene lend Warssawi. |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=postimeesew19320819&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Postimees |location= Tartu, Estonia|language=et |number= 193 |page = 1|access-date= 14 November 2016}}</ref> 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 same year the airport administration building was erected, which also served initially as a waiting place for travellers. The total cost of the whole airport project, including the cost of building flight hangars, was 25 million sents.<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Tallinna Lennujaam&nbsp;– Huvitavaid fakte Tallinna lennujaamast |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/aboutcompany/huvitavaidfaktetallinnalennujaamast |access-date=9 January 2013 |language=et |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225175832/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/aboutcompany/huvitavaidfaktetallinnalennujaamast |archive-date=25 December 2012  }}</ref>

As the very first runways had soft surface, it made them unavailable for takeoffs and landings during spring and autumn seasons. Therefore, only seaplanes stationed at Lake Ülemiste were able to carry out flights, and during winter months, it was possible to use the frozen surface of the lake as a runway for small airplanes. The concrete paved runways of the first stage, inaugurated together with the opening of the airport, were about {{Convert|40|m|abbr=}} wide and {{Convert|300|m|abbr=}} long. As they were arranged in a form of a triangle,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reisiajakiri.gomaailm.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-75-vesilennukite-kaist-aasia-lendude-hubiks/ |title=Tallinna Lennujaam 75: Vesilennukite kaist Aasia lendude hub'iks |first=Martin |last=Hanson |publisher=gomaailm.ee |access-date=9 January 2013 |language=et |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103602/http://reisiajakiri.gomaailm.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-75-vesilennukite-kaist-aasia-lendude-hubiks/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> they allowed takeoffs and landings in six directions. These were the first concrete-paved runway in Estonia, it was needed some {{Convert|5396|m3|abbr=}} of stone, {{Convert|4100|m3|4=-2|abbr=}} of [[construction aggregate]] and {{Convert|137|t|abbr=on}} of cement to construct them.

[[File:Ülemiste lennujaam (AM N 5631-682); Eesti Ajaloomuuseum.jpg|thumb|[[LOT Polish Airlines|LOT]] [[Lockheed Model 10A Electra]] in front of a flight hangar at Tallinn Airport in the 1930s]]
In addition, {{Convert|3|km|abbr=on}} of pipeworks was laid for drainage purposes.<ref name="Story of Lasnamäe" /> Before [[World War II]], Tallinn Airport had regular connections to abroad by at least [[Aerotransport]] (now part of the [[SAS Group]]),<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht">{{cite news |title=70-aastane Tallinna lennujaam alustas Ida-Euroopa suurimana |first=Ardo |last=Kaljuvee |url=http://www.epl.ee/news/kultuur/70-aastane-tallinna-lennujaam-alustas-ida-euroopa-suurimana.d?id=51058422 |publisher=epl.ee |date=30 September 2006 |access-date=9 January 2013 |language=et}}</ref> [[Deutsche Luft Hansa]], LOT and the Finnish company [[Aero O/Y#History|Aero]] (now [[Finnair]]). On 5 April 1937 the [[Helsinki-Malmi Airport|Helsinki]]-Tallinn-[[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw]]-[[Atarot Airport|Jerusalem]] route was inaugurated by Mr. Bobkowski, the assistant of the Polish Minister of Transport. The length of the route was {{convert|3187|km|nmi|adj=on}} and the journey time was 34 hours.<ref>{{cite news |date= 6 April 1937  |title= Lennuühendus Tallinn – Palestiina Awati esmaspäewal |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=postimeesew19370406&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Postimees |location= Tartu, Estonia|language=et |number= 92 |page = 3|access-date= 25 May 2016}}</ref> Passengers and cargo numbers grew quickly, from 4,100 passengers and {{Convert|6730|kg|4=0|abbr=on}} of cargo in 1933 to 11,892 passengers and {{Convert|14726|kg|abbr=on}} of cargo in 1937.<ref>{{cite news |date= 27 November 1938  |title= Eestile oma lennuliinid. |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=uuseesti19381127&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Uus Eesti |location= Tallinn, Estonia |language=et |number= 325 |page = 5|access-date= 17 June 2016}}</ref> Preparation and design works for a new passenger terminal started in 1938. 14 various projects were submitted for the architectural contest of the new terminal building, with the one from the architect Artur Jürvetson winning the contest in February the same year. The construction costs were estimated at 300 thousand [[Estonian kroon#First kroon.2C 1928.E2.80.931940|Estonian kroons]]. 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.<ref name="tallinn-airport.ee"/>

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 of Estonia during World War II|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-[[Spilve Airport|Riga]]-Königsberg-[[Berlin Tempelhof Airport|Berlin]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 16 October 1941 |title= Lennuühendus Helsingi-Berliin |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=jarvateatajaew19411016&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Järva Teataja |location= Paide, Estonia |language=et |number= 20 |page = 2|access-date= 4 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= Tallinnal lennuühendus Berliiniga |newspaper= Linnaleht |location= Tallinn, Estonia |date= 16 November 1941 |page = 1}}</ref> From 1942 to 1944 ''Sonderstaffel Buschmann'' was based at Tallinn Airport.<ref name="Story of Lasnamäe" />

===Soviet period===
Between 1945 and 1989, [[Aeroflot]] was the only airline that served Tallinn Airport.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

[[File:Aeropuerto Internacional de Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-05, DD 03.JPG|thumb|left|The old terminal was used from 1954 to 1980.<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht" />]]

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. Regular flights with jet aircraft began on 2 October 1962 with a maiden passenger flight from [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow]] with a [[Tu-124]], which was the latest Soviet airliner.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tupolev.ru/russian/Show.asp?SectionID=344 |script-title=ru:ТУ-124 |publisher=tupolev.ru |access-date=9 January 2013 |language=ru |archive-date=12 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812235136/http://www.tupolev.ru/Russian/Show.asp?SectionID=344 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 [[Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Summer Olympics sailing event]], which was held in the city. The architect of the new terminal was Mihhail Piskov, who took visual inspiration from traditional Estonian housebarns, and the interior designer was Maile Grünberg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-80/avati-uus-tallinna-lennujaama-reisiterminal/ |title=VIDEO, GALERII: Lennujaam sai olümpiaks uue reisiterminali |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |language=et |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref> The runway was also lengthened then. The first foreign airline since World War II to operate regular flights from Tallinn was [[Scandinavian Airlines System|SAS]], whose first flight to the airport took place on 25 November 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-80/tallinna-lennujaam-muutub-50-aasta-jarel-taas-rahvusvaheliseks/ |title=VIDEO: Tallinna Lennujaam muutus 50 aasta järel taas rahvusvaheliseks |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |language=et |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref>

===Modern development===
[[File:Defense.gov News Photo 970711-M-0023H-001.jpg|thumb|A [[USAF]] [[C-5A Galaxy]] unloads at Tallinn Airport during Exercise Baltic Challenge '97.]]

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.<ref name="Cargo Terminal">{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport&nbsp;– Cargo Terminal |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/associates/Cargo/Facilities/?articleID=630 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701175832/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/associates/Cargo/Facilities/?articleID=630 |archive-date=1 July 2011  }}</ref> The passenger terminal building was completely modernised in 1999, increasing its capacity to 1.4 million passengers per year,<ref name="Eesti Päevaleht" /> and after that greatly expanded in 2008. The growing demand for extra space for cargo operations, created a situation where there was a need for cargo terminal expansion, Cargo 2.<ref name="Cargo Terminal" /> In order to meet the growing demand for new cargo facilities at Tallinn Airport, the number of cargo terminals was later expanded to four. In the year 2012, a new aircraft maintenance hangar was opened and the number of passengers passed two million mark the first time in the history of the airport. On 11 January 2013, the airport was accepted into [[Airport Carbon Accreditation]] emission managing and reduction programme by [[Airports Council International|ACI]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport received Airport Carbon Accredited certificate |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6230 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=12 January 2013 |access-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331013808/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6230 |archive-date=31 March 2013  }}</ref> The year 2013 saw the introduction of an automatic border control system and athestart of construction of a new business aviation hangar complex. {{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

