KAO — Kuusamo Airport
Medium-sized airport in Kuusamo, Finland.
- IATA code
- KAO
- ICAO code
- EFKS
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 130,084
- 2025 · +2.4% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- —
- No open route data
- Time zone
- UTC+2 / UTC+3
- Europe/Helsinki
- Elevation
- 264 m
- 866 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,500 m
Jan–Jul 2026: 83,059 passengers, +9.6% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About KAO
Kuusamo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kuusamo, Finland. It opened in 1969 and is run by Finavia. 130,084 passengers used it in 2025.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| RVN | Rovaniemi Airport | 165 km |
| KAJ | Kajaani Airport | 203 km |
| KEM | Kemi-Tornio Airport | 213 km |
| OUL | Oulu Airport | 214 km |
| KVK | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport | 252 km |
Distance from KAO to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,500 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia Region, Finland · 65.9876, 29.2394
Questions
Kuusamo Airport has the IATA code KAO and the ICAO code EFKS. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
KAO is a medium-sized airport in Kuusamo, North Ostrobothnia Region, Finland, at 65.9876, 29.2394, 264 m above sea level.
KAO is in the Europe/Helsinki time zone, UTC+2 / UTC+3 (winter / summer).
130,084 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Jul 2026: 83,059 passengers, +9.6% on the same months of 2025.
Kuusamo Airport opened in 1969.
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