# Savonlinna Airport (SVL / EFSA)

**Savonlinna Airport** (IATA: SVL, ICAO: EFSA) is a medium airport in Savonlinna, Southern Savonia Region, Finland. It opened in 1974. It has one runway, 2,300 m (7,546 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 7 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SVL / EFSA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Savonlinna, Southern Savonia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1974
- Elevation: 95 m / 311 ft
- Coordinates: 61.9431, 28.9451
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,300 m / 7,546 ft
- Passengers: 6,805 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/savonlinna
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savonlinna_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954725
- Weather station: EFSA · WMO 02948
- Ident: EFSA

## Timeline

- 1974: Savonlinna Airport opens.
- 1980: Finavia becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,300 m / 7,546 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 126° / 306° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 10,396 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 13,519 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 11,601 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 12,371 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 10,744 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 10,489 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 1,202 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 613 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 3,165 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 3,041 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 7,099 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 6,805 | Eurostat |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 280 km / 174 mi · Budapest Aircraft Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- RP [Budapest Aircraft Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/budapest-aircraft-service) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7K (2025) | #2,841 of 3,974 | #576 in Europe | #19 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,300 m / 7,546 ft | =3,042 of 29,858 | =599 in Europe | #20 in FI |
| Elevation | 95 m / 311 ft | =31,060 of 43,403 | =3,677 in Europe | #55 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =1,177 in Europe | #29 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 118.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 117.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [VRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efvr.md) Varkaus Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [KTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efit.md) Kitee Airport · 64 km / 40 mi
- [JOE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efjo.md) Joensuu Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [MIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efmi.md) Mikkeli Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [LPP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eflp.md) Lappeenranta Airport · 109 km / 67 mi
- [KUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efku.md) Kuopio Airport · 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: “Savonlinna Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Savonlinna_Airport&oldid=1363077602), 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/efsa/data