Tartu Airport () is an airport in Reola, Ülenurme Parish, south southwest of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia. It is also called Ülenurme Airport due to its proximity to the village of Ülenurme. The Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway (E263) passes near the airport.
History The airport was opened on 15 May 1946. In 1981, a new terminal building was built, and the runway and taxiway were upgraded. Since 2005, the airport has been operated by Tallinn Airport. In 2009, the runway was lengthened to .
Besides commercial passenger flights, a large part of flight operations at Tartu Airport consist of training flights by the Estonian Aviation Academy, which is situated right beside the airport. Medical flights from Tartu University Clinic also operate from the airport.
Airlines and destinations
After Finnair ended flights from Tartu in October 2022 there were no regular commercial passenger flights to Tartu. In 2024, Finnair won the procurement for subsidized flights and the Helsinki line was reopened in March. In April 2024, the flights were suspended for a month due to Russian GPS jamming. The airport requires GNSS for initial approach on landings. In the first year after the resumption of flights to Helsinki, Tartu Airport served 37,369 passengers.ERR News. Tartu-Helsinki air route serves 37,000 passengers in first year back. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
Ground transportation
Bus Connection to Tartu city center and towns and villages in the surrounding areas is provided by a number of regional bus lines:
241: Tartu - Airport - Hobunurme - Haage - Tartu
306: Tartu - Kambja park - Kaatsi - Suure-Kambja - (Koidu)
323: Tartu - Airport - Aarike - Kambja - Pangodi - Otepää
328: Tartu - Tõrvandi - Airport - Külitse järve - Haage - Tartu
331: Tartu - Airport - Aarike - Lutike - Otepää - Kambja - Tartu
332: Airport - Tõrvandi - Tartu
339: Tartu - Tõrvandi - Airport - Kambja park - (Kuuste)
354: Tartu - Airport- Aarike - Luke manor - Nõo - Luke - Elva
Highway The Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway (E263) passes near the airport. The airport offers taxi service through its official partner Forus Taxi as well as 60 parking spaces.
Statistics
See also Estonian Aviation Academy Estonian Aviation Museum Raadi Airfield (Tartu Air Base)
References
External links
Accident history for TAY at Aviation Safety Network