# Joensuu Airport (JOE / EFJO)

**Joensuu Airport** (IATA: JOE, ICAO: EFJO) is a medium airport in Joensuu, North Karelia Region, Finland. It opened in 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,500 m (8,202 ft). It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 41 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JOE / EFJO
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Joensuu, North Karelia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 121 m / 398 ft
- Coordinates: 62.6588, 29.6194
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 41,487 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/joensuu/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joensuu_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370924
- Weather station: EFJO · WMO 02929
- Ident: EFJO

## Timeline

- 1937: Joensuu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 52 m / 171 ft | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | yes |
| 17/35 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Paved | 181° / 001° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 138,072 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 134,070 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 122,538 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 120,184 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 122,297 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 127,444 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 22,089 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 9,343 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 19,401 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 40,941 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 40,186 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 41,487 | Eurostat |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 359 km / 223 mi · Finnair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from JOE, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 41K (2025) | #2,160 of 3,974 | #452 in Europe | #13 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =390 in Europe | =11 in FI |
| Elevation | 121 m / 398 ft | =29,129 of 43,403 | =3,203 in Europe | #32 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =5 in FI |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 115.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [KTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efit.md) Kitee Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [SVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efsa.md) Savonlinna Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [KUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efku.md) Kuopio Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [VRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efvr.md) Varkaus Airport · 105 km / 65 mi

## 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: “Joensuu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joensuu_Airport&oldid=1371225912), revision of 25 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/efjo/data