Kuopio Airport

Coordinates: 63°00′31″N 027°47′40″E / 63.00861°N 27.79444°E / 63.00861; 27.79444
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Kuopio Airport

Kuopion lentoasema
AMSL
323 ft / 98 m
Coordinates63°00′31″N 027°47′40″E / 63.00861°N 27.79444°E / 63.00861; 27.79444
Map
KUO is located in Finland
KUO
KUO
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,800 9,186 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers235,411[1]
Landings2,023[2]
Source: AIP Finland[3]
The new Air Traffic Control tower

Kuopio Airport (

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.[4]

History

Kuopio Airport was completed in November 1939 and flight operations started in May 1940. It was used by the

Karelian Air Command of the Finnish Air Force and civilian airlines. Kuopio had its first international scheduled route when AirBaltic
operated direct flights to Riga in 2008–2011.

Lake terminal

  • Lake terminal
    Lake terminal
  • Lake terminal interior
    Lake terminal interior
  • Lake Saimaa highlighted
    Lake Saimaa highlighted

A unique airport “Lake” terminal was completed in March 2008 (at 63°00′35″N 27°47′1″E / 63.00972°N 27.78361°E / 63.00972; 27.78361). The terminal is situated 250 metres (820 ft) walking distance from the main airport terminal. It connects the airport to the

Lake Saimaa
region.

Lake Saimaa offers a waterway connection to the cities of the

Vuoksi River flows from Saimaa to Lake Ladoga (Russia). Saimaa Canal connects Saimaa with the Gulf of Finland
.

There is no scheduled daily boat line here, but tour operators can use the terminal.

Airlines and destinations

Check-in at Kuopio Airport
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal charter: Rhodes[7]
Avion Express Seasonal charter: Chania[8]
Finnair Helsinki
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[9]
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[10]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[11]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at KUO airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Kuopio Airport [12]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2005 274,954 32,785 307,739 +6.5% Increase
2006 289,231 42,971 332,202 +7.9% Increase
2007 270,430 33,774 304,204 −8.4% Decrease
2008 252,616 37,601 290,247 −4.6% Decrease
2009 220,018 30,546 250,564 −13.7% Decrease
2010 207,067 46,545 253,612 +1.2% Increase
2011 244,472 39,933 284,405 +12.1% Increase
2014 221,722 38,642 260,364 -0.3% Decrease
2015 202,041 30,226 232,267 -10.8% Decrease
2016 200,569 26,625 227,194 -2.2% Decrease
2017[1] 207,276 28,135 235,411 +3.6% Increase

Finnish Air Force

Kuopio Airport is also home of the

Fighter Squadron 31
(HävLLv 31).

Accidents and incidents

  • On 3 October 1978,
    Lake Juurusvesi when attempting to return to Kuopio Airport. The aircraft was on a military flight to Helsinki Airport when an engine failed shortly after take-off and the decision was made to return to Kuopio. 15 people lost their lives in the crash.[13]

Ground transportation

Means of transport at Kuopio Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website Notes
Bus Bus Kuopio Public Transport 40 Market Square (Finnish: Kauppatori) joukkoliikenne.kuopio.fi Archived 17 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Every hour on weekdays
Taxi Taxi Savon Taksidata Airport Taxi Kuopio www.savontaksidata.fi Archived 19 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine According to flight schedules

See also

  • List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References

  1. ^ a b "Passengers 2017" (PDF). Finavia.
  2. ^ "Air Transport Landings 2017" (PDF). Finavia.
  3. ^ "EFKU Kuopio" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFKU AD 2.1, 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Kuopio is Airport of the Year for 2004". Vantaa: Civil Aviation Administration. 8 December 2004. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Lentoasemista vain neljännes kannattavia". YLE Uutiset (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
  7. ^ "tui.fi".
  8. ^ "Detur.fi".
  9. ^ "tui.fi".
  10. ^ "Detur.fi".
  11. ^ "Flights". tjareborg.fi.
  12. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  13. ^ "Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-1-DK DO-10 Kuopio Airport (KUO)". Aviation Safety Network. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.

External links

Media related to Kuopio Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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