Seinäjoki Airport – SJY Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki Airport operates with an airport code of SJY and is located in Seinäjoki, Finland. Visitors who are coming from the city center will be able to reach SJY in 7 miles. This airport used to be operated by Rengonharju Foundation from 1976 until 2016 until Seinäjoki Airport Ltd. took over. Currently, SYJ does not offer any scheduled passenger air service. The air traffic mainly consists of private charter flights and general aviation. Previously, this airport used to operate flights from several airlines including Finnair, Flybe Nordic, Golden Air, Air Botnia, Finncomm Airlines, Wasawings, and Direktflyg.
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Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) primarily serves the residents of Seinäjoki and Lapua. Apart from Seinäjoki Airport, there are also several unscheduled airports in Finland including Mikkeli, Utti, Varkaus, Helsinki, Halli, and Enontekiö.In 2010, SJYAirport served a total of 33,920 passengers. SJY-Seinäjoki was built with a runway length of 1.2 miles.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Visitors will not find any airport hotels in SJY. However, there are several accommodations near the airport. Many passengers book their lodging at Hotel Sorsanpesa, which can be reached within 5.5 miles from the airport. Another popular choice for most travelers is the 4-star Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, which is a 12-minute drive from SJY and is near several tourist attractions.
Passengers have another option aside from SJY Airport. The Kauhava Airfield (KAU) is owned by LSK Business Park Oy and is located in Kauva, which can be reached 2 miles from the town center. This airport served 155 passengers in 2010.
