AirportsKuopio Airport is a large airport serving Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, in Northern Savonia Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KUO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KUO
- ICAO code
- EFKU
- City
- Kuopio / Siilinjärvi
- State or region
- Northern Savonia Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 63.0071° N, 27.7978° E
- Elevation
- 98 m (323 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KUO means Kuopio Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFKU. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 63.0071° N, 27.7978° E. It stands 98 metres (323 feet) above sea level.
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
Kuopio Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,800 metres (9,186 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joensuu AirportJoensuu | JOE | 100 km |
| Jyväskylä AirportJyväskylän Maalaiskunta | JYV | 127 km |
| Savonlinna AirportSavonlinna | SVL | 132 km |
| Kajaani AirportKajaani | KAJ | 142 km |
| Lappeenranta AirportLappeenranta | LPP | 219 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,192 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,953 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,662 km | 6 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,101 km | 3 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,589 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,825 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,182 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,526 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,990 km | 18 h 35 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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