# Seinäjoki Airport (SJY / EFSI)

**Seinäjoki Airport** (IATA: SJY, ICAO: EFSI) is a medium airport in Seinäjoki / Ilmajoki, South Ostrobothnia Region, Finland. It opened in 1976. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt. In 2010 it handled 6 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SJY / EFSI
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Seinäjoki / Ilmajoki, South Ostrobothnia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1976
- Elevation: 92 m / 302 ft
- Coordinates: 62.6921, 22.8323
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 5,512 (2010)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://seinajokiairport.fi/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sein%C3%A4joki_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432828
- Weather station: EFSI
- Ident: EFSI

## Timeline

- 1976: Seinäjoki Airport opens.
- 14 Nov 1988: Ilmajoki Air Disaster. 6 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | 5,161 | Eurostat |
| 1999 | 9,634 | Eurostat |
| 2000 | 20,324 | Eurostat |
| 2002 | 27,004 | Eurostat |
| 2003 | 27,909 | Eurostat |
| 2004 | 31,615 | Eurostat |
| 2005 | 34,196 | Eurostat |
| 2006 | 37,797 | Eurostat |
| 2007 | 37,672 | Eurostat |
| 2008 | 36,414 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 33,365 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 5,512 | Eurostat |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6K (2010) | #2,903 of 3,974 | #589 in Europe | #20 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =725 in Europe | =22 in FI |
| Elevation | 92 m / 302 ft | =31,225 of 43,403 | =3,719 in Europe | #56 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =1,208 in Europe | #31 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 123.600 |
| APP | KAUHAVA APP | 130.100 |
| RDR | KAUHAVA RADAR | 128.150 |
| TWR | KAUHAVA TWR | 119.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [KHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkj.md) Kauhajoki Airfield · 34 km / 21 mi
- [KAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efka.md) Kauhava Airfield · 50 km / 31 mi
- [VAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efva.md) Vaasa Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [KOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkk.md) Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport · 115 km / 72 mi
- [KEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efha.md) Halli Airport · 137 km / 85 mi
- [POR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efpo.md) Pori Airport · 147 km / 91 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)
- [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/efsi/data