# Kuopio Airport (KUO / EFKU)

**Kuopio Airport** (IATA: KUO, ICAO: EFKU) is a large airport in Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Northern Savonia Region, Finland. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 2,800 m (9,186 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 145 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KUO / EFKU
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Northern Savonia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 99 m / 323 ft
- Coordinates: 63.0071, 27.7978
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft
- Passengers: 144,514 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kuopio
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuopio_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q973283
- Weather station: EFKU · WMO 02917
- Ident: EFKU

## Timeline

- 1940: Kuopio Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 157° / 337° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 260,307 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 232,320 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 226,872 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 236,248 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 246,854 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 244,744 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 57,938 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 36,560 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 126,586 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 147,525 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 132,762 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 144,514 | Eurostat |

## Routes

5 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 334 km / 208 mi · Finnair

### Seasonal charter (4)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,910 km / 1,808 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Freebird Airlines
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,958 km / 1,838 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 3,065 km / 1,905 mi · Avion Express
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 4,980 km / 3,094 mi · Sunclass Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (6)

- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- X9 [Avion Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avion-express) · 1 · seasonal charter
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1
- FH [Freebird Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freebird-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- DK [Sunclass Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunclass-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 145K (2025) | #1,673 of 3,974 | #359 in Europe | #8 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =258 in Europe | #3 in FI |
| Elevation | 99 m / 323 ft | =30,794 of 43,403 | =3,612 in Europe | #53 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =11 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.775 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [VRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efvr.md) Varkaus Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [JOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efjo.md) Joensuu Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [JYV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efjy.md) Jyväskylä Airport · 127 km / 79 mi
- [SVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efsa.md) Savonlinna Airport · 132 km / 82 mi
- [KAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efki.md) Kajaani Airport · 142 km / 88 mi
- [KTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efit.md) Kitee Airport · 149 km / 93 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: “Kuopio Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuopio_Airport&oldid=1363050696), 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/efku/data