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.
Kuopio airport (Finland)
Kuopio airport is located near Kuopio, with Rissala at 0mi↑, Siilinjarvi at 7mi↑, Linnanpelto at 8mi↑, Kuopio at 9mi↑, Savo at 9mi↑, Nilsiä at 16mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Finland and Southernmost airports in Finland
→ See also airports in Finland
aerial view of Kuopio airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EFKU
- IATA code : KUO
- Local code : -
Elevation : 98 m = 322ft
→ See also Highest airports in Finland and Lowest airports in Finland
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 2800m = 9186ft
- runway 06/24 : 1500m = 4921ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Finland
Coming to Kuopio airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
By plane :
- Kuopio airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Varkaus airport at 58mi : book on Trip.com
- Joensuu airport at 62mi : book on Trip.com
weather : sky clear at Rissala
16 ↗ 27°F
wind ↑ 2mph
extreme cold alert with 16°F at Rissala
snow alert with 2in at Rissala
Thursday : snow alert with 3in at Rissala
Aviation weather for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
METAR for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
EFKU 260850Z AUTO 17018KT 6000 -SHSN SCT011 OVC036 M04/M06 Q1015
Decoded METAR for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
METAR issued by EFKU on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 08:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 hours and 30 minutes ago.
visibility is 6km = 4mi.
The temperature is -4°C = 25°F, dew point is -6°C = 21°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 33km/h = 18kt, direction is 170°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 1100ft = 340m. overcast at 3600ft = 1100m.
light intensity shower snow
TAF for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
EFKU 260837Z 2609/2709 16017KT 9999 -SN SCT012 BKN040 BECMG 2609/2611 3000 BKN012 TEMPO 2611/2620 1300 SN BKN009 2620/2622 1200 BKN008 2700/2702 16007KT 5000 2702/2709 2500 -FZDZ BKN004
Decoded TAF for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
TAF issued by EFKU on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 08:37 UTC, issued 4 hours and 43 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 09:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
2609/2709 16017KT 9999 -SN SCT012 BKN040
wind 17kt = 31km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light snow
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m broken at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 11:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2609/2611 3000 BKN012
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
broken at 1200ft = 370m
temporarily from Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 11:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2611/2620 1300 SN BKN009
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
snow
broken at 900ft = 270m
from Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
2620/2622 1200 BKN008
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
broken at 800ft = 240m
from Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 02:00 heure UTC
2700/2702 16007KT 5000
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
from Thursday, February 26, 2026 à 02:00 heure TU to Friday, February 27, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
2702/2709 2500 -FZDZ BKN004
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
light intensity freezing drizzle
broken at 400ft = 120m
VAC for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
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 Kuopio airport
Around Kuopio airport (Finland)
near
- Hotels in Rissala
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 1254mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 1254mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 1275mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 1295mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 1299mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 1302mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 1304mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 1304mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 1305mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Markstein at 1310mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 1312mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 1312mi↑
- for Kuopio airport at 0mi↑
- for Kuopio University Hospital airport at 9mi↑
- for Lapinlahti airport at 29mi↑
nearest airports to Kuopio airport (Finland)
- Kuopio University Hospital heliport (EFPJ ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- Lapinlahti airport (EFLL ) at 29mi↑NOTAM
- Rautavaara airport (EFRA ) at 31mi↑NOTAM
- Iisalmi airport (EFII ) at 48mi↑NOTAM
- Sonkajärvi-Jyrkkä airport (EFSJ ) at 56mi↑defunct airport
- Pieksamaki airport (EFPK ) at 57mi↑NOTAM
- Varkaus airport (EFVR VRK ) at 58mi↑NOTAM
- Kiuruvesi airport (EFRV ) at 61mi↑NOTAM
- Joensuu airport (EFJO JOE ) at 62mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Viitasaari airport (EFVI ) at 63mi↑NOTAM
- Lieksa Nurmes airport (EFLN ) at 67mi↑NOTAM
- Rantasalmi airport (EFRN ) at 67mi↑NOTAM
- North Karelia Central Hospital heliport (EFJE ) at 69mi↑NOTAM
- Pyhäsalmi airport (EFPY ) at 77mi↑NOTAM
- Jyväskylä airport (EFJY JYV ) at 79mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Pyhaselka airport (EFPH ) at 80mi↑defunct airport
→ 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