Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Kuusamo airport (Finland)
Kuusamo airport is located near Kuusamo, with Kuusamo at 1mi↑, Saapunki at 2mi↑, Posio at 31mi↑, Posio at 35mi↑, Taivalkoski at 39mi↑, Taivalkoski at 40mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Finland and Southernmost airports in Finland
→ See also airports in Finland
aerial view of Kuusamo airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EFKS
- IATA code : KAO
- Local code : -
Elevation : 264 m = 866ft
→ See also Highest airports in Finland and Lowest airports in Finland
Runways
- runway 12/30 : 2500m = 8202ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Finland
Coming to Kuusamo airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Kuusamo airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Rovaniemi airport at 103mi : book on Transavia Iberia
- Sodankyla airport at 121mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
METAR for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
EFKS 300120Z AUTO 02005KT 350V050 9999 FEW007 OVC020 09/08 Q1001
Decoded METAR for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
METAR issued by EFKS on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 01:20 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 5 days and 124 hours and -7143 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 93 %.
QNH is 1001hPa = 29.56inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 20°.
Clouds : few clouds at 700ft = 210m. overcast at 2000ft = 610m.
TAF for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
EFKS 281431Z 2815/2818 15009KT CAVOK TEMPO SHRA FEW050CB
Decoded TAF for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
TAF issued by EFKS on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 14:31 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 6 days and 15 hours and 46 minutes. weather forecast for 3 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Saturday, June 28, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Saturday, June 28, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
2815/2818 15009KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 150°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
temporarily
TEMPO SHRA FEW050CB
shower rain
few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
VAC for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Kuusamo airport
Around Kuusamo airport (Finland)
near
- Hotels in Kuusamo
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 1430mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 1430mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 1450mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 1470mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 1474mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 1477mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 1479mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 1479mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 1481mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 1487mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 1487mi↑
- Station de montagne Rouge Gazon at 1493mi↑
- for Kuusamo airport at 0mi↑
- for Taivalkoski airport at 51mi↑
- for Pyaozero airport at 51mi↑
nearest airports to Kuusamo airport (Finland)
- Taivalkoski airport ( FI-0006) at 51mi↑
- Pyaozero airport ( RU-0191) at 51mi↑
- Hangasjärvi Airstrip airport ( FI-0009) at 55mi↑defunct airport
- Salla Border heliport ( RU-0924) at 66mi↑
- Alakurtti Naval Air Base airport ( RU-0059) at 75mi↑
- Kalevala airport (ULPK ) at 76mi↑NOTAM
- Kemijarvi airport (EFKM ) at 76mi↑NOTAM
- Pudasjärvi airport (EFPU ) at 77mi↑NOTAM
- Ranau airport (EFRU ) at 81mi↑NOTAM
- Suomussalmi airport (EFSU ) at 82mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Finland
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap