# Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM / EFKE)

**Kemi-Tornio Airport** (IATA: KEM, ICAO: EFKE) is a medium airport in Kemi / Tornio, Lapland Region, Finland. It opened in 1939. It has one runway, 2,503 m (8,212 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 35 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KEM / EFKE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Kemi / Tornio, Lapland Region, Finland
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 19 m / 61 ft
- Coordinates: 65.7787, 24.5821
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,503 m / 8,212 ft
- Passengers: 34,829 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/kemi-tornio/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemi-Tornio_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413172
- Weather station: EFKE · WMO 02864
- Ident: EFKE

## Timeline

- 1939: Kemi-Tornio Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,503 m / 8,212 ft | 48 m / 157 ft | Asphalt | 188° / 008° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 59,045 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 56,342 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 61,311 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 105,457 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 67,488 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 64,234 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 13,792 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 17,016 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 22,852 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 37,694 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 33,014 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 34,829 | Eurostat |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [KOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkk.md) Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport · Finland · 239 km / 149 mi · Finnair
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 607 km / 377 mi · Finnair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 35K (2025) | #2,232 of 3,974 | #467 in Europe | #15 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,503 m / 8,212 ft | =2,291 of 29,858 | =368 in Europe | #9 in FI |
| Elevation | 19 m / 61 ft | =38,655 of 43,403 | =5,179 in Europe | #76 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =495 in Europe | =9 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 123.150 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [OUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efou.md) Oulu Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [RVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efro.md) Rovaniemi Airport · 104 km / 64 mi
- [LLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/espa.md) Luleå Airport · 116 km / 72 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: “Kemi-Tornio Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kemi-Tornio_Airport&oldid=1363048353), revision of 7 Jul 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/efke/data