Airports / Finland / KUO
Kuopio Airport
EFKU / KUOKuopio / Siilinjärvi, FinlandELEV 323 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
50 nm
To the nearest alternate
Varkaus Airport (VRK).
Overview
Kuopio Airport (EFKU / KUO) sits in Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 323 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 KUO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Varkaus Airport (VRK, 50 nm), Joensuu Airport (JOE, 54 nm), and Jyväskylä Airport (JYV, 69 nm).
Charter pricing from KUO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kuopio / Siilinjärvi.
Field capability
ICAO
EFKU
IATA
KUO
FAA / Local
EFKU
Elevation
323 ft
Coordinates
63.0071° N · 27.7978° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Finland fields
state range 17–1,005 ft
At 323 ft, KUO sits lower than 52% 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.
- 50nmVRKVarkaus AirportVarkaus / Joroinen
- 54nmJOEJoensuu AirportJoensuu
- 69nmJYVJyväskylä AirportJyväskylän Maalaiskunta
- 71nmSVLSavonlinna AirportSavonlinna
- 77nmKAJKajaani AirportKajaani
- 81nmKTQKitee AirportKitee
Location
Open the full mapEFKU · Kuopio Airport · Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland