TLL - Tallinn 🇪🇪

[Maksim1975yo]

Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Tallinn Airport / Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (ICAO: EETN / IATA: TLL)

Location (City, Country)
Tallinn, Estonia

Airport Type & Size

• Small-to-medium international airport — main air gateway of Estonia.
• 1 runway (08/26), length: 3,070 meters, supports aircraft up to Boeing 777 / A350 (Code E) (Has also had a couple of visits from the AN 124 so likely can support the 747-8F as well due to it having the equipment to unload the 747-400F)
• Passenger traffic: ~3.3 million/year (2024)
• Fully upgraded terminal with jet bridges, Schengen and non-Schengen zones
• Located just 4 km from Tallinn city center, easily accessible by tram, bus, and taxi

Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?

• Brings the Baltic region into the game — currently underrepresented
• Ideal for regional and medium-haul routes across Europe and to the Middle East
• Connects to existing WoA airports: WAW, MUC, FRA, HEL, IST, ZRH
• Base for airBaltic, which operates A220 fleet, not yet widely featured in the game
• Offers a realistic “starter hub” for regional players and potential winter ops due to snow
• Beautiful airport layout with scenic approaches over Tallinn Bay

Major Airlines & Routes

• airBaltic – hub operations with A220 to RIX, VNO, ARN, OSL, BER
• Finnair – to HEL
• Lufthansa – to FRA and MUC
• Ryanair & Wizz Air – LCC routes to STN, CRL, BGY, VIE, TFS
• LOT Polish Airlines – to WAW
• Turkish Airlines – daily to IST
• Seasonal: Turkish SunExpress, Norwegian, FlyDubai, Corendon, SmartLynx (charters)

Unique Features or Challenges

• Single-runway layout makes timing and gate management critical
• Short taxi distances, but limited gate space during peak hours
• Frequent snow and de-icing ops in winter months
• Apron expanded in 2021, includes VIP area and military ramp
• Used for VIP government & NATO traffic, including military flights
• Plane spotting-friendly with clear views of taxiways and takeoffs (especially near RWY 26/ATC tower)
• Tallinn is a major cruise and tech destination, so seasonal demand spikes in summer

Fun Facts / Trivia

• Named after Lennart Meri, the first President of Estonia after independence
• airBaltic started operating A220s here early on — often a first for this aircraft in the Baltics
• Sometimes used for filming and drone races due to scenic open airspace and compact layout

Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Wikipedia – Tallinn Airport Tallinn - Wikipedia _Airport

SkyVector Chart – EETN EETN - Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | SkyVector /Tallinn-Airport

Official site Tallinna lennujaam - maailma koduseim lennujaam!

https://www.tallinn-airport.ee

Good batch of stands,

[Ultra]

Some of this info is a bit wrong but whatever I guess

[Jonnie2604]

Disclaimer : this is unofficial and made for fun.
Credits: @Knudel

[Vincu]

The biggest aircrafts that can land in Tallinn is actually wrong. Infact, the biggest it can handle are Antonov An-124 / Boeing 747s (Code F). That makes this relativly small airport even more unique in my opinion. But this is a great airport suggestion nontheless.

[Hirohitoswaifu]

Did an update of the post and reflected this. Doesn’t seem to have taken the 747-8F before but has taken the AN 124 like you say and the B744F so in theory it should be able to handle it.

[Ultra]

Hate how the name of the city is misspelled in the title haha…

[Hirohitoswaifu]

Glad you noticed haha, I didn’t even see that.

[Aron_fvg]

Tallin (TLL) flight connection