<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Tallinn International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The building of Tallinn Airport started on 16 November 1931, and the first test landing was commenced by captain Reissar piloting Estonian Air Force Avro 594 Avian, tail number 120. The airport was opened officially on 20 September 1936, although it had been operational a good while before the official opening - LOT Polish Airlines, which commenced its first passenger flight from Tallinn on 18 August 1932 with Fokker F.VIIb/3m from Lasnam&auml;e Airfield, later relocated the flights to Tallinn Airport and in 1935 the airport had 6 arrivals and departures on average every day. In April 1935 a ramp for seaplanes was built on a shore of Lake &Uuml;lemiste, together with a small arch bridge and a customs office, which allowed seaplanes to be relocated from a sea port.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The same year the airport administration building was erected, which also served initially as a waiting place for travellers. The total cost of the whole airport project, including the cost of building flight hangars, was 25 million sents.</p>
<p class="blog-para">During the German occupation, regular international connections were announced on 16 October and already restored on 15 November 1941, when Deutsche Lufthansa and Aero O/Y started the route Helsinki-Tallinn-Riga-K&ouml;nigsberg-Berlin. From 1942 to 1944 Sonderstaffel Buschmann was based at Tallinn Airport. On 12 April 2012 Tallinn Airport announced, that it will build next year a new terminal with five stands for low-cost airlines, which will be easily removable and extendable.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pt-2 pb-3">Ground Transportation from Tallinn International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Tram: </strong>The best connection between downtown Tallinn and the airport is provided by tramline "4". The tram network extension to the airport terminal was opened on 1 September 2017. Trams mostly go with 6-minute intervals, the journey from downtown to the airport (and vice versa) takes 18&ndash;19 minutes. Trams run through the 150-metre long &Uuml;lemiste tram tunnel beneath the Tallinn-Narva railway. Like all public transportation in Tallinn, the tram is free to the city's residents.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> The line "2" offers a connection to M&otilde;igu subdistrict of Tallin (M&otilde;igu is located 1&ndash;2 km southeast from airport towards Tartu). On the returning route from M&otilde;igu to Tallinn downtown (and further to Tallinn Passenger Port) the line "2" stops in Tartu Road (on the other side of parking house, not in public transportation terminal (or tram terminal)). Therefore, when going to city centre it is more convenient (easier) to take tram than bus "2". The line "2" buses go mostly with 20-minute intervals.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Rail:</strong> The nearest station is &Uuml;lemiste train station, which lies about 800 metres from the airport, near &Uuml;lemiste Keskus. It provides access to regional rail and commuter rail lines of Elron. The station and Tallinn Airport are connected through the bus lines "49" and "65" and the tram line "4".</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Highway:</strong> The airport is accessed by the E263 expressway (which shares the same route with the Estonian national road T2). The E20 expressway (which follows the T1) intersects with the E263 expressway 900 metres (3,000 ft) away from the airport towards the city centre. The E67 expressway (Via Baltica, follows the Estonian national road T4) is easily accessible via the 3.8-kilometre-long (2.4 mi) dual carriageway J&auml;rvevana Road, which provides a direct connection with E263 at the intersection.</li>
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