Oulunsalo (former Swedish : Uleåsalo , now considered outdated by the Institute for the Languages of Finland ) is former municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia , in Finland . It was founded in 1882 and merged into the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013, along with Haukipudas , Kiiminki and Yli-Ii . The municipality had a population of 9,746 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of 211.22 square kilometres (81.55 sq mi), of which 127.86 km (49.37 sq mi) is water. Its population density was 116.915/km (302.81/sq mi).
5-700: Oulu Airport is located in Oulunsalo. Oulunsalo was one of the fastest-growing areas in Finland, among the other municipalities around Oulu. The locality is unilingually Finnish . Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Oulunsalo: This Oulu Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oulu Airport Oulu Airport ( IATA : OUL , ICAO : EFOU ; Finnish : Oulun lentoasema , Swedish : Uleåborgs flygplats )
10-518: Is located in Oulu , Finland , 5.7 NM (10.6 km; 6.6 mi) south-west of the city centre. The airport is the third busiest airport in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa and Rovaniemi airport , as measured by the number of passengers and landings. There are around 10 daily flights to Helsinki . Oulu Airport is also extensively used by the Finnish Air Force for training purposes and
15-527: The current ATC tower was built in 1998. The old terminal of the airport was demolished in 2005 for more apron space and a major extension of the main terminal was completed in September 2011. Four new jetbridge gates (gates 13–16) were constructed and the main terminal was expanded by 4,300 square metres (46,000 sq ft), raising the capacity of the airport to 1.5 million passengers per year. The terminal has three cafes, one before security and two in
20-553: The managing body of the airport is Finavia . Oulu Airport has offered free wireless network access for passengers since May 2007. The construction of the airport runways in Oulunsalo began in 1949 and was completed in 1953 after the previous airport in Oritkari became too outdated for modern aircraft. In 1953 the airport only consisted of gravel runways and it wasn't until 1958 that the terminal and ATC building were built and
25-414: The runways were paved. Finnair back then "Aero" operated routes from the airport with DC-3 aircraft and started flights with Sud Aviation Caravelle jets from Oulu in 1964. The current terminal building was built to replace the old one in 1973 and expanded/renovated in 2002 and 2011 with the old one being demolished in the fall of 2005. The second runway of the airport was removed in the early 2000s and
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