====2008 expansion====
[[File:Construction works in Tallinn Airport - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Construction of the terminal expansion]]
The airport underwent a large expansion project between January 2006 and September 2008. The existing terminal was expanded by {{convert|35000|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} and the architects of the project were Jean Marie Bonnard, Pia Tasa and Inge Sirkel-Suviste.<ref name="Expansion 2008">{{cite web |title=Reconstruction of Tallinn airport |url=http://www.eareng.ee/blog/reconstruction-of-tallinn-airport-passengers-terminal-workshop-drawings/ |publisher=EA Reng |work=eareng.ee |access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref> The terminal was expanded in three directions, resulting in 18 new gates, separate lounges for [[Schengen Agreement|Schengen]] and non-Schengen passengers, 10 new check-in desks and a new restaurant and cafes. Due to the gallery that connects all the gates and was constructed in the middle of the terminal building the terminal became T-shaped. The projecting terminal section enables a two-level traffic for international passengers. The renewed terminal has nine passenger bridges. The extensions constructed at the ends of the terminal building became additional rooms for registering for the flights and for delivering arriving luggage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tallinn Airport&nbsp;– The Cohesion Fund projects |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/aboutcompany/thecohesionfundprojects |access-date=10 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329181311/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/aboutcompany/thecohesionfundprojects |archive-date=29 March 2013  }}</ref> Outside the terminal, the apron was refurbished and expanded and a new taxiway was added. The new terminal allows the airport to handle twice as many passengers as it could handle before. The renovated terminal received the award "Concrete Building of the Year 2008" by the Estonian Concrete Association.<ref name="Expansion 2008" />
[[File:Aeropuerto Internacional de Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-05, DD 04.JPG|thumb|left|The terminal after its expansion (August 2012)]]

====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&nbsp;– "{{lang|et|Tallinna Lennart Meri Rahvusvaheline Lennujaam}}" (Lennart Meri International Airport), drawing parallels with [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport]], [[Sabiha Gökçen International Airport]] etc.<ref>Ideon, A. [http://ekspress.ee/viewdoc/BA6BA527F61B26D4C2257131005EB487 Lennu jaam]. 15 March 2006. Eesti Ekspress. (''In Estonian'')</ref> Ideon's article also mentioned the fact that Meri himself had shown concern for the condition of the then [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-era construction (in one memorable case Meri, having arrived from [[Japan]], led the group of journalists that were expecting him, to the airport's [[toilet]]s to do the interview there, in order to point out the shoddy condition of the facilities<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.balticsww.com/new_airport.htm|title= City paper—The Baltic States|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060314183155/http://www.balticsww.com/new_airport.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2006|website=www.balticsww.com}}</ref>).

The name change was discussed at a board meeting on 29 March 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postimees.ee/300306/online_uudised/196439.php |title=Lennujaama nõukogu arutab nimevahetust |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012045659/http://www.postimees.ee/300306/online_uudised/196439.php |archive-date=12 October 2007 |date=29 March 2006 |website=Postimees |language=et}}</ref> and on the opening of the new terminal on 19 September 2008, Prime Minister [[Andrus Ansip]] officially announced the renaming would take place in March 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/news/?newsID=3556 |title=Uuenenud lennujaam saab kevadel Lennart Meri nimeliseks |date=21 September 2008 |website=Tallinna Lennujaam |language=et}}</ref>

====Baltic Sea cruise turnarounds====
[[File:Embraer 170 (Estonian Air) Aeropuerto Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-05, DD 06.jpg|thumb|[[Estonian Air]] at Tallinn Airport (2012)]]
In 2011 a new project of cruise turnarounds was launched in cooperation with [[Tallinn Passenger Port]] and Happy Cruises. More than 7,000 Spanish passengers travelled that year on charter flights to and from Tallinn Airport.<ref>{{cite news |title=1,9 million passengers served in 2011 |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?archive=1&year=2012&newsID=6070 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=9 January 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133415/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?archive=1&year=2012&newsID=6070 |archive-date=2 April 2015  }}</ref> As the airport is located only {{Convert|5|km|abbr=on}} from the city center cruise quay, transfer time from airport to cruise ship is under an hour.<ref>{{cite news |first=Teijo |last=Niemelä |title=Pullmantur revives Tallinn's turnaround sector |url=http://www.cruisebusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2685:pullmantur-revives-tallinns-turnaround-sector&catid=43:latest-news-catecory&Itemid=115 |publisher=cruisebusiness.com |date=16 July 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, [[Pullmantur Air]] started its charter operations from [[Madrid–Barajas Airport]] with three [[Airbus A321]]s and two to three [[Boeing 747]]s. During the summer 2012 about 16,000 tourists were transferred.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lennujaama 76. aasta tähtsündmus oli pööringusuvi |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/news/?newsID=6184 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=20 September 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 |language=et}}</ref> The company continued operations in 2013, transferring 25,000 tourists in five turnarounds,<ref>{{cite news |title=Pööringuga käis Eestis 25 000 hispaanlast |url=http://arileht.delfi.ee/news/tarbija/pooringuga-kais-eestis-25-000-hispaanlast.d?id=67525886 |work=Ärileht.ee |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=30 December 2013 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> as well as there was one partial turnaround operation for the cruise ship [[MS Deutschland]] operated by [[Peter Deilmann Cruises]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinna külastab suvehooaja esimene kruiisilaev Astor |url=http://www.ts.ee/uudised?&art=335 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701094115/http://www.ts.ee/uudised?&art=335 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2013 |publisher=Port of Tallinn |date=29 April 2012 |access-date=3 May 2013 |language=et }}</ref>

In 2015, cruise tourists were attended to by four airlines – [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]], [[Iberia Express]], [[Wamos Air]], and [[Vueling]]. Some 5,000 passengers were expected during three turnarounds for [[Pullmantur Cruises]] cruise line.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6806 |title=Turnaround season begins this weekend |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=10 July 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712190331/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6806 |archive-date=12 July 2015  }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Summary 2015">{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-passenger-volumes-up-by-7-4-per-cent-in-2015/ |title=Tallinn Airport passenger volumes up by 7.4 per cent in 2015 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=6 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

====Demise of Estonian Air====
On 7 November 2015, [[Estonian Air]] was liquidated following an adverse decision by the European Commission.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-orders-estonia-to-recover-funds-from-national-flag-carrier-1446906704 |title=Estonian Air Ceases Operations Following EU Subsidies Ruling |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=7 November 2015}}</ref> This meant a significant temporary loss of business for the airport, as Estonian Air had been the largest carrier, accounting for one third of all capacity in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Estonian Air network now (mostly) flown by Nordic Aviation Group using Adria Airways AOC; SAS and airBaltic sense opportunities |url=http://www.anna.aero/2015/11/18/estonian-air-collapse-analyse/ |date=18 November 2015}}</ref>

