# Rautavaara Airfield, Rautavaara, Finland

**Rautavaara Airfield** is a small airport in Rautavaara, Northern Savonia Region, Finland. It opened in 1966. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,230 m (4,035 ft).

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

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rautavaara, Northern Savonia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1966
- Elevation: 145 m / 476 ft
- Coordinates: 63.4242, 28.1242
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,230 m / 4,035 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rautavaara_Airfield (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4348219
- Weather station: EFKU · WMO 02917
- Ident: EFRA

## Timeline

- 1966: Rautavaara Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,230 m / 4,035 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Gravel | 186° / 006° |  |
| 05/23 | 500 m / 1,640 ft | 15 m / 49 ft | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,230 m / 4,035 ft | =9,442 of 29,858 | =1,144 in Europe | #37 in FI |
| Elevation | 145 m / 476 ft | =27,560 of 43,403 | =2,838 in Europe | #22 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =1,041 in Europe | #25 in FI |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | Rautavaara traffic | 123.650 |
| ACC Sector | Tampere radar | 135.525 |

## Nearby airports

- [EFLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efll.md) Lapinlahti Airfield · 32 km / 20 mi
- [KUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efku.md) Kuopio Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [EFII](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efii.md) Iisalmi Airfield · 55 km / 34 mi
- [EFLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efln.md) Lieksa Nurmes Airfield · 75 km / 47 mi
- [EFRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efrv.md) Kiuruvesi Airfield · 81 km / 50 mi
- [KAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efki.md) Kajaani Airport · 98 km / 61 mi

## Sources

- [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)
- [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/efra/data