# Rovaniemi Airport (RVN / EFRO)

**Rovaniemi Airport** (IATA: RVN, ICAO: EFRO) is a large airport in Rovaniemi, Lapland Region, Finland. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 3,002 m (9,849 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 1.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RVN / EFRO
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Rovaniemi, Lapland Region, Finland
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 196 m / 642 ft
- Coordinates: 66.5633, 25.8298
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,002 m / 9,849 ft
- Passengers: 1,123,326 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/rovaniemi/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rovaniemi_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1323139
- Weather station: EFRO · WMO 02845
- Ident: EFRO

## Timeline

- 1940: Rovaniemi Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,002 m / 9,849 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 037° / 217° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 444,143 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 477,298 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 487,547 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 581,268 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 648,005 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 668,443 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 269,324 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 256,532 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 564,138 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 738,003 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 949,614 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,123,326 | Eurostat |

## Routes

44 destinations in 17 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [TOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/entc.md) Tromsø Airport · Norway · 449 km / 279 mi · Finnair
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 696 km / 432 mi · Finnair
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 2,511 km / 1,560 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (41)

- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,402 km / 871 mi · Scandinavian Airlines
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 1,623 km / 1,008 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 1,674 km / 1,040 mi · Eurowings
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,719 km / 1,068 mi · Eurowings, easyJet
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 1,927 km / 1,197 mi · easyJet
- [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · United Kingdom · 1,939 km / 1,205 mi · TUI Airways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 1,962 km / 1,219 mi · KLM, easyJet
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 2,002 km / 1,244 mi · Eurowings
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 2,081 km / 1,293 mi · Lufthansa
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,113 km / 1,313 mi · TUI Airways, Ryanair, easyJet
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 2,120 km / 1,317 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [LPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggp.md) Liverpool John Lennon Airport · United Kingdom · 2,136 km / 1,327 mi · Ryanair
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 2,153 km / 1,338 mi · easyJet
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 2,154 km / 1,338 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 2,156 km / 1,340 mi · Ryanair
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · United Kingdom · 2,170 km / 1,348 mi · easyJet
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 2,175 km / 1,351 mi · TUI Airways, Ryanair, easyJet
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 2,179 km / 1,354 mi · easyJet
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 2,180 km / 1,355 mi · Lufthansa
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 2,187 km / 1,359 mi · Luxair
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,203 km / 1,369 mi · Eurowings
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 2,241 km / 1,392 mi · TUI Airways, easyJet, British Airways
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · Ryanair
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 2,311 km / 1,436 mi · TUI Airways, Ryanair, easyJet
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 2,329 km / 1,447 mi · Ryanair
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,349 km / 1,460 mi · Edelweiss Air
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 2,360 km / 1,466 mi · Air France, easyJet
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 2,394 km / 1,488 mi · Transavia
- [SNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/einn.md) Shannon Airport · Ireland · 2,434 km / 1,512 mi · Ryanair
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 2,538 km / 1,577 mi · easyJet, Neos
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 2,540 km / 1,578 mi · easyJet
- [LYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll.md) Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · France · 2,620 km / 1,628 mi · easyJet
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 2,783 km / 1,729 mi · easyJet
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,818 km / 1,751 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 2,877 km / 1,788 mi · Neos
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 2,886 km / 1,793 mi · easyJet
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 2,943 km / 1,829 mi · easyJet
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 3,145 km / 1,954 mi · SunExpress
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 3,166 km / 1,967 mi · Vueling
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 3,421 km / 2,126 mi · Iberia
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 3,889 km / 2,417 mi · Israir Airlines

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,113 km / 1,313 mi · Jet2.com

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (22)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 17 · seasonal
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 10
- BY [TUI Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tui-airways) · 5 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 4 · seasonal
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 2
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2 · seasonal
- NO [Neos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/neos) · 2 · seasonal
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1 · seasonal
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1 · seasonal
- 6H [Israir Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/israir-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 1 · seasonal charter
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1 · seasonal
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- LG [Luxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/luxair) · 1 · seasonal
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1 · seasonal
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.1M (2025) | #777 of 3,974 | #192 in Europe | #2 in FI |
| Longest runway | 3,002 m / 9,849 ft | =1,173 of 29,858 | =159 in Europe | #2 in FI |
| Elevation | 196 m / 642 ft | =24,574 of 43,403 | =2,247 in Europe | #7 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 | 125.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 117.700 |
| GND | GND | 118.525 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 125.100 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [SOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efso.md) Sodankyla Airport · 99 km / 61 mi
- [KEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efke.md) Kemi-Tornio Airport · 104 km / 64 mi
- [KTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkt.md) Kittilä International Airport · 133 km / 83 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: “Rovaniemi Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rovaniemi_Airport&oldid=1365184284), revision of 20 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/efro/data