==Future expansion==
{{update section|date=December 2022}}
According to Erik Sakkov, board member of Tallinn Airport, the future plans include expanding the runway by {{Convert|600-700|m|4=-1|abbr=}} to serve regular long-haul flights,<ref>{{cite news |title=Online-intervjuu Erik Sakkoviga: Kas lennujaama tormiline kasv jätkub? |url=http://www.logistikauudised.ee/interview/2012/1/23/online-intervjuu-erik-sakkoviga-kas-lennujaama-tormiline-kasv-jatkub |publisher=logistikauudised.ee |access-date=27 April 2012 |language=et |archive-date=4 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604202721/http://www.logistikauudised.ee/interview/2012/1/23/online-intervjuu-erik-sakkoviga-kas-lennujaama-tormiline-kasv-jatkub |url-status=dead }}</ref> also building of a brand-new taxiway, new storage facilities, a new point-to-point terminal, and expansion of the existing passenger terminal, so it can serve arriving and departing passengers on two different levels.<ref>{{cite news |first=Martin |last=Hanson |title=Erik Sakkov: üritame avada kõiki uksi ja flirdime kõikidega |url=http://majandus.delfi.ee/news/tarbija/erik-sakkov-uritame-avada-koiki-uksi-ja-flirdime-koikidega.d?id=61554726 |publisher=Delfi Majandus |access-date=27 April 2012 |language=et}}</ref> On 21 February 2013, the [[environmental impact assessment]] of the airport development project started. The project includes the runway lengthening by {{Convert|720|m|abbr=}}, installation of the [[Category III approach|ILS Category II]] equipment, also lengthening of the existing northern taxiway till the end of the expanded runway, constructing of a whole new taxiway and a new apron area on the southern side of the airport, installation of the new perimeter security systems and constructing of an engine test facility and dedicated snow storage and de-icing areas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinna lennujaama suurejooneline arenguprojekt: kuni 720 meetrit pikem lennurada |url=http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/tallinna-lennujaama-suurejooneline-arenguprojekt-kuni-720-meetrit-pikem-lennurada.d?id=65711614 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=21 February 2013 |access-date=22 February 2013}}</ref> 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 length of the renovated runway is 3480 meters, the construction contract was concluded with [[Lemminkäinen Group|Lemminkäinen Eesti]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/uudised/tallinna-lennujaama-lennurada-tanasest-baltimaade-pikim/ |title=Tallinna Lennujaama lennurada on tänasest Baltimaade pikim |work=Tallinna Lennujaam |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |language=et |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> The runway and the main taxiway were extended to the east and a new system of navigation lights was installed. In the summer and autumn of 2016 the construction work caused restrictions on nighttime flight operations but had no impact on scheduled operations. The soil of the safety area around the extended runway was enforced to reduce potential risks to aircraft in the event of runway overrun or excursion. In the course of the expansion work in 2016 some 45,000 tons of asphalt and 4,000 m<sup>3</sup> 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 expansion of the airstrip increased the airport's safety area by 41 hectares and five kilometers of new service roads were built.<ref>{{cite news |title=Runway of Tallinn Airport is longest in Baltics as of Thursday |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/good_for_business/?doc=125567 |work=The Baltic Course |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref> The whole expansion works must be completed by the end of 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn airport to extend the runway to reduce noise level |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=84100 |work=The Baltic Course |date=25 November 2013 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |editor1-last=Cavegn |editor1-first=Dario |title=Tallinn Airport begins extension and reconstruction works |url=http://news.err.ee/v/business/f9f53caf-528e-4312-b5cb-7e33a9ecf121/tallinn-airport-begins-extension-and-reconstruction-works |publisher=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] |date=2 May 2016 |access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-air-traffic-area-procurement-won-by-lemminkainen-eesti/ |title=Tallinn Airport air traffic area procurement won by Lemminkäinen Eesti |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=11 March 2016 |access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Landin on Tallinn Ulemiste (TLL).jpg|right|thumb|Tallinn Airport's runway 08/26]]
On 12 June 2013 the City Administration of Tallinn approved a detailed planning for a 0.91 ha land plot, on which a new {{convert|4430|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} maintenance hangar is going to be built.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lennujaamale kavandatakse lennukiremondihoonet |url=http://arileht.delfi.ee/news/uudised/lennujaamale-kavandatakse-lennukiremondihoonet.d?id=66271404 |work=Ärileht.ee |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=11 June 2013 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Detailplaneeringud |url=http://www.pealinn.ee/?pid=87&nid=11678&lang=5 |work=Pealinn |language=et |date=28 June 2013 |access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref> Total five-year investment plan amounts of more than 100 million euros.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://e24.postimees.ee/2770828/tallinna-lennujaama-kasum-kasvas-mullu-36-protsenti-5-miljoni-euroni |title=Tallinna Lennujaama kasum kasvas mullu 36 protsenti 5 miljoni euroni |author=BNS |newspaper=E24 Majandus |publisher=Postimees |date=23 April 2014 |access-date=26 April 2014 |language=et |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425234953/https://e24.postimees.ee/2770828/tallinna-lennujaama-kasum-kasvas-mullu-36-protsenti-5-miljoni-euroni |archive-date=25 April 2014  }}</ref> The airport is investing €126 million during the 2015–2021 period. The most important project is the reconstruction of the runway infrastructure at cost of €75 million.<ref name="2014 Annual Report">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Pdf/Customs/List_of_Psychotropic_Substances.pdf |title=Tallinna Lennujaam Annual Report 2014 |publisher=Tallinn Airport |access-date=24 July 2015}}</ref> Additional investment of €2.5 million would be made in flight terminal in order to change its layout and improve the terminal's security, capacity and VIP area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://majandus24.postimees.ee/3021893/tallinna-lennujaam-laiendab-eesti-eesistumisaastaks-2-5-miljoniga-terminali |title=Tallinna lennujaam laiendab Eesti eesistumisaastaks 2,5 miljoniga terminali |newspaper=Postimees Majandus |publisher=Postimees |date=10 December 2014 |access-date=2 February 2015 |language=et}}</ref> А [[multi-storey car park]] for 1,200 vehicles and 150 taxis<ref name="Summary 2015" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/tallinna-lennujaam-80/aastakumnete-suurim-remont/ |title=Algas aastakümnete suurim lennujaamaremont |work=Tallinna Lennujaam |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |language=et |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref> would be built due to the consistently increasing need for parking spots around the airport. Work on the task and procurement conditions of the parking structure began in 2014. It will be located in front of the passenger terminal and should be completed in 2017 according to current plans.<ref name="2014 Annual Report" /> On 10 April 2019, Tallinn Airport announced plans to expand the airport terminal and build an airport city by 2035. The expanded terminal is planned to serve 6 to 8 million passengers per year with an expanded area of 85 000 m<sup>2</sup> and 26 gates instead of 13.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-will-expand-the-passenger-terminal-and-build-an-airport-city/|title=Tallinn Airport will expand the passenger terminal and build an airport city|date=2019-04-10|website=Tallinna Lennujaam|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref>

Tallinn Airport aims for [[Net zero emissions|carbon neutrality]] by 2030. [[Photovoltaic power station|Solar farms]] at five locations are expected to generate 40% of its electricity needs this year. Plans are also in place to switch to [[Low-carbon electricity|green electricity]] from the grid by 2027 and to produce [[green hydrogen]] from surplus solar energy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=Net-Zero Journey Well Underway at Airports Worldwide |url=https://www.energyintel.com/0000018e-c914-d94a-a9be-dfb7e5620000 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Energy Intelligence |language=en}}</ref>

===Planned Terminal 2===
As the airport's current facilities could not serve more than 2.5 million passengers per year<ref name="Välisministeerium: Estonian Review">{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport to build new cheap flights terminal |url=http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/14201 |publisher=Välisministeerium: Estonian Review |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213122424/https://www.vm.ee/?q=en%2Fnode%2F14201 |archive-date=13 December 2013  }}</ref> and the number of passengers is rapidly growing ({{increase}}38.2% in year 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport Posts 38 Percent Passenger Traffic Growth for 2011 |url=http://www.vm.ee/?q=en/node/13394 |publisher=Välisministeerium: Estonian Review |access-date=27 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608194044/https://www.vm.ee/?q=en%2Fnode%2F13394 |archive-date=8 June 2012  }}</ref>), a new terminal dedicated to low-cost airlines is planned to be built. 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.<ref name="Välisministeerium: Estonian Review" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Ott |last=Tammik |title=Tallinn Airport to Build New Terminal for Discount Carriers |url=http://news.err.ee/Economy/b7c3e9b6-4c40-445f-91f5-54f480aaf18d |publisher=ERR |access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref> The new terminal would be intended for low-cost airlines such as [[Ryanair]], [[Easyjet]] and [[Norwegian Air Shuttle|Norwegian]] that do not want to pay that much to the airport and do not need many airport services. The new terminal is intended for the service of one million passengers and the space previously occupied by low-cost airlines would pass into the disposition of [[Nordica (airline)|Nordica]] and other traditional airlines.<ref name="Välisministeerium: Estonian Review" />

==Facilities==
[[File:Tallinn Airport entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to the airport terminal building (2012)]]
There is one passenger terminal and four cargo terminals at the airport. These are located to the right of Runway 08's threshold, with Runway 26 being connected to the terminal segment by a parallel taxiway as long as the runway.

===Terminal building===
Estonian EXPO Center year-round permanent exhibition is located near the Gate 3, acting as a live advertising space where promotion representatives introduce the companies taking part in the exhibition<ref>{{cite web |url=http://estonianexpocenter.com/how_does_it_work |title=How does the presentation of the company and establishing contacts take place? |publisher=estonianexpocenter.com |access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> and help finding cooperation partners in particular fields of business. The center was opened on 22 July 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lennujaamas alustab tööd Ekspokeskus |first=Ardo |last=Kaljuvee |url=http://www.epl.ee/news/tallinn/lennujaamas-alustab-tood-ekspokeskus.d?id=51279876 |newspaper=epl.ee |language=et |date=22 July 2010 |access-date=23 September 2012}}</ref> [[Viru Keemia Grupp|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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=VKG opens its own gate at Tallinn Airport |url=http://www.vkg.ee/eng/news/314/vkg-opens-its-own-gate-at-tallinn-airport |work=VKG |publisher=vkg.ee |date=9 January 2013 |access-date=15 January 2013 |archive-date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212141153/http://www.vkg.ee/eng/news/314/vkg-opens-its-own-gate-at-tallinn-airport |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 from Gadgetville|Lotte]]-themed playhouse, an interactive, informative waiting area decorated with Estonian national patterns and a [[Jet bridge|bridge]] from the gate to the airplane that introduces travellers to Estonian nature.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visit Estonia gate opened at Tallinn Airport |url=http://www.visitestonia.com/en/visit-estonia-gate-opened-at-tallinn-airport |publisher=The Estonian Tourist Board |work=visitestonia.com |date=2 October 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref>

====Passenger facilities====
[[File:15-08-14-Tallinn-RalfR-076.jpg|thumb|Transit area of the terminal]]
A [[lending library]] was opened on 9 May 2013 in a special area by Gate 1. All books were donated by public including Estonian president [[Toomas Hendrik Ilves]] and the [[First Lady of Estonia]] [[Evelin Ilves]]. The library has books in ten different languages, the majority being in Estonian, Russian and English. There will also be a selection of [[Children's literature|children's books]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport Opens Library, Rakvere Opens Police Museum |url=http://news.err.ee/culture/5a30a635-8fe2-48e9-89ed-4f9e417dbb7b |publisher=ERR |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Opening of Tallinn Airport Library |url=https://www.eesti.ee/ev95/en/programme/may/tallinn-airport-library |work=eesti.ee |access-date=25 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214252/https://www.eesti.ee/ev95/en/programme/may/tallinn-airport-library |archive-date=10 June 2015  }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport unveils gallery in Passenger Terminal |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6321 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=16 August 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610222255/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6321 |archive-date=10 June 2015  }}</ref>

