AirportsKajaani Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kajaani, in Kainuu Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAJ
- ICAO code
- EFKI
- City
- Kajaani
- State or region
- Kainuu Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 64.2855° N, 27.6924° E
- Elevation
- 147 m (483 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,499 m (8,199 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAJ means Kajaani Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFKI. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 64.2855° N, 27.6924° E. It stands 147 metres (483 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Oulu, about 133 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
Kajaani Airport has 1 runway 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,499 m 8,199 ft | 48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oulu AirportOulu / Oulunsalo | OUL | 133 km |
| Kuopio AirportKuopio / Siilinjärvi | KUO | 142 km |
| Kuusamo AirportKuusamo | KAO | 203 km |
| Joensuu AirportJoensuu | JOE | 205 km |
| Kemi-Tornio AirportKemi / Tornio | KEM | 221 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,255 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,037 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,777 km | 6 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,159 km | 3 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,514 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,697 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,216 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,448 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,963 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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