AirportsSavonlinna Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Savonlinna, in Southern Savonia Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SVL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SVL
- ICAO code
- EFSA
- City
- Savonlinna
- State or region
- Southern Savonia Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 61.9431° N, 28.9451° E
- Elevation
- 95 m (311 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,300 m (7,546 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SVL means Savonlinna Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFSA. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 61.9431° N, 28.9451° E. It stands 95 metres (311 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kuopio, about 124 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
Savonlinna Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,300 metres (7,546 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,300 m 7,546 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joensuu AirportJoensuu | JOE | 87 km |
| Lappeenranta AirportLappeenranta | LPP | 109 km |
| Kuopio AirportKuopio / Siilinjärvi | KUO | 132 km |
| Jyväskylä AirportJyväskylän Maalaiskunta | JYV | 177 km |
| Pulkovo AirportSt. Petersburg, Russia | LED | 249 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,090 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,838 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,533 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,111 km | 3 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,700 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,957 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,099 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,545 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,956 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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