On 1 September 2013, the airport opened an automatic border control system, that was meant to accelerate procedures for passengers travelling out of the Schengen area. The fully automated border crossing system consists of two automated gates and six registering kiosks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport to open automatic border control |url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=79884 |work=The Baltic Course |date=2 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Septembrist teenindab Tallinna lennujaama reisijaid automaatne piirikontrollisüsteem |url=http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/septembrist-teenindab-tallinna-lennujaama-reisijaid-automaatne-piirikontrollisusteem.d?id=66666215 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=31 August 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref>

The [[Nordea]] Lounge services business class passengers of [[Air Baltic]], [[Finnair]], [[LOT Polish Airlines]], [[Lufthansa]] and [[Scandinavian Airlines|SAS]], as well as [[Priority Pass]] and members of the Metropolis loyalty programme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tallinn Airport – Business Class Lounge Nordea |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/services/businesslounges/businessclasslounge |access-date=30 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422193718/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/services/businesslounges/businessclasslounge |archive-date=22 April 2013  }}</ref>

Additional Tallinn Airport GH check-in terminal is located at the [[Radisson Blu]] Hotel Tallinn. Travellers can check in online and print boarding cards directly from the lobby. The system allows to check in 24 hours before departure and choose own specific seat.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport opens check-in terminal at the Radisson Blu Hotel |first=Toomas |last=Hõbemägi |url=http://www.balticbusinessnews.com/?PublicationId=ba7d4630-c106-439c-956f-bb3b33e3a105&ref=rss |newspaper=Baltic Business News |date=19 October 2012 |access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>

===Airport museum and activity centre===
The museum is located in a small building near the terminal, also a relatively large area nearby will be transformed into [[open-air exhibition]]. Two ancient cult stones, which it is necessary to move during the expansion of the runway, will be transferred to that exhibition. The whole museum plot will be separated from the airfield. The museum will have a direct access from [[European route E263|E263]] motorway (shares the same route with [[Estonian main road 2]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Iidsed kultusekivid viiakse lennuväljalt muuseumi |first=Uwe |last=Gnadenteich |url=http://www.tallinncity.ee/2610684/iidsed-kultusekivid-viiakse-lennuvaljalt-muuseumi |publisher=tallinncity.ee |language=et |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=29 November 2013}}</ref> Additionally, a platform with a view onto the runway will be constructed, giving good possibilities for [[aircraft spotting]]. The activity centre opened in 2016.<ref name="2014 Annual Report" />

===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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport to Build New Hangars to Be Leased to Panaviatic |url=http://news.err.ee/economy/fceeb59c-5039-4bc0-913f-8ac1f12b6a1b |publisher=ERR |date=27 September 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref> It has a surface area of {{convert|5230|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}}, is located right next to the existing General Aviation Terminal and will be servicing aircraft within a distance of up to 3,000 kilometers from Tallinn. The complex is intended for accommodating a total of nine planes, eight of them are mid-size [[business jet]]s and one aircraft the size of a large corporate aircraft. It consists of five hangars: the Hangar 1 for the large aircraft (such as [[Boeing 737]], [[Airbus A318]] or [[Airbus A319]]), hangars 2 to 5 are intended for smaller business jets ([[Bombardier Challenger 600|Bombardier Challenger 605]], [[Learjet 60]]). The whole complex was opened on 15 April 2014<ref name="Maintenance complex">{{cite news |title=Tallinn Airport – Baltic states' largest business jets' maintenance complex opened at Tallinn airport |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6548 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=26 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003538/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/news/?newsID=6548 |archive-date=2 May 2014  }}</ref> and its operator is Panaviatic, which is going to expand its business jet operations from Tallinn Airport.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.e24.ee/1176324/lennujaam-laiendab-zukovi-lennuari-jaoks-angaare |title=Lennujaam laiendab Žukovi lennuäri jaoks angaare |last=Hankewitz |first=Gert D. |newspaper=E24 Majandus |date=21 March 2013 |access-date=21 March 2013 |language=et}}</ref> Apart from providing hangarage for business jets, the new complex also offers [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|MRO]] services by Panaviatic's subsidiary AS Panaviatic Maintenance.<ref name="Baltic hangar complex">{{cite news |title=Panaviatic to set up a new Baltic hangar complex |first=Anna |last=Nazarova |url=http://www.ato.ru/content/panaviatic-set-new-baltic-hangar-complex |publisher=ato.ru |date=11 September 2013 |access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref> The total investment was close to 5 million euros and the whole complex is the largest in the Baltic states.<ref name="Maintenance complex" />

===Aviation services===
[[File:15-08-14-Tallinn-RalfR-091.jpg|thumb|The main maintenance hangar of [[Magnetic MRO]], former Air Maintenance Estonia, at Tallinn Airport (2014)]]
[[Magnetic MRO]] has its facilities and headquarters on the airport property. On 6 September 2012 the company opened a new {{convert|5000|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} column-free three-bay hangar for Base Maintenance works of narrow-body aircraft, such as [[Boeing 737]] and [[Airbus A320]]. The company has in total three main Base Maintenance lines, and two additional lines for lighter checks and modification works.<ref>{{cite news |title=Air Maintenance Estonia AS |url=http://www.ame.ee/ |access-date=27 April 2012}}</ref> With the addition of the new hangar, the maximum annual line maintenance capacity of the company boosted to 72 aircraft from the present 24. Magnetic MRO said the new hangar will allow it carry out a planned doubling of its workforce.<ref>{{cite news |title=AME Has Big Aspirations for Newly Opened Hangar at Tallinn Airport |url=http://news.err.ee/economy/9da4b52f-691c-4d31-8635-e9505b9b1431 |first=Ott |last=Tammik |publisher=ERR |date=6 September 2012 |access-date=18 September 2012}}</ref> 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 new {{convert|2000|m2|abbr=on|sigfig=4}} hangar with further expansion possibilities will be capable of housing aircraft in size up to [[Boeing 737 MAX|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Magnetic MRO to Launch a New Dedicated Painting Hangar in Tallinn Airport |url=http://magneticmro.com/#magnetic-mro-to-launch-a-new-dedicated-painting-hangar-in-tallinn-airport |publisher=Magnetic MRO |work=magneticmro.com |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref>

===Air freight===
Tallinn Airport has 4 cargo terminals with total warehouse space of ca 11,600&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Aastaraamat_2016_veeb_eng.pdf |title=Tallinn Airport Annual report 2016 |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref> The size of warehouse in Cargo 1 is 3601&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> and 2066&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> are dedicated for the office area. Cargo terminal is operated by different operators (including integrators) and Tallinn Airport Ltd. only acts as a lessor. The size of Cargo 2 warehouse is 1255&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> and 758&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> are dedicated for office space. Cargo 2 is operated by [[TNT Airways|TNT Express Worldwide]].<ref name="Cargo Terminal" /> Other logistics operators include [[DHL Aviation|DHL]], [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] and [[FedEx]].

==Airlines and destinations==
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===Passenger===
The following airlines operate scheduled year-round or seasonal routes at Tallinn Airport:<ref>[https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/flight-info/destinations/ tallinn-airport.ee - Destinations] retrieved 6 September 2020</ref>

