AirportsKuusamo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kuusamo, in North Ostrobothnia Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KAO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KAO
- ICAO code
- EFKS
- City
- Kuusamo
- State or region
- North Ostrobothnia Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 65.9876° N, 29.2394° E
- Elevation
- 264 m (866 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KAO means Kuusamo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFKS. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 65.9876° N, 29.2394° E. It stands 264 metres (866 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Rovaniemi, about 169 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
Kuusamo Airport has 1 runway 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 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,500 m 8,202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rovaniemi AirportRovaniemi | RVN | 165 km |
| Kajaani AirportKajaani | KAJ | 203 km |
| Kemi-Tornio AirportKemi / Tornio | KEM | 213 km |
| Oulu AirportOulu / Oulunsalo | OUL | 214 km |
| Kirovsk-Apatity AirportApatity, Russia | KVK | 252 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,274 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,088 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,886 km | 6 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,314 km | 3 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,483 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,563 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,187 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,282 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,847 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
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