The Tallinn Airport is Estonia's largest civil airport. The alternate name for Tallinn is Ulemiste Airport. It is situated on lake Ulemiste's eastern shore, approximately 4 km away from the center of Tallinn. The Tallinn Airport is the national base for Estonian Air. The airport officially began its operations from 20 September 1936. In the year 1970 the runway was lengthened. Since its inception the Tallinn Airport has witnessed remarkable development and plays host to approximately 1.5 million passengers every year.
In the year 2006 a journalist named Argo Ideon proposed that the Tallinn airport should be renamed as Lennart Meri International Airport in the honor of the late Estonian president Lennart Meri. Although this suggestion was given a lot of importance and publicity, the change of name did not take place and the Tallinn airport retained its old name.
Since the time Estonia has been liberated, the free government of Estonia is trying its best to improve its tourism. To boost the tourism industry, the number of airports in Estonia have been increased and improved. Tallinn Airport gas witnessed great developments. It is served by most of the important international and domestic airlines.
Most of the important airlines have flights from and to the Tallinn Airport. Some of the most popular airlines operating from the Tallinn Airport are as follows:
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Czech Airlines
- airBaltic
- Estonian Air
- Scandinavian Airlines
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Aero Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Finnair
- Norwegian Air Shuttle
- Airest
For the convenience of the people there are 2 bus stops near the airport terminal. Some of the airport facilities available at the terminal building of the Tallinn Airport are as follows:
- Cafe
- Telephone services
- Currency exchange
- Wired/wireless Internet facility
- Duty free shop
- Post office
- Car rental
- Porter services
- Travel agency
General information about Tallinn Airport:
Telephone number: 372-605-8701
Fax number: 372-605-8900
Email: marketing@tllapt.ee | 