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| [[airBaltic]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240321-btnw24">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240321-btnw24|title=airBaltic NW24 Network Changes – 20MAR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=21 March 2024|accessdate=31 December 2024|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airbaltic/airbaltic-launches-16-new-routes-across-the-baltic-states-expands-connectivity/|title=airBaltic launches 16 new routes across the Baltic States, expands connectivity|website=Aviation24.be|date=4 September 2024 }}</ref> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref name="231121-dlbtcodeshare">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231121-dlbtcodeshare|title=Delta Begins airBaltic Codeshare Service From late-Nov 2023|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=21 November 2023|accessdate=31 December 2024|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240321-btnw24"/> [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240909-btns25">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240909-btns25|title=airBaltic NS25 Frequency Increases – 08SEP24|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-btnw22|title=airBaltic NW22 Network Changes – 04SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 September 2022|accessdate=15 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Málaga Airport|Málaga]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230313-bt320|title=airBaltic Outlines Leased A320 Network in NS23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=13 March 2023|accessdate=15 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Munich Airport|Munich]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240909-btns25"/> [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240321-btnw24"/> [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240321-btnw24"/> [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240909-btns25"/> [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavik–Keflavík]],<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airbaltic/airbaltic-launches-16-new-routes-across-the-baltic-states-expands-connectivity/|title=airBaltic launches 16 new routes across the Baltic States, expands connectivity|website=Aviation24.be|date=4 September 2024 }}</ref> [[Riga International Airport|Riga]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230904-btns24|title=airBaltic NS24 Network Changes – 03SEP23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=4 September 2023|accessdate=15 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Tenerife South Airport|Tenerife–South]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240321-btnw24|title=airBaltic NW24 Network Changes – 20MAR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=21 March 2024|accessdate=15 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230921-btnw23vno | title=AirBaltic NW23/NS24 Vilnius Selected Market Service Changes }}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Billund Airport|Billund]],<ref name="aviation24.be">{{cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airbaltic/airbaltic-announces-11-new-routes-in-summer-2024/ |title=airBaltic announces 11 new routes in Summer 2024|date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230921-btns24 | title=AirBaltic Schedules Additional NS24 New Routes Launch }}</ref> [[Geneva Airport|Geneva]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230512-btnw23|date=12 May 2023|website=AeroRoutes |title=AirBaltic NW23 Network Expansion – 11MAY23 }}</ref> [[Gran Canaria Airport|Gran Canaria]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sc.bns.lt/view/item/474094 | title="airBaltic" atidaro sezoninę bazę Gran Kanarijoje }}</ref> [[Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis"|Heraklion]],<ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/air-baltic-verbindet-hannover-mit-riga | title=Air Baltic verbindet Hannover mit Riga | date=28 September 2022 }}</ref> [[Kittilä Airport|Kittilä]],<ref name="aeroroutes.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240815-btnw24 | title=AirBaltic NW24 Network Addition Update – 14AUG24 }}</ref> [[Malta International Airport|Malta]],<ref name="aviation24.be"/> [[Palma de Mallorca Airport|Palma de Mallorca]],<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airbaltic/airbaltic-launches-16-new-routes-across-the-baltic-states-expands-connectivity/|title=airBaltic launches 16 new routes across the Baltic States, expands connectivity|website=Aviation24.be|date=4 September 2024 }}</ref> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="auto1"/> [[Salzburg Airport|Salzburg]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Salzburg, Austria|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=772–773}}</ref> [[Split Airport|Split]],<ref name="auto1"/> [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza|Tirana]] (begins 2 June 2025)<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airbaltic/airbaltic-launches-16-new-routes-across-the-baltic-states-expands-connectivity/|title=airBaltic launches 16 new routes across the Baltic States, expands connectivity|website=Aviation24.be|date=4 September 2024 }}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal charter:''' [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]], <ref name="teztour.ee">{{cite web | url=https://www.teztour.ee/flightschedule.et.html | title=Lennuplaan ja vabad kohad - Reisid, majutus ja lennupiletid reisikorraldajalt TEZ TOUR EESTI }}</ref> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]] <ref name="teztour.ee"/>
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| [[Air Montenegro]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Tivat Airport|Tivat]]<ref name="exuyaviation">{{cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/03/air-montenegro-to-launch-regular-baltic.html|website=exyuaviation.com |title=Air Montenegro to launch regular Baltic charters |date=24 March 2023 }}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Corendon Airlines]]}} | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref name="teztour.ee">{{cite web | url=https://www.teztour.ee/flightschedule.et.html | title=Lennuplaan ja vabad kohad - Reisid, majutus ja lennupiletid reisikorraldajalt TEZ TOUR EESTI }}</ref>
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| [[Eurowings]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]]<ref name='EW_NS24'>{{cite news |title=Eurowings NS24 Network Additions – 30NOV23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231130-ewns24 |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |date=30 November 2023 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[Finnair]] | [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230621-ayns24eu|title=Finnair NS24 European Frequency Increases – 18JUN23|website=Aeroroutes}}</ref>
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| [[Freebird Airlines]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="Coral Travel Flight Info">{{cite web|url=https://www.coraltravel.ee/flight-information/}}</ref> [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]]<ref name="Coral Travel Flight Info"/>
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| [[Heston Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.novatours.ee/uudised/novatours-alustab-jargmisel-suvehooajal-pikemaajalist-koostood-heston-airlinesiga | title=Novatours will start a long-term relationship with Heston Airlines}}</ref> | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="novatours">{{cite web|title=Novaturas Flights en|website=Novaturas flights|url=http://flights.novatours.eu/|date=29 June 2024}}</ref> [[Burgas Airport|Burgas]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Catania International Airport|Catania]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Corfu International Airport|Corfu]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Faro Airport|Faro]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport|Funchal]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis"|Heraklion]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Lamezia Terme International Airport|Lamezia Terme]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Rhodes International Airport|Rhodes]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]],<ref name="novatours"/> [[Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza|Tirana]], [[Tivat Airport|Tivat]]<ref name="novatours"/>
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| [[Jet2.com]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2024-11-27|title= Jet2 expands summer and winter programmes with launch of five brand-new destinations|url= https://www.jet2.com/news/2024/11/Jet2_expands_summer_and_winter_programmes_with_launch_of_five_brand_new_destinations_ |access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref> | '''Seasonal:''' [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]] (begins 28 November 2025), [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]] (begins 27 November 2025), [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]] (begins 28 November 2025)
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| [[LOT Polish Airlines]] | [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240910-lonw24295|title=LOT Polish Airlines NW24 E195-E2 Network Overview – 08SEP24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref>
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| [[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]<ref name="aeroroutes_241030-lhnw24eu">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lhnw24eu|title=Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Munich Airport|Munich]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240527-lhnw24eu|title=Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes|date=27 May 2024|website=AeroRoutes}}</ref>
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| [[Mavi Gök Airlines]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref name="ANEX Tour Flight schedule">{{cite web | url=https://search.anextour.ee/freight_time?LANG=en& | title=ANEX Tour Flight schedule }}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Norwegian Air Shuttle]]}} | [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]]<ref>{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide |title=November 2023|volume=25|issue=5|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=793–797}}</ref>
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| [[NyxAir]] | [[Kärdla Airport|Kärdla]], [[Kuressaare Airport|Kuressaare]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/9168af3e-67c7-430f-b46c-61b76236d8cb_en?filename=pso_inventory_table_2024-03.pdf|title=LIST OF PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATIONS|website=europa.eu|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=4 January 2025|language=en}}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
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| [[Pegasus Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flypgs.com/en|title=Cheapest Flights & Booking Flight Tickets &#124; Pegasus Airlines|website=www.flypgs.com}}</ref>
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| [[Ryanair]] | [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_1049_1050">{{Cite journal|author=<!-- not stated -->|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Tallinn, Estonia|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=[[OAG (company)|OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited]]|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1049–1050}}</ref> [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220726-fraug22ber|title=Ryanair August 2022 Berlin Operation Adjustment - 24JUL22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=26 July 2022|accessdate=31 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]],<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_1049_1050"/> [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]],<ref name="Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summ">{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240716-frns24 | title=Ryanair NS24 Network Additions Summary – 14JUL24 }}</ref> [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]<ref name="OAG_World_Aug2023_1049_1050"/>
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| [[Scandinavian Airlines]] | [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]],<ref name="aeroroutes_241030-sknw24eu">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-sknw24eu|title=SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=27 November 2024|language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda]]<ref name="aeroroutes_241030-sknw24eu"/>
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| {{nowrap|[[Skyline Express (airline)|Skyline Express]]}} | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]] <ref>{{cite web | url=https://search.anextour.ee/freight_time?LANG=en& | title=ANEX Tour Flight schedule }}</ref>
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| [[SkyUp Airlines]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport|Hambantota–Mattala]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://joinup.ee/en/flights |title=Join UP!}}</ref> [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]]<ref name="ANEX Tour Flight schedule"/>
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| [[SunExpress]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230418-xq320|title=SunExpress NS23 Leased A320 Network – 16APR23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=18 April 2023|accessdate=3 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Swiss International Air Lines]]}} | [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lxnw24eu|title=SWISS NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=30 October 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Transavia]] | [[Orly Airport|Paris–Orly]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240229-tons24|title=Transavia France NS24 Network Additions – 25FEB24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=29 February 2024|accessdate=2 January 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref>
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| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241112-tkns25eu|date=12 November 2024|website=AeroRoutes |title=Turkish Airlines NS25 European Frequency Changes – 10NOV24 }}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/flight-info/destinations/#/s=Antalya | title=Tallinn Airport Destination Flight Information| work=Tallinna Lennujaam}}</ref>{{better source needed|independent source needed|date=November 2024}} [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/flight-info/destinations/#/s=Bodrum | title=Tallinn Airport Destination Flight Information | newspaper=Tallinna Lennujaam | date=7 August 2022}}</ref>{{better source needed|independent source needed|date=November 2024}}
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| [[Wizz Air]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/wizz-air-to-launch-sharm-el-sheikh-this-winter-35516 | title=Wizz Air to launch Sharm el Sheikh this winter }}</ref> | [[Luton Airport|London–Luton]]
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===Cargo===
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| [[ASL Airlines Belgium]] | [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]],<ref name="Flightradar24 Airports, TLL Routes">{{cite web | url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/tll/routes | title= Flightradar24 Airports, TLL Routes}}</ref> [[Katowice International Airport|Katowice]]<ref name="Flightradar24 Airports, TLL Routes">{{cite web | url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/tll/routes | title= Flightradar24 Airports, TLL Routes}}</ref>
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| [[Diamond Sky]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teatmik.ee/et/captcha|title=teatmik.ee|website=www.teatmik.ee}}</ref> | [[Kuressaare Airport|Kuressaare]], [[Pärnu Airport|Pärnu]], [[Riga International Airport|Riga]], [[Ruhnu Airfield|Ruhnu]]
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| [[UPS Airlines]] | [[Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris-Charles de Gaulle]]
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==Statistics==
Total passengers using the airport has increased on average by 14.2% annually since 1998. On 16 November 2012 Tallinn Airport has reached two million passenger landmark for the first time in its history.<ref>{{cite news |title=FOTOD: Vaata, kuidas saabus Tallinna lennujaama kahe miljones reisija |url=http://majandus.delfi.ee/news/uudised/fotod-vaata-kuidas-saabus-tallinna-lennujaama-kahe-miljones-reisija.d?id=65274122 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=16 November 2012 |access-date=17 November 2012}}</ref> Passenger data reflects international and domestic flights combined, share of domestic flights compared to international flights was marginal. Passenger and cargo numbers exclude direct transit.<ref name="Statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/associates/GeneralInfo/statisticsandsurveys/?articleID=1355|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209020854/http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/associates/GeneralInfo/statisticsandsurveys/?articleID=1355|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2008|title=Airport statistics}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Annual passenger statistics for '''Tallinn Airport'''
! Year !! Total passengers !! Aircraft movements !! Total Cargo
|-
! 1992
| 205,776 || 11,000 || 1,124
|-
! 1993
| 239,760 || 12,170 || 1,417
|-
! 1994
| 336,282 || 13,378 || 2,362
|-
! 1995
| 366,919 || 13,784 || 2,488
|-
! 1996
| 431,212 || 16,695 || 3,997
|-
! 1997
| 502,442 || 21,455 || 5,590
|-
! 1998
| 563,946 || 24,951 || 5,991
|-
! 1999
| 550,747 || 23,590 || 5,326
|-
! 2000
| 559,658 || 23,358 || 4,690
|-
! 2001
| 573,493 || 23,633 || 4,543
|-
! 2002
| 605,697 || 26,226 || 4,292
|-
! 2003
| 715,859 || 25,294 || 5,080
|-
! 2004
| 997,461 || 28,149 || 5,237
|-
! 2005
| 1,401,059 || 33,610 || 9,937
|-
! 2006
| 1,541,832 || 33,989 || 10,361
|-
! 2007
| 1,728,430 || 38,844 || 22,764
|-
! 2008
| 1,811,536 || 41,654 || 41,867
|-
! 2009
| 1,346,236 || 32,572 || 21,001
|-
! 2010
| 1,384,831 || 33,587 || 11,960
|-
! 2011
| 1,913,172 || 40,298 || 18,371
|-
! 2012
| 2,206,692 || 48,531 || 23,921
|-
! 2013
| 1,958,801 || 37,856 || 20,941
|-
! 2014
| 2,017,371 || 37,791 || 19,860
|-
! 2015
| 2,166,663 || 41,513 || 16,156
|-
! 2016
| 2,221,615<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/REPO7-kodulehele-ik.pdf|title=Tallinna Lennujaam Lennuliikluse ülevaade 2016 |publisher=Tallinn Airport |language=et |access-date=11 January 2017}}</ref> || 40,938 || 13,940
|-
! 2017
| 2,648,361<ref name="Traffic2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TLL-traffic-2018-short_est-1.pdf|title=Tallinn Airport - Traffic Report 2018|publisher=Tallinn Airport |date= 8 January 2018|access-date= 13 January 2018}}</ref> || 45,235<ref name="Traffic2017" /> || 11,345<ref name="Traffic2017" />
|-
! 2018
| 3,007,644 || 48,568 || 11,518
|-
!2019
|3,267,909<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TLL-traffic-2019-short.pdf|title=Tallinn Airport Traffic report 2019|date=2020-01-02|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref>
|47,867<ref name=":0" />
|10,916<ref name=":0" />
|-
! 2020
| 863,589 || 22,962<ref name="Statistics 2020">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TLL-traffic-2020-short.pdf|title=Tallinn Airport Traffic Report|date=6 January 2021|access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref> || 9,190<ref name="Statistics 2020" />
|-
! 2021
| 1,301,066 || 26,689 || 10,560
|-
! 2022
| 2,748,429 || 38,044 || 11,127
|-
! 2023
| 2,961,564 || 38,115 || 8,753
|-
! 2024
| 3,491,799 ||  || 9,909
|}

