Airports / Finland / HEL
Helsinki Vantaa Airport
EFHK / HELHelsinki (Vantaa), FinlandELEV 179 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Helsinki East-Redstone Aerodrome (EFPR).
Overview
Helsinki Vantaa Airport (EFHK / HEL) is a large commercial airport serving Helsinki (Vantaa), Finland. The airport sits 179 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into HEL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Helsinki East-Redstone Aerodrome (EFPR, 49 nm), Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL, 54 nm), and Ämari Air Base (EEEI, 68 nm).
Charter pricing from HEL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Helsinki (Vantaa).
Field capability
ICAO
EFHK
IATA
HEL
FAA / Local
EFHK
Elevation
179 ft
Coordinates
60.3184° N · 24.9633° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Finland fields
state range 17–1,005 ft
At 179 ft, HEL sits lower than 68% of the 31 Finland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 49nmEFPRHelsinki East-Redstone AerodromeHelsinki (Pyhtää)
- 54nmTLLLennart Meri Tallinn AirportTallinn
- 68nmEEEIÄmari Air BaseKeila
- 68nmUTIUtti Air BaseUtti / Valkeala
- 77nmTMPTampere-Pirkkala AirportTampere / Pirkkala
- 81nmTKUTurku AirportTurku
Location
Open the full mapEFHK · Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki (Vantaa), Finland