AirportsKemi-Tornio Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kemi / Tornio, in Lapland Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KEM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KEM
- ICAO code
- EFKE
- City
- Kemi / Tornio
- State or region
- Lapland Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 65.7787° N, 24.5821° E
- Elevation
- 19 m (61 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,503 m (8,212 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KEM means Kemi-Tornio Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFKE. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 65.7787° N, 24.5821° E. It stands 19 metres (61 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Oulu, about 95 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
Kemi-Tornio Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,503 metres (8,212 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,503 m 8,212 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 | 101 km |
| Rovaniemi AirportRovaniemi | RVN | 104 km |
| Luleå AirportLuleå, Sweden | LLA | 116 km |
| Pajala AirportPajala, Sweden | PJA | 176 km |
| Skellefteå AirportSkellefteå, Sweden | SFT | 208 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,455 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,250 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,998 km | 6 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,124 km | 3 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,307 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,480 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,390 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,468 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,057 km | 18 h 40 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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