Kemi-Tornio Airport

Kemi-Tornio Airport
Kemi-Tornion lentoasema
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
LocationKemi, Finland
OpenedJune 18, 1939 (1939-06-18)
Built1937-1939
Elevation AMSL62 ft / 18.9 m
Coordinates65°46′45″N 024°35′05″E / 65.77917°N 24.58472°E / 65.77917; 24.58472
Websitewww.finavia.fi
Map
KEM
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 8,212 2,503 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers66,800[1]
Landings1,031[2]
Source: AIP Finland[3]

Kemi-Tornio Airport (IATA: KEM, ICAO: EFKE; Finnish: Kemi-Tornion lentoasema; Swedish: Kemi-Torneå flygplats) is an airport in Kemi, Finland. The airport is located near the district of Lautiosaari, east of the Kemijoki (Kemi River), 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Kemi city centre and 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Tornio city centre.[4] The airport is owned and operated by Finavia.

Terminal

There is a small cafe/restaurant landside at the airport, open to the public and to passengers. There is also a small gift shop for souvenirs. The following car rental companies serve at Kemi airport: Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Scandia Rent.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kemi-Tornio Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Finnair Helsinki,[5][6] Kokkola[6][7]

Statistics

Passengers

Annual passenger statistics for Kemi-Tornio Airport [8][9]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2005 85,133 2,750 87,883 −15.5%
2006 82,867 2,157 85,024 −3.3%
2007 89,661 2,606 92,267 +8.5%
2008 93,496 2,391 95,887 +3.7%
2009 94,243 1,366 95,609 −0.3%
2010 95,079 1,483 96,562 +0.6%
2011 91,895 1,862 93,757 -2.9%
2014 57,707 1,333 59,040 +2.4%
2015 55,206 1,136 56,342 -4.6%
2016 60,645 669 61,314 +8.8%
2017 95,610 8,852 104,462 +70.4%
2018 65,004 1,796 66,800 −36.1%
2019 62,516 1,063 63,579 −4.8%
2020 13,661 0 13,661 −78.5%
2021 16,705 33 16,738 +22.5%
2022 21,735 748 22,501 +34.4%
2023 35,614 1,737 37,351 +66.0%
2024 30,638 2,206 32,844 −12.1%
2025 32,215 2,409 34,624 +5.4%
PassengersYear020,00040,00060,00080,000100,000120,000140,0001995200020052010201520202025PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

Freight and mail

Loaded/Unloaded freight and mail (tons) Kemi-Tornio Airport [10][11]
Year Domestic freight Domestic mail International freight International mail Total freight and mail Change
2005 47 2 2 0 51 −23.9%
2006 56 1 0 0 57 +11.8%
2007 78 1 0 0 79 +38.6%
2008 88 1 1 0 90 +13.9%
2009 56 1 0 0 57 −36.7%
2010 25 1 0 0 27 −52.6%

Ground transportation

There is no public transportation directly to the airport. However, there is a bus stop around 700 metres (2,300 ft) from the airport. Airport taxi to Kemi takes around 15 minutes in travel time whereas the trip to Tornio takes approximately 25 minutes. There is a parking lot just in front of the terminal door.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Passengers 2017" (PDF). Finavia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-08.
  2. ^ "Air transport landings 2017" (PDF). Finavia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-10.
  3. ^ "EFKE Kemi-Tornio" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 12 February 2011. pp. EFKE AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Kemi-Tornio Airport – Transport Connections". Finavia. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Finnair Adds State-Subsidised Routes in 4Q22". Aeroroutes.
  6. ^ a b "Finnair flies state-subsidised routes to Kajaani, Kokkola, Kemi, Jyväskylä and Joensuu from October to July". 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Finnair Adds State-Subsidised Routes in 4Q22". Aeroroutes.
  8. ^ "Traffic statistics". Finavia. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Finavia traffic statistics 1998-2025". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2009" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  11. ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

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