Redstone AERO

What Redstone AERO does

Redstone AERO is a Finnish privately held airport operator, developer, and infrastructure owner (Redstone Aero Oy), founded in 2017 and headquartered at Pyhtää, Finland, where it owns and operates Helsinki-East Aerodrome (EFPR), a 300-hectare digital airport prototype located approximately 60 minutes east of Helsinki on the E18 highway corridor. The company is licensed as an airport operator under EASA and provides airport permits and licensing, technical infrastructure solutions, and full-service airport management to municipalities, state-owned airport operators, and aviation industry clients—particularly airports detaching from the Finavia network and smaller airports seeking to extend operations or upgrade their service offering.

Its core technology stack is built around the Aeroportal digital airport management system (an EASA-compliant operations manual, operating platform, and airport-specific database), combined with Remote Tower Control (delivering air traffic services from a remote location rather than a conventional ATC tower) and Satellite Approach (SBAS) for more accurate and flexible navigation. These underpin the company's "Digital Airport" concept, which enables small and medium airports to achieve 24/7 professional status at lower cost and accommodates drone, vertiport, and electric-aviation use cases. The LIFT Future Aerospace Center, backed by a EUR 2.5 million Finnish government investment, functions as an R&D and prototyping testbed at Helsinki-East for unmanned and electric aviation.

Redstone's revenue model is a mix of managed services, professional services, and platform licensing: airport management contracts for client airports, permits and licensing services, Aeroportal contract licensing (covering license maintenance, official database upkeep, and employee training), technical infrastructure development, and drone/vertiport services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per client. Go-to-market is B2B enterprise field sales directed at governments, municipalities, and aviation stakeholders, supported by recurring public-private partnerships with the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Economy, Business Finland, and VTT, and by the Tech Runway annual Future Aviation Conference and Expo. With 6 employees disclosed, the organization is lean and operator-led, with founder Esa Korjula as Chairman and Aapo Korjula handling airport operations.

Name

Redstone AERO

Legal name

Redstone Aero Oy

Website

https://redstone.aero

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Redstone AERO is a Finnish licensed airport operator and developer that runs Helsinki-East Aerodrome (EFPR) and provides digital airport management, remote tower control, and SBAS approach services to municipalities and smaller airports across the Nordic region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pyhtää

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Airport Management Services: Full-service airport management for airports detaching from Finavia network and smaller airports. Includes professional airport maintenance, extended opening hours, and cost-effective operating models.
2. Airport Permits and Licensing: Services include obtaining and maintaining airport permits and licensing. Maintenance of operating licenses transferred to Redstone Aero experts.
3. Aeroportal Platform Licensing: Digital airport management system offered as contract service. Includes database upkeep per official requirements and employee training.
4. Technical Infrastructure Solutions: Technical solutions on airport infrastructure including construction, planning, and development services for new and existing airports.
5. Drone/Vertiport Services: Services for drone logistics and air taxi infrastructure including permits and infrastructure development for vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Redstone AERO is a licensed airport operator and developer that operates Helsinki-East Aerodrome (EFPR) and provides full-service airport management, permits and licensing, technical infrastructure solutions, and its Aeroportal digital airport management platform. The company delivers remote tower control, satellite-based approach systems, and drone/vertiport infrastructure services to municipalities, airport operators, aviation companies and government clients primarily in Finland and the Nordic region.

Product overview

Redstone AERO offers a unified portfolio centered on digital airport operations and management. The core offerings include Helsinki-East Aerodrome (a digital airport prototype serving as Finland's aviation industry hub), the Nordic Airports network (airport management services for existing and new airports), and Aeroportal (a digital airport management platform serving as an EASA-compliant operations manual and database). Supporting modules include Remote Tower Control for remote air traffic services, Satellite Approach for navigation augmentation, and LIFT Future Aerospace Center for R&D testing. Tech Runway is an annual industry event. Together, these products enable Redstone AERO to provide end-to-end airport development, licensing, infrastructure, and digital management services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aeroportal: Digital airport management system serving as an EASA-compliant operations manual, operating platform, and airport-specific database for professional airport operations.
• Digital Airport
• Tech Runway

Products and services

• Helsinki-East Aerodrome (EFPR) A digital airport prototype and regional airport for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, serving as a hub for the Finnish aviation industry with professional pilot training, aerial works, aircraft manufacturing and maintenance capabilities. Holds EASA Aerodrome status with a 2070x30m asphalt runway and 300 hectares of zoned airport area for aviation, logistics and industrial tenants.
• Nordic Airports Network A network of airports and aerodromes operated and developed by Redstone AERO, offering full-service airport management, cost-effective operating models with extended opening hours, and professional airport maintenance for airports detaching from the Finavia network or smaller airports seeking to develop their operations.
• Aeroportal — Digital Airport Management System

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Key government partner in initial development phases of Helsinki-East Aerodrome project. Supported zoning process and airport development.
• Ministry of Economy (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Government ministry supporting economic development aspects of the airport project and regional development initiatives.
• Business FinlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndorsed the test center as Finland needs world class testbeds for business and industry growth. Key supporter of LIFT Future Aerospace Center.
• VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndorsed Helsinki-East as test center for future aviation technologies. VTT recognizes the need for world class testbeds for business and industry growth.
• Pyhtää MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in zoning 300 hectares for Helsinki-East Aerodrome area as logistics and industrial park. Committed to development of future aviation infrastructure.
• LIFT - Future Aerospace CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFuture air traffic testbed and research center at Helsinki-East Aerodrome. Offers members access to cutting edge market and aviation R&D capabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Swedavia: Swedish state-owned operator of the country's ten busiest airports. Comparable Nordic state airport operator facing similar small/regional airport modernization questions where Redstone's Aeroportal and remote tower offering could apply.
• Avinor: Norwegian state-owned operator of 44 airports, including many small/regional airports. Operates in the same Nordic geography and faces analogous challenges with regional airport cost-efficiency that Redstone's digital airport stack addresses.
• Finavia: State-owned operator of Finland's network of airports, including the largest hubs. Direct incumbent competitor that Redstone is positioning against by serving airports detaching from Finavia and offering alternative digital management models.

Emerging players

• Skyports: UK-based developer of vertiport infrastructure for urban air mobility and electric air taxi operators. Directly comparable to Redstone's vertiport/droneport infrastructure development line of business, particularly relevant to the Helsinki-East UAM/eVTOL roadmap.

Direct peers

• Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions: Swedish-origin pioneer of certified Remote Tower Control technology, now operating remotely-towered airports globally. Closest direct peer to Redstone's Remote Tower Control and Digital Airport concept in both technology stack and target market of small/regional airports.
• Searidge Technologies: Canadian provider of digital airport management and remote tower solutions, including AI-driven ATC decision support. Directly comparable to Redstone's Aeroportal platform in delivering digital airport operational tooling to smaller airports.

Broad incumbents

• Thales Group: Global aerospace and defense major with a large air traffic management and avionics business. Overlaps with Redstone on satellite-based navigation/approach (SBAS) and digital ATC infrastructure, but addresses the segment as one of many.
• Frequentis: Austrian-headquartered global supplier of air traffic management and remote tower control solutions. Competes with Redstone on the remote tower technology layer for small/medium airports but operates across a much broader ATC portfolio.
• ADB Safegate: Global provider of airport solutions including air traffic control, gate management, airfield lighting, and airport IT. Overlaps with Redstone on remote tower and digital airport operations, but serves as a broad incumbent across the full airport technology stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RedstoneAero
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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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