Helsinki Vantaa Airport to Tampere-Pirkkala Airport flight plan

This Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 flight takes you from Helsinki Vantaa Airport (EFHK) to Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (EFTP), a short hop of about 77 nautical miles (143 km). Allow about 10m in the air in the Airbus A320. That works out at an average groundspeed of around 462 knots over the whole flight. Cruise is planned at 12,000 ft. The plan is filed under IFR rules. EFJY is listed as the alternate.

Leaving EFHK you head north west. The straight line distance between the two airports is about 77 nautical miles, so this route is almost a direct line. Helsinki Vantaa Airport sits at 179 ft and Tampere-Pirkkala Airport at 390 ft above sea level, which is worth knowing when you set your approach and landing performance.

You pass 2 waypoints on the way, starting at HEL and finishing at PIR. The highest altitude set on any waypoint is 660 ft.

To fly it in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, download the .pln file from the export panel and load it from the flight plan menu on the World Map. You can also copy the route string into your own planning tools, or import the plan into SimBrief.