{| class="wikitable" width="align="
|+ Busiest routes at Tallinn Airport (2023)<ref name="Eurostat">{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_par_ee/default/table?lang=en&category=avia.avia_pa.avia_par|title=Air passenger transport routes between partner airports and main airports in Estonia|website=Eurostat}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! {{nowrap|All passengers}}
! Operating airlines
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga Airport|Riga, Latvia]]
| style="text-align:right;"|288,381
| airBaltic
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki, Finland]]
| style="text-align:right;"|272,040
| Finnair
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt, Germany]]
| style="text-align:right;"|265,527
| Lufthansa
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm–Arlanda, Sweden]]
| style="text-align:right;"|235,015
| Ryanair, Scandinavian
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin, Poland]]
| style="text-align:right;"|198,909
| LOT Polish
|-
| 6
| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Antalya Airport|Antalya, Turkey]]
| style="text-align:right;"|172,681
| Pegasus, SunExpress, Turkish
|-
| 7
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[London|London, United Kingdom]]{{efn|Includes flights to/from [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]], [[Luton Airport|London–Luton]] and [[London Stansted Airport|London–Stansted]]}}
| style="text-align:right;"|155,314
| airBaltic, Ryanair, Wizz Air
|-
| 8
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Milan|Milan, Italy]]{{efn|Includes flights to/from [[Orio al Serio International Airport|Bergamo]] and [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan–Malpensa]]}}
| style="text-align:right;"|100,607
| Ryanair, Wizz Air
|-
| 9
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
| style="text-align:right;"|85,856
| airBaltic
|-
| 10
| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Oslo Airport|Oslo, Norway]]
| style="text-align:right;"|83,355
| airBaltic, Norwegian, Scandinavian
|}
{{Notelist}}

=== Most frequent routes ===
{| class="wikitable" width="align="
|+'''Top 10 most frequent routes from Tallinn as of December 2024'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flightradar24 |title=Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/tll |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Flightradar24 |language=en}}</ref>
!Rank
!City
!Flights per week
|-
|1
| [[Helsinki Airport|Helsinki]]
|~61
|-
|2
| [[Riga International Airport|Riga]]
|~28
|-
|3
| [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw Chopin]]
|~25
|-
|4
| [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm Arlanda]]
|~19
|-
|5
| [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]
|~18
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
| [[Kuressaare Airport|Kuressaare]]
|~12
|-
| [[Kärdla Airport|Kärdla]]
|~12
|-
| rowspan="3" |7
| [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]]
|~9
|-
| [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]]
|~9
|-
| [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]
|~9
|}

