Airports / Finland / KAO
Kuusamo Airport
EFKS / KAOKuusamo, FinlandELEV 866 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
89 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rovaniemi Airport (RVN).
Overview
Kuusamo Airport, listed as EFKS / KAO, is a mid-sized airport in Kuusamo, Finland. The airport sits 866 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KAO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Rovaniemi Airport (RVN, 89 nm), Sodankyla Airport (SOT, 105 nm), and Kajaani Airport (KAJ, 109 nm).
Charter pricing from KAO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kuusamo.
Field capability
ICAO
EFKS
IATA
KAO
FAA / Local
EFKS
Elevation
866 ft
Coordinates
65.9876° N · 29.2394° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Finland fields
state range 17–1,005 ft
At 866 ft, KAO sits higher than 94% of the 31 Finland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 89nmRVNRovaniemi AirportRovaniemi
- 105nmSOTSodankyla AirportSodankyla
- 109nmKAJKajaani AirportKajaani
- 115nmKEMKemi-Tornio AirportKemi / Tornio
- 116nmOULOulu AirportOulu / Oulunsalo
- 146nmKTTKittilä International AirportKittilä
Location
Open the full mapEFKS · Kuusamo Airport · Kuusamo, Finland