AirportsIvalo Airport is a large airport serving Ivalo, in Lapland Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IVL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IVL
- ICAO code
- EFIV
- City
- Ivalo
- State or region
- Lapland Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 68.6073° N, 27.4053° E
- Elevation
- 147 m (481 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,499 m (8,199 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IVL means Ivalo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFIV. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 68.6073° N, 27.4053° E. It stands 147 metres (481 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Nikel, about 144 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Moscow, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ivalo Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,499 metres (8,199 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 20 airports of Finland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,499 m 8,199 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 800 m 2,625 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kittilä International AirportKittilä | KTT | 146 km |
| Kirkenes Airport, HøybuktmoenKirkenes, Norway | KKN | 159 km |
| Enontekio AirportEnontekio | ENF | 165 km |
| Vadsø AirportVadsø, Norway | VDS | 188 km |
| Lakselv Airport, BanakLakselv, Norway | LKL | 188 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,480 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,326 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,169 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,411 km | 3 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,276 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,269 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,328 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,187 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,843 km | 18 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.