# Sodankyla Airport (SOT / EFSO)

**Sodankyla Airport** (IATA: SOT, ICAO: EFSO) is a medium airport in Sodankyla, Lapland Region, Finland. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 1,500 m (4,921 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Sodankylä. In 1998 it handled 6 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SOT / EFSO
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Sodankylä
- Serves: Sodankyla, Lapland Region, Finland
- Opened: 1940
- Elevation: 184 m / 602 ft
- Coordinates: 67.3950, 26.6191
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,500 m / 4,921 ft
- Passengers: 6 (1998)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://airportsodankyla.fi/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodankyl%C3%A4_Airfield (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268457
- Weather station: EFSO · WMO 02836
- Ident: EFSO

## Timeline

- 1940: Sodankyla Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6 (1998) | =3,915 of 3,974 | =821 in Europe | =28 in FI |
| Longest runway | 1,500 m / 4,921 ft | =6,995 of 29,858 | =971 in Europe | =30 in FI |
| Elevation | 184 m / 602 ft | =25,270 of 43,403 | =2,373 in Europe | #8 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 123.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [KTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkt.md) Kittilä International Airport · 83 km / 51 mi
- [RVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efro.md) Rovaniemi Airport · 99 km / 61 mi
- [IVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efiv.md) Ivalo Airport · 139 km / 86 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/efso/data