Kuusamo Airport
Kuusamo Airport Kuusamon lentoasema | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kuusamo, Finland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 866 ft / 264 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°59′25″N 029°13′55″E / 65.99028°N 29.23194°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Source: AIP Finland[3] | |||||||||||
Kuusamo Airport (IATA: KAO, ICAO: EFKS) is an airport in Kuusamo, Finland. It is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kuusamo's town centre.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kuusamo Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich[4] |
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Berlin (begins 20 December 2026),[5] Düsseldorf[6] |
| Finnair | Helsinki[7] |
| Jet2.com | Seasonal charter: Dublin, London–Gatwick, Manchester[8] |
| Lufthansa | Seasonal: Frankfurt[9][10] |
| Transavia | Seasonal: Rotterdam[11] |
| TUI Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham,[12] London–Gatwick, Manchester[13] |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Rotterdam[14] |
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87,802 | 13,476 | 101,278 | −0.6% |
| 2006 | 87,366 | 23,680 | 111,046 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 84,279 | 24,115 | 108,394 | −2.3% |
| 2008 | 78,738 | 24,192 | 102,930 | −4.8% |
| 2009 | 75,136 | 18,947 | 94,083 | −8.6% |
| 2010 | 68,953 | 13,544 | 82,497 | −12.3% |
| 2011 | 81,283 | 10,476 | 91,759 | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 75,521 | 10,965 | 86,486 | −5.7% |
| 2013 | 62,415 | 12,168 | 74,583 | −13.8% |
| 2014 | 62,789 | 10,643 | 73,432 | −1.5% |
| 2015 | 57,478 | 11,427 | 68,905 | −6.2% |
| 2016 | 62,902 | 13,946 | 76,848 | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 67,183 | 20,569 | 87,752 | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 79,515 | 34,054 | 113,569 | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 78,103 | 35,890 | 113,993 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 47,689 | 23,254 | 70,943 | −37.8% |
| 2021 | 53,315 | 20,894 | 74,209 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 67,754 | 49,350 | 117,104 | +57.8% |
| 2023 | 63,874 | 56,677 | 120,551 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 62,318 | 63,995 | 126,313 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 60,707 | 68,666 | 129,373 | +2.4% |
See also
References
- ^ "PASSENGERS 2017" (PDF). Finavia. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "AIR TRANSPORT LANDINGS 2017" (PDF). Finavia. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "EFKS – Kuusamo". AIP Suomi / Finland. Fintraffic ANS. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Winter 2023/24: Lappland mit 18 neuen internationalen Strecken". 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Eurowings adds Berlin-Kuusamo service in December 2026". aeroroutes.com. 20 March 2026.
- ^ "Düsseldorf: Eurowings adds further two winter routes to Finland". June 2023.
- ^ "Finnair July/August 2024 Nordic Holiday Destinations Service Expansion". Aeroroutes.
- ^ "Lapland Holidays 2024 | Canterbury Travel". www.canterburytravel.com.
- ^ Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Newsroom: Lufthansa to expand Europe network: Six new Frankfurt destinations for the winter now fixed". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Reisdetails". www.bbi-travel.nl.
- ^ "TUI AIRWAYS RESUMES BIRMINGHAM – KUUSAMO SERVICE FROM DEC 2023". aeroroutes.com. 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
- ^ "TUI fly in de winter van Rotterdam Airport naar Egypte en Lapland". 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Traffic statistics | Finavia".
- ^ "Finavia Traffic statistics 1998-2025". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
External links
- Media related to Kuusamo Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Finavia – Kuusamo Airport
- AIP Finland – Kuusamo Airport
- "Current weather for EFKS". NOAA/NWS.
- Airport information for KAO at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for KAO at Aviation Safety Network