# Kuusamo Airport (KAO / EFKS)

**Kuusamo Airport** (IATA: KAO, ICAO: EFKS) is a medium airport in Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia Region, Finland. It opened in 1969. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 130 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KAO / EFKS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1969
- Elevation: 264 m / 866 ft
- Coordinates: 65.9876, 29.2394
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 130,084 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kuusamo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuusamo_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q530071
- Weather station: EFKS · WMO 02869
- Ident: EFKS

## Timeline

- 1969: Kuusamo Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 132° / 312° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 73,426 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 69,057 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 76,835 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 88,143 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 114,829 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 115,091 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 71,539 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 75,076 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 118,130 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 121,479 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 127,053 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 130,084 | Eurostat |

## Routes

11 destinations in 6 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 666 km / 414 mi · Finnair

### Seasonal (10)

- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 1,045 km / 649 mi · AirBaltic
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 1,730 km / 1,075 mi · AirBaltic
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,749 km / 1,087 mi · Eurowings, AirBaltic
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,065 km / 1,283 mi · Eurowings
- [RTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehrd.md) Rotterdam The Hague Airport · Netherlands · 2,083 km / 1,294 mi · Transavia
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,131 km / 1,324 mi · Lufthansa
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,219 km / 1,379 mi · TUI Airways, AirBaltic
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 2,276 km / 1,414 mi · TUI Airways
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 2,333 km / 1,450 mi · TUI Airways, AirBaltic
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,391 km / 1,486 mi · Edelweiss Air

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,219 km / 1,379 mi · Jet2.com

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (8)

- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 5 · seasonal
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 3 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 2 · seasonal
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1
- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 1 · seasonal charter
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 130K (2025) | #1,722 of 3,974 | #366 in Europe | #10 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =390 in Europe | =11 in FI |
| Elevation | 264 m / 866 ft | =20,120 of 43,403 | =1,705 in Europe | #2 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =1,090 in Europe | #26 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 118.650 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 114.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [FI-0006](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fi-0006.md) Taivalkoski · 82 km / 51 mi
- [ULPK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ulpk.md) Kalevala Airfield · 123 km / 76 mi
- [EFKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkm.md) Kemijärvi Airfield · 123 km / 76 mi
- [EFPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efpu.md) Pudasjärvi Airfield · 123 km / 77 mi
- [EFRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efru.md) Ranua Airfield · 130 km / 81 mi
- [EFSU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efsu.md) Suomussalmi Airfield · 132 km / 82 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: “Kuusamo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuusamo_Airport&oldid=1363050843), 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/efks/data