# Ivalo Airport (IVL / EFIV) **Ivalo Airport** (IATA: IVL, ICAO: EFIV) is a large airport in Ivalo, Lapland Region, Finland. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,499 m (8,199 ft). It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 250 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/efiv ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: IVL / EFIV - Type: Large airport - Operator: Finavia - Serves: Ivalo, Lapland Region, Finland - Opened: 1943 - Elevation: 147 m / 481 ft - Coordinates: 68.6073, 27.4053 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,499 m / 8,199 ft - Passengers: 249,789 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki - Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/ivalo/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivalo_Airport (33 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q850269 - Weather station: EFIV · WMO 02807 - Ident: EFIV ## Timeline - 1943: Ivalo Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 04/22 | 2,499 m / 8,199 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 047° / 227° | yes | | 08/26 | 800 m / 2,625 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 142,708 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 155,204 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 179,592 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 210,993 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 243,443 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 240,741 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 115,443 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 111,120 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 198,809 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 221,525 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 250,046 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 249,789 | Eurostat | ## Routes 9 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (2) - [KKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/enkr.md) Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen · Norway · 159 km / 99 mi · Finnair - [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 929 km / 577 mi · Finnair ### Seasonal (7) - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 2,169 km / 1,348 mi · TUI fly Netherlands - [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,218 km / 1,378 mi · Eurowings - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,304 km / 1,432 mi · Lufthansa - [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 2,357 km / 1,465 mi · Austrian Airlines - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 2,434 km / 1,512 mi · British Airways - [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,575 km / 1,600 mi · Edelweiss Air - [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 2,601 km / 1,616 mi · Transavia, Vueling ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from IVL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (9) - AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 2 - OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1 · seasonal - WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal - EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal - LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 · seasonal - HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal - OR [TUI fly Netherlands](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-fly-netherlands) · 1 · seasonal - VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 250K (2025) | #1,431 of 3,974 | #311 in Europe | #6 in FI | | Longest runway | 2,499 m / 8,199 ft | =2,575 of 29,858 | =475 in Europe | =17 in FI | | Elevation | 147 m / 481 ft | =27,472 of 43,403 | =2,822 in Europe | #20 in FI | | Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =662 in Europe | #20 in FI | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in FI | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 123.200 | | TWR | TWR | 118.000 | ## Nearby airports - [EFVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efvu.md) Vuotso Airfield · 59 km / 37 mi - [EFJP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efjp.md) Jäkäläpää Airfield · 68 km / 42 mi - [EFPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efpa.md) Pokka Airfield · 82 km / 51 mi - [NO-0078](https://dromopedia.com/airports/no-0078.md) Maggi Beach Airstrip · 122 km / 76 mi - [SOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efso.md) Sodankyla Airport · 139 km / 86 mi - [NO-0080](https://dromopedia.com/airports/no-0080.md) Ravnastua Airstrip · 141 km / 88 mi ## In collections - [Northernmost airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/northernmost) #80 ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Ivalo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ivalo_Airport&oldid=1369679218), revision of 16 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [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/efiv/data