HEL Airport Code, Helsinki Vantaa Airport
HEL is the IATA airport code for Helsinki Vantaa Airport, the main international gateway for Helsinki, Finland. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, EFHK.
What airport is HEL?
HEL is the IATA airport code for Helsinki Vantaa Airport, in Helsinki, Finland. The same airport has the ICAO code EFHK.
It is a major hub, ranked number 92 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code EFHK begins with E, the prefix ICAO assigns to northern Europe.
| IATA airport code | HEL |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | EFHK |
| Airport | Helsinki Vantaa Airport |
| City | Helsinki |
| Country | Finland |
| Main airlines | AY, DY, LH |
| Runways | 3 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is HEL airport located?
Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) is in Helsinki, Finland, at coordinates 60.31836, 24.96334.
It lies in the northern and eastern hemispheres, at 60.32° N, 24.96° E. It is close to sea level at 179 ft (55 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at HEL
It has 3 runways. The longest is 11,483 ft (3.50 km), designated 04R/22L.
Which airlines fly to HEL?
The open route dataset lists AY (Finnair), DY (Norwegian Air Shuttle), LH (Lufthansa), BA (British Airways), CA (Air China), ET (Ethiopian Airlines) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Helsinki Vantaa Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the HEL code comes from
HEL is HELsinki, home of Finnair's hub at Vantaa. Finnair built the airport's identity on being the shortcut between Europe and Asia over the pole, and the code's accidental English reading has given the airport some of aviation's most memorable marketing.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Helsinki Vantaa Airport?
The IATA code for Helsinki Vantaa Airport in Helsinki is HEL. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Helsinki?
The 3-letter IATA code for Helsinki Vantaa Airport in Helsinki is HEL.
What is the ICAO code for Helsinki Vantaa Airport?
The ICAO code for Helsinki Vantaa Airport is EFHK. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code HEL.
What is the difference between HEL and EFHK?
HEL is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. EFHK is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Helsinki Vantaa Airport.
Read more about Helsinki Vantaa Airport on Wikipedia →
Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Finland and the wider region:
Popular routes from HEL
Distance and typical flight time from Helsinki Vantaa Airport to other airports it connects with:
All airports in Finland · Busiest airports worldwide · HEL as JSON