AirportsRovaniemi Airport is a large airport serving Rovaniemi, in Lapland Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RVN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RVN
- ICAO code
- EFRO
- City
- Rovaniemi
- State or region
- Lapland Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 66.5633° N, 25.8298° E
- Elevation
- 196 m (642 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,002 m (9,849 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RVN means Rovaniemi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFRO. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 66.5633° N, 25.8298° E. It stands 196 metres (642 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Oulu, about 173 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
Rovaniemi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,002 metres (9,849 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,002 m 9,849 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kemi-Tornio AirportKemi / Tornio | KEM | 104 km |
| Kittilä International AirportKittilä | KTT | 133 km |
| Pajala AirportPajala, Sweden | PJA | 142 km |
| Kuusamo AirportKuusamo | KAO | 165 km |
| Oulu AirportOulu / Oulunsalo | OUL | 183 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,439 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,250 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,029 km | 6 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,220 km | 3 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,319 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,434 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,349 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,372 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,976 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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