==Accolades==
{{promotional|date=September 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Year !! style="width:300px;"|Award !! style="width:400px;"|Category !! Results !! Ref
|-
| 2012 || EURO ANNIE 'Airport Growth Award'<br />by [[anna.aero]] || 1–2 million passengers || {{won}} ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anna.aero/2012/05/30/yet-more-anna-aero-euro-annie-celebrations-pula-5-new-airlines-and-tallinn-38pc-growth/ |title=Yet more anna.aero EURO ANNIE Celebrations: Pula (5 new airlines) and Tallinn (+38% growth) |date=30 May 2012 |publisher=anna.aero |access-date=22 September 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || Best Airport Award<br />by [[Airports Council International Europe|ACI EUROPE]] || under 5 million passenger || {{won|place=Silver}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/news/?newsID=6791#.VZRSMTdYeBs |title=Tallinna Lennujaamale jälle hõbe |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=2 July 2015 |language=et}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Best European Airport 2018<br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|under 5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/uudised/tallinna-lennujaam-on-parim-lennujaam-euroopas/|title=Tallinna Lennujaam on parim lennujaam Euroopas|date=25 June 2018|work=Tallinna Lennujaam|access-date=4 August 2018|language=et-EE}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Airport Service Quality Award Europe 2018 <br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|under 5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-is-the-best-in-europe-according-to-passengers/|title=Tallinn Airport is the best in Europe according to passengers|date=7 March 2019|website=Tallinna Lennujaam}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|Best European Airport 2020 <br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|under 5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/the-service-level-of-tallinn-airport-is-still-among-the-best-in-europe/|title=Tallinn Airport is the best in Europe according to passengers|date=7 March 2019|website=Tallinna Lennujaam}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|Airport Service Quality Award Europe 2020 <br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|under 5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
| 2022 || Best Airport Award<br />by [[Airports Council International Europe|ACI EUROPE]] || under 5 million passenger || {{won|place=Silver}} ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/news/tallinn-airport-ranks-second-among-eastern-european-airports/ |title=Tallinn Airport ranks second among Eastern European airports |publisher=tallinn-airport.ee |date=18 June 2022 |access-date=18 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|Airport Service Quality Award Europe 2023 <br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|2-5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://airport.ee/en/tallinn-airport-was-awarded-the-title-of-the-best-airport-in-europe-for-the-sixth-year-in-a-row/|title=Tallinn Airport was awarded the title of the best airport in Europe for the sixth year in a row|date=11 March 2024|website=Tallinn Airport}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|Airport Service Quality Award Europe 2024 <br />by [[Airports Council International|ACI INTERNATIONAL]]
|2-5 million passenger
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://airport.ee/en/tallinn-airport-named-best-small-airport-in-europe/|title=Tallinn Airport named best airport in Europe|date=11 March 2025|website=Tallinn Airport}}</ref>
|}

==Ground transportation==
===Tram===
[[File:Tallinn airport tram.jpg|thumb|CAF Urbos tram in Tallinn Airport tram terminal]]
The best connection between downtown Tallinn and the airport is provided by tramline "4". The tram network extension to the airport terminal was opened on 1 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delfi.ee/a/79346860|title=DELFI FOTOD {{!}} 1. septembrist saab trammiga lennujaama|author=Kristjan Ats Mägi|date=2017-08-30|language=et|trans-title=DELFI FOTOD {{!}} From 1 September to the airport by tram|website=Delfi}}</ref> Trams mostly go with 6-minute intervals, the journey from downtown to the airport (and vice versa) takes 18–19 minutes. Trams run through the 150-metre long Ülemiste tram tunnel beneath the Tallinn-Narva railway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://majandus24.postimees.ee/3091067/trammitunneli-rajamine-lennujaama-suunas-algab-juba-tanavu |title=Trammitunneli rajamine lennujaama suunas algab juba tänavu |newspaper=Postimees Majandus |publisher=Postimees |date=13 February 2015 |access-date=14 February 2015 |language=et}}</ref> Like all public transportation in Tallinn, the tram is free to the city's residents.

In 2023, the tram service was suspended due to construction of [[Rail Baltica]] terminal. The service will be unavailable until the end of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ERR |first=Liisbeth Rats {{!}} |date=2023-08-27 |title=Deputy mayor: Airport inaccessible by tram for at least two more years |url=https://news.err.ee/1609078363/deputy-mayor-airport-inaccessible-by-tram-for-at-least-two-more-years |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=ERR |language=en}}</ref>

===Bus===
The line "2" offers a connection to Tallinn downtown and [[Tallinn Baltic Station]], and, on the other way, [[Mõigu]] subdistrict (located 1–2&nbsp;km southeast from the airport) .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soiduplaan.tallinn.ee/#bus/2/a-b/13601-1/en |title=Schedules |publisher=Tallinna Linnatranspordi Aktsiaselts |access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref> The line "2" buses go mostly with 15-20 minute intervals.

The line "15" temporarily (until the reopening of tram service) provides connections to downtown and Sõjamäe industrial area.

The line "49" provides connections to [[Viimsi Parish]], as well as to [[Iru, Tallinn|Iru subdistrict]], the village of [[Iru (village)|Iru]] and [[Pirita]] and [[Lasnamäe]] districts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transport.tallinn.ee/#bus/49/a-b/20803-1/en |title=Timetables |publisher=Tallinna Linnatranspordi Aktsiaselts |access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>

The line "65" provides a connection to [[Lasnamäe]] district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soiduplaan.tallinn.ee/#bus/65/a-b/16007-1/en |title=Schedules |publisher=Tallinna Linnatranspordi Aktsiaselts |access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="Public Transport">{{cite web |title=Tallinn Airport&nbsp;– Public Transport |url=http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/transport/publictransport |access-date=15 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217084247/https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/eng/transport/publictransport |archive-date=17 February 2013  }}</ref>

Intercity buses of Tallinn - [[Tartu]] line operated by [[Lux Express]] make a stop at the airport on both directions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tickets for your journeys |url=https://www.tpilet.ee/en/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=www.tpilet.ee}}</ref>

===Rail===
The nearest station is [[Ülemiste train station]], which lies about 800 metres from the airport, near [[Ülemiste Keskus]]. It provides access to [[regional rail]] and [[commuter rail]] lines of [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]]. The station and Tallinn Airport are connected through the bus lines "49" and "65" and the tram line "4".

