The Country

Geography:
Located in northern Europe, on the eastern side of the Baltic Sea, Estonia includes more than 1,500 islands. Estonia's only landward neighbours are Latvia to the south, and Russia to the east. To the west lies the Baltic Sea, while to the north is the Gulf of Finland, which separate Estonia from Finland. The terrain is quite low flat, generally less than 200 m (565 ft) above sea level, partly forested and features several large lakes. The total land area is 45,125 sq km (17,423 sq miles).
The Population of 1.4 million (2000 figure) comprises 30% of Estonian origin, 62% Russian and 8% other ethnic groups. The Estonian language is closely related to Finnish. The capital city is Tallinn.

National History:

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Estonian History

Further National Information:
BBC News Profile: Denmark
Yahoo Estonia page
wikipedia: Estonia
wikipedia: History of Estonia

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
Estonia was officially allocated the civil aircraft registration range C-Exxx in 1919, but this is not thought to have been used. A parallel system using E- to prefix a number was used instead. In 1929 the civil aircraft registration ES-AAA onwards was adopted. After independence was regained in 1991 the ES-AAA sequence was resumed.

An incomplete all-time Estonian civil aircraft register listing is here.

Military Air Arms:
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Eesti Õhuvägi)

Historical military air arms-
Army Aviation (Eesti Õhuvägi) [1918-1940]
Military Aviation (Sonderstaffel Buschmann) [1941-1945]

Central Government Agencies:
Border Guard (Eesti Piirivalve Lennusalk)

Public Service Aviation:
Medical Aviation - no information
Police - no aviation branch

Commercial Aviation:
A/S Enimex
Estonian Air
ELK Airways

wikipedia: Airlines of Estonia
The World's Airlines: Estonia

Private Aviation:
To be added

Aircraft Manufacturers:
Only amateur aircraft construction known.

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Airports in Estonia

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing - to be added.

Aviation Museums:
Tartu Lennundusmuuseum

Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
No Estonian aviation magazines known.

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Estonian Aviation Bibliography - to be added

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:
Tartu Aviation College

Aviation Museums Estonia