# Oulu Airport (OUL / EFOU)

**Oulu Airport** (IATA: OUL, ICAO: EFOU) is a large airport in Oulu / Oulunsalo, North Ostrobothnia Region, Finland. It opened on 30 Jun 1953. It has one runway, 2,501 m (8,205 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 548 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OUL / EFOU
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Oulu / Oulunsalo, North Ostrobothnia Region, Finland
- Opened: 30 Jun 1953
- Elevation: 14 m / 47 ft
- Coordinates: 64.9301, 25.3546
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,501 m / 8,205 ft
- Passengers: 547,743 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/oulu
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulu_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1131604
- Weather station: EFOU · WMO 02875
- Ident: EFOU

## Timeline

- 30 Jun 1953: Oulu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,501 m / 8,205 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 121° / 301° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 960,299 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 982,688 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,027,367 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 927,884 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,105,333 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,064,917 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 315,096 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 302,859 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 636,385 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 556,589 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 582,898 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 547,743 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [TMP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eftp.md) Tampere-Pirkkala Airport · Finland · 401 km / 249 mi · Finnair
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 513 km / 319 mi · Finnair
- [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 894 km / 556 mi · AirBaltic
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,924 km / 1,196 mi · Discover Airlines

### Seasonal charter (2)

- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 3,177 km / 1,974 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 3,270 km / 2,032 mi · Aegean Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 2 · seasonal charter
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 2
- BT [AirBaltic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airbaltic) · 1
- 4Y [Discover Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/discover-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Oulun Tilauslento](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/oulun-tilauslento).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 548K (2025) | #1,076 of 3,974 | #248 in Europe | #3 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,501 m / 8,205 ft | =2,305 of 29,858 | =376 in Europe | #10 in FI |
| Elevation | 14 m / 47 ft | =39,466 of 43,403 | =5,291 in Europe | #77 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1953 | =3,935 of 15,079 | =792 in Europe | #22 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 135.450 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [KEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efke.md) Kemi-Tornio Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [YLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efyl.md) Ylivieska Airfield · 102 km / 63 mi
- [KAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efki.md) Kajaani Airport · 133 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: “Oulu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oulu_Airport&oldid=1373004694), revision of 3 Sep 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/efou/data