AirportsJoensuu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Joensuu, in North Karelia Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JOE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JOE
- ICAO code
- EFJO
- City
- Joensuu
- State or region
- North Karelia Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 62.6588° N, 29.6194° E
- Elevation
- 121 m (398 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JOE means Joensuu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFJO. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 62.6588° N, 29.6194° E. It stands 121 metres (398 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kuopio, about 102 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Helsinki, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Joensuu Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,202 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,500 m 8,202 ft | 52 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | 30 m | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Savonlinna AirportSavonlinna | SVL | 87 km |
| Kuopio AirportKuopio / Siilinjärvi | KUO | 100 km |
| Lappeenranta AirportLappeenranta | LPP | 195 km |
| Jyväskylä AirportJyväskylän Maalaiskunta | JYV | 204 km |
| Kajaani AirportKajaani | KAJ | 205 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,092 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,855 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,575 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,172 km | 3 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,688 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,901 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,083 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,472 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,907 km | 18 h 30 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
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