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
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
- Siilinjärvi Asema train station at 6mi
- Kuopio asema train station at 8mi
- Lapinlahti train station at 28mi
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
Aviation weather for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
METAR for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
EFKU 080450Z AUTO 35008KT 9999 OVC005 12/10 Q1000
Decoded METAR for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
METAR issued by EFKU on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 04:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 10 hours and 29 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 12°C = 54°F, dew point is 10°C = 50°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
QNH is 1000hPa = 29.53inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 350°.
Clouds : overcast at 500ft = 150m.
TAF for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
EFKU 031747Z 0318/0418 14009KT 4000 SHRA BKN003 SCT030CB BECMG 0318/0320 9999 NSW SCT005 0320/0322 20010KT TEMPO 0320/0406 3000 +TSRA BKN007 SCT025CB 0406/0408 30022G35KT BKN010 0409/0411 BKN015 0415/0417 31015G25KT
Decoded TAF for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
TAF issued by EFKU on Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 17:47 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 21 hours and 32 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0318/0418 14009KT 4000 SHRA BKN003 SCT030CB
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
shower rain
broken at 300ft = 90m scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
becoming from Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0318/0320 9999 NSW SCT005
no significant weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 500ft = 150m
from Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
0320/0322 20010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 200°
temporarily from Thursday, July 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0320/0406 3000 +TSRA BKN007 SCT025CB
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
heavy thunderstorm rain
broken at 700ft = 210m scