Kuopio Airport Kuopion lentoasema | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kuopio, Finland | ||||||||||
| Location | Rissala,Siilinjärvi, Finland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 323 ft / 98 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°00′31″N027°47′40″E / 63.00861°N 27.79444°E /63.00861; 27.79444 | ||||||||||
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Kuopio Airport (IATA:KUO,ICAO:EFKU) is an airport inRissala,Siilinjärvi,Finland, about 14 kilometres (9 mi) north ofKuopio city centre. It is the fifth busiest airport in Finland, as measured by the number of passengers, approximately 235,000 in 2017.[4]
Kuopio Airport was completed in November 1939 and flight operations started in May 1940. It was used by theLuftwaffe duringWorld War II (1942–43). During theContinuation War the runways were made fromplywood. The first terminal building was opened in 1949 before a new one replaced it in 1971.[citation needed]
In 2004, Kuopio Airport was chosen as the Airport of the Year in Finland.[5] As of 2006[update], it was one of only five profitable airports in Finland,[6] thanks to shared use of the runways by theKarelian Air Command of theFinnish Air Force and civilian airlines. Kuopio had its first international scheduled route whenAirBaltic operated direct flights to Riga in 2008–2011.[citation needed]
A unique airport “Lake” terminal was completed in March 2008 (at63°00′35″N27°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 theLake Saimaa region. Lake Saimaa offers a waterway connection to the cities of theFinnish Lakeland:Imatra,Joensuu,Kuopio,Lappeenranta,Mikkeli,Savonlinna andVarkaus.Vuoksi River flows from Saimaa toLake Ladoga (Russia).Saimaa Canal connects Saimaa with theGulf of Finland. There is no scheduled daily boat line here, but tour operators can use the terminal.[citation needed]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal charter:Rhodes[7] |
| Avion Express | Seasonal charter:Chania[8] |
| Finnair | Helsinki[9] |
| Freebird Airlines | Seasonal charter:Antalya[10] |
| Pegasus Airlines | Seasonal charter:Antalya[11] |
| Sunclass Airlines | Seasonal charter:Gran Canaria[12] |
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 274,954 | 32,785 | 307,739 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 289,231 | 42,971 | 332,202 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 270,430 | 33,774 | 304,204 | −8.4% |
| 2008 | 252,616 | 37,601 | 290,247 | −4.6% |
| 2009 | 220,018 | 30,546 | 250,564 | −13.7% |
| 2010 | 207,067 | 46,545 | 253,612 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 244,472 | 39,933 | 284,405 | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 221,722 | 38,642 | 260,364 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 202,041 | 30,226 | 232,267 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 200,569 | 26,625 | 227,194 | -2.2% |
| 2017[1] | 207,276 | 28,135 | 235,411 | +3.6% |
Kuopio Airport is also home of theFinnish Air Force'sKarelian Air Command and theFighter Squadron 31 (HävLLv 31).
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 Bus | Kuopio Public Transport | 40 | Market Square (Finnish:Kauppatori) | Every hour on weekdays | |||
 Taxi | Savon Taksidata | Airport Taxi | Kuopio | According to flight schedules | |||
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