===Highway===
The airport is accessed by the [[European route E263|E263]] expressway (which shares the same route with the Estonian national road [[Estonian national road 2|T2]]). The [[European route E20|E20]] expressway (which follows the [[Estonian national road 1|T1]]) intersects with the E263 expressway {{convert|900|m|ft}} away from the airport towards the city centre. The [[European route E67|E67]] expressway (Via Baltica, follows the Estonian national road [[Estonian national road 4|T4]]) is easily accessible via the {{convert|3.8|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} [[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. EET, a [[Polish Aero Club|Warsaw Aero Club]] [[RWD-10]], piloted by {{interlanguage link|Zbigniew Oleński|pl}}, crashed into Lake Ülemiste during an [[aerobatic]] demonstration. The crash was caused by an error by the pilot, who misestimated the altitude during low-flight manoeuvres, and by muggy weather, which complicated the detection of a water surface. The depth of the crash site was only about 1 metre, which helped to absorb the shock but was too shallow for the pilot to drown. The pilot survived with head injuries. 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.<ref>{{cite news |date= 7 September 1938  |title= Poola lennuk kukkus Ülemiste järwe  |url= http://dea.digar.ee/cgi-bin/dea?a=is&oid=postimeesew19380907&type=staticpdf |newspaper= Postimees |location= Tartu, Estonia|language=et |number= 242 |page = 3|access-date= 7 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ülemiste Järv">{{cite news |first=Risto |last=Berendson |url=http://tallinncity.postimees.ee/239432/uelemiste-jaerv-on-poola-lendureile-armuline |title=Ülemiste järv on Poola lendureile armuline |newspaper=Postimees Tallinn |publisher=Postimees |date=20 March 2010 |access-date=7 February 2017 |language=et}}</ref>
* On 8 January 1954, an [[Aeroflot]] [[Lisunov Li-2]] flying from Tallinn to [[Pulkovo Airport|Leningrad-Shosseynaya Airport]] was hijacked by a man in a Soviet Air Force uniform and a woman. Both had guns and the woman had a knife. The flight engineer attempted to overpower the hijackers, but was killed by gunfire. Other crew members did succeed in overpowering the two. The aircraft turned back to Tallinn.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19540108-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lisunov Li-2 registration unknown Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>
* In January 1966, an [[Ilyushin Il-14]] flying from [[Kuressaare Airport|Kuressaare]] to Tallinn, made a landing on ice of Lake Ülemiste short of the runway 08 at its destination in nearly zero-visibility conditions. The incident was caused by an error of the air traffic controller, who misestimated the plane's altitude. The frontal landing gear was damaged during the unexpected landing, but the plane was otherwise intact. It was towed the same day to the airport. No injuries were reported, the passengers walked to the terminal across the frozen lake.<ref name="Ülemiste Järv" />
* 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. The aircraft with 64 passengers aboard returned and landed at Tallinn Airport. Upon landing, the hijacker was arrested by Soviet authorities. No casualties were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19901116-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134 registration unknown Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref>
* 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. The captain used ailerons and wheel brakes to hold the aircraft on the runway as far as possible until most speed was lost. Thereafter the aircraft came down smoothly on its right wing-tip while continuing to move turning to the right. At the end of the landing run the aircraft left the runway and stopped about 8 m outside the runway edge. There was no fire. The aircraft involved was OH-FFA and it got substantial damage, but was later repaired. The flight had departed from [[Helsinki Airport]] with Tallinn as its destination. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910918-1 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Dassault Falcon 20 OH-FFA Tallinn-Ülemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref>
* On 20 February 1993 [[Aeroflot]] Flight 2134, a [[Tupolev Tu-134]] flying from [[Roshchino International Airport|Tyumen]] to [[Pulkovo Airport|St. Petersburg]], was hijacked during a domestic flight by a hijacker who demanded to be taken to the United States. As there were not enough fuel, he initially demanded to be taken to Helsinki, but agreed to land in Tallinn Airport. After the landing and five and half hours of negotiations 30 passengers were released. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA280694.pdf |title=Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1993 |date=27 June 1994 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=1 January 2014 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130125/http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA280694 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 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. They surrendered after landing in Tallinn Airport and several hours of negotiations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941124-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134 RA-65615 ? Tallinn-Ulemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
* On 10 February 2003 an [[Enimex]] [[Antonov]] [[An-28]] crashed while heading to [[Helsinki Airport]] during a regular cargo flight. The aircraft banked right during climb and crashed nose down into some trees shortly after takeoff, 300 metres from Tallinn Airport. The aircraft involved was ES-NOY. The captain and first officer were killed during the crash, while a flight engineer was injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20030210-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 28 ES-NOY Tallinn-Ulemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecaa.ee/index.php?id=1025 |title=Lennuõnnetus Tallinna lennuväljal |last=Peterson |first=Toomas |publisher=[[Estonian Civil Aviation Administration]]|access-date=1 January 2014 |language=et}}</ref>
* On 27 March 2006 an [[Airest]] [[Let L-410 Turbolet|Let L-410UVP-E20C]] caught fire while standing in Tallinn Airport. The aircraft involved was ES-LLG, it received substantial damage, but was later repaired. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060327-0 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E ES-LLG Tallinn-Ulemiste Airport (TLL) |work=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Lennuk ülemiste järves.jpg|thumb|Antonov An-26 on the ice of [[Lake Ülemiste]]]]
* 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. Initial reports indicated problems with the landing gear and one of the engines.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/493821 |title=DHL-i kaubalennuk sooritas Ülemiste järvele hädamaandumise |last=Rand |first=Erik |date=18 March 2010 |publisher=[[Eesti Päevaleht]] |language=et |access-date=18 March 2010}}</ref> The flight was operated by [[Exin]] on behalf of DHL. The aircraft involved was SP-FDO and the flight had departed from [[Helsinki Airport]]. Two of the six crew members were injured.<ref name=AH428d13ae>{{cite web |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=428d13ae&opt=0 |title=Accident: Exin AN26 at Tallinn on Mar 18th 2010, gear and engine trouble |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |work=Aviation Herald|access-date=18 March 2010}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Viita-Neuhaus |first=Anu |date=5 June 2015 |title=Ülemiste järve kukkunud lennuk maandus päästekooli õppeväljakule |url=http://www.virumaateataja.ee/3216373/ulemiste-jarve-kukkunud-lennuk-maandus-paastekooli-oppevaljakule |language=et |newspaper=Virumaa Teataja |access-date= 23 June 2015}}</ref> The airport plans to buy another used plane to continue trainings on site.<ref>{{cite news |last=Viita-Neuhaus |first=Anu |date=5 June 2015 |title=Tallinna lennujaam: "Päästekooli lennuk teenis meid hästi" |url=http://www.virumaateataja.ee/3215813/tallinna-lennujaam-paastekooli-lennuk-teenis-meid-hasti |language=et |newspaper=Virumaa Teataja|access-date= 23 June 2015}}</ref>
* On 25 August 2010 an [[Exin]] [[Antonov]] [[An-26]] aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. Initial reports indicated problems with the landing gear during takeoff. The flight was operated by [[Exin]] on behalf of DHL. The aircraft involved was SP-FDP and the flight was scheduled to fly to [[Helsinki Airport]]. None of the four crew members were injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tallinnapostimees.ee/?id=304178 |title=Kaubalennukil purunes Tallinna lennujaamast startimisel telik |date=25 August 2010 |publisher=Postimees |access-date=25 August 2010}}</ref>
* On 8 February 2013 an [[ULS Airlines Cargo]] [[Airbus A300#A300B4|Airbus A300B4]] aircraft skidded off the taxiway during taxiing following a normal landing. All flight operations were cancelled for two and a half hours, except those of planes with [[STOL|shortened takeoff and landing capability]], which do not require the whole length of the runway and were cleared for takeoff. Planes en route to Tallinn were redirected to Helsinki and Riga.<ref>{{cite news |title=Video: Cargo Plane Freed, Tallinn Air Traffic Restored |url=http://news.err.ee/6025ced6-37d8-4def-9cf7-8f742c677690 |publisher=ERR |date=8 February 2013 |access-date=8 February 2013}}</ref> The aircraft involved was TC-KZV and the flight had departed from [[Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Hradecky |title=Incident: ULS A30B at Tallinn on Feb 8th 2013, runway excursion during turn off |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=45d71b04&opt=0 |work=The Aviation Herald|date=8 February 2013 |access-date=9 February 2013}}</ref> No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite news |title=FOTOD ja VIDEO: Lennuliiklus Tallinna lennujaamas peatati rajalt maha sõitnud lennuki tõttu |url=http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/fotod-ja-video-lennuliiklus-tallinna-lennujaamas-peatati-rajalt-maha-soitnud-lennuki-tottu.d?id=65650118 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=8 February 2013 |access-date=8 February 2013}}</ref>
* On 14 August 2014 an [[Estonian Air]] [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]] [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#CRJ705|CRJ900NG]] aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. The plane, carrying 86 people, was forced to land at Tallinn Airport shortly after takeoff because of left hand main gear tyre was blown on takeoff at 18:10. After airport crews scoured the runway and found tire debris, the pilots were alerted. After burning off most of its fuel, the plane touched down without incident in Tallinn at around 20:30.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.err.ee/v/society/12ed43e1-e1fe-43ad-a2fa-9ac3b39cfe84 |title=Emergency Landing at Tallinn Airport Draws Major Response |work=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> The aircraft involved was ES-ACC and the flight was scheduled to fly to [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/35368/ |title=Plane makes emergency landing in Estonia |work=[[The Baltic Times]] |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref>
* On 11 July 2015 at 5:12&nbsp;a.m. EEST (02:12 [[UTC]]) an [[Aviastar-TU]] [[Tupolev Tu-204]] aircraft arriving from [[Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport]] blew two of its right hand main gear tyres after landing. No damage to the runway or injuries were reported. The plane was towed to a parking position for repairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinnas maandunud kaubalennukil purunesid kaks põhiteliku rehvit |url=http://arileht.delfi.ee/news/uudised/tallinnas-maandunud-kaubalennukil-purunesid-kaks-pohiteliku-rehvi?id=71893023 |work=Ärileht.ee |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=11 July 2015 |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref>
* 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. After a successful runway approach, the aircraft was unable to regain altitude and collided with the runway. During the collision, the aircraft's engines touched the runway, and the covering flaps of the aircraft's main landing gear fell apart. The aircraft managed to regain altitude after the collision and turn back to make a landing, but after the turn both engines stopped. The pilot made an emergency landing about 150 meters from the runway, stopping at about 15 meters south of the runway. All of the aircraft's tires broke in the course of the training. The instructor and one of the students sustained mild injuries as a result of the accident.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.err.ee/689656/plane-to-make-emergency-landing-in-tallinn-landed-with-stopped-engines |title=Plane to make emergency landing in Tallinn landed with stopped engines |work=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] |date=14 March 2018 |access-date=30 March 2018}}</ref>
* On 4 June 2019 a [[Nordica (airline)|Nordica]] [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]] [[Bombardier CRJ700 series#CRJ705|CRJ900NG]] aircraft made an emergency landing on the runway of Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport. The plane, carrying 31 passengers and five crew members, landed at Tallinn Airport at 18:07 with one of its tyres blown. All flight operations at the airport were cancelled until 18:38. According to the spokesperson of Nordica, the plane tyre become damaged during a takeoff in [[Kyiv]]. The aircraft involved was ES-ACC and the flight had departed from [[Boryspil International Airport]]. No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |editor1-last=Nael |editor1-first=Merili |url=https://www.err.ee/948987/kiievist-saabunud-nordica-lennuk-avariimaandus-tallinna-lennuvaljal |title=Kiievist saabunud Nordica lennuk avariimaandus Tallinna lennuväljal |work=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling|ERR]] |language=et |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nagel |first1=Riho |last2=Palgi |first2=Greete |title=VIDEO JA FOTOD <nowiki>|</nowiki> Purunenud rehviga Nordica reisilennuk tegi Tallinnas hädamaandumise  |url=https://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/krimi/video-ja-fotod-purunenud-rehviga-nordica-reisilennuk-tegi-tallinnas-hadamaandumise?id=86427665 |publisher=delfi.ee |language=et |date=4 June 2019 |access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [[List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states]]
* [[List of the busiest airports in the former USSR]]
* [[Transport in Estonia]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.tallinn-airport.ee/en/ Official website]
* [http://www.groundhandling.ee/ Tallinn Airport GH official website]
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