# Kitee Airport (KTQ / EFIT)

**Kitee Airport** (IATA: KTQ, ICAO: EFIT) is a medium airport in Kitee, North Karelia Region, Finland. It opened in 1989. It has one runway, 1,500 m (4,921 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/efit

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KTQ / EFIT
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Kitee, North Karelia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1989
- Elevation: 111 m / 364 ft
- Coordinates: 62.1661, 30.0736
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,500 m / 4,921 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: http://www.kitee.fi/Resource.phx/sivut/sivut-kitee/palvelut/liikenne/ilmailu.htx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitee_Airfield (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4347133
- Ident: EFIT

## Timeline

- 1989: Kitee Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 019° / 199° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | =6,995 of 29,858 | =971 in Europe | =30 in FI |
| Elevation | 111 m / 364 ft | =29,807 of 43,403 | =3,367 in Europe | #40 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1989 | =9,515 of 15,079 | =1,276 in Europe | #37 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RDO | 123.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [JOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efjo.md) Joensuu Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [SVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efsa.md) Savonlinna Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [VRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efvr.md) Varkaus Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [KUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efku.md) Kuopio Airport · 149 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/efit/data