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Kuopio Airport

Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland

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Kuopio Airport

Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland

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EFKU

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323 ft

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Eastern Finland's primary gateway serving Kuopio and beyond.

Opened

1937

Location

Siilinjärvi, Finland

Kuopio Airport (IATA: KUO, ICAO: EFKU) is the main commercial airport serving the Kuopio region in eastern Finland, located in the municipality of Siilinjärvi, approximately 15 kilometres north of Kuopio city centre. It serves as an important regional hub connecting eastern Finland to Helsinki and select international destinations. The airport is owned and operated by Finavia, the Finnish state-owned company responsible for managing the country's airport network. It handles both scheduled passenger services and general aviation traffic, playing a key role in the economic and social connectivity of the North Savo region. Traffic volumes at Kuopio Airport are moderate for a Finnish regional airport, with Finnair and its partners providing the bulk of scheduled services. The airport has seen investment in infrastructure over the years to support growing passenger numbers and cargo operations.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Bus services connect the airport to Kuopio city centre, with taxi and car rental options also available.

Airlines here

Finnair is the primary carrier operating scheduled services at Kuopio Airport, offering connections mainly to Helsinki-Vantaa.

Notable facts

›Located in Siilinjärvi, approximately 15 km north of Kuopio city centre.
›Operated by Finavia, Finland's state-owned airport operator.
›Serves as the main airport for the North Savo region of eastern Finland.
›The airport has a runway length sufficient to accommodate medium-sized commercial aircraft.
›Kuopio is one of several regional Finnish airports in the Finavia network receiving government support to maintain connectivity.

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Airlines serving this airport

Finnair

Routes

KUO → HELAY · 319

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A3191 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Kuopio Airport is an airport in Rissala, Siilinjärvi, Finland, about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Kuopio city centre. It is the fifth busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the number of passengers, approximately 235,000 in 2017.

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