Kuressaare Airport

Kuressaare Airport is located on the Saaremaa island, 3 km from the Estonian town of Kuressaare. Although this airport was constructed in the 1930s, the Kuressaare Airport began its operations from 6th of March, 1945. Kuressaare Airport has 2 runways- one is 799 meters in length and 30 meters in width and the other runway is 1500 meters in width and 30 meters in width. The smaller runways does not have landing light. However both the runways are paved.

Kuressaare Airport is licensed to receive both national and international airways. Some of the airlines that operate from the Kuressaare Airport are as follows:

• AirBaltic: Set up in the year 1995, AirBaltic is based in the Riga International Airport, Lithuania. It is an important connection between Estonia and Riga.
• Estonian Air: This is Estonia's national airline. It connects Estonia with most of the important cities of Europe.
• Aero Airlines: Aero Airlines flights operate from the Kuressaare Airport seasonally. It is a regional airway the connects Tallinn with Kuressaare.
• Avies: Since 2005 Avies airways has flights from Kuressaare to Tallinn. This is also an important regional airway.
• Skyway Express: Operating from the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Skyway Express has seasonal flights between Kuressaare and Sweden.

• Airport telephone number: 372-453-3793
• Airport fax number: 372-453-3790
• Email Address: eeke@eeke.ee
• Operations Director: Mr. Aleksander Borovkov (phone number-372-453-3791)
• Managing Director: Mr. Mati Tang (phone number-372-453-3790)

Kuressaare Airport has both passenger and cargo flights. It has the capability of carrying 70 tonnes of cargo at a time. The airport authorities are planning to improve the infrastructures and facilities at the Kuressaare Airport. The projects are being funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Efforts are being made to improve the passenger terminal, introduce meteorological equipments and runway lighting facilities. The project is due to be over by the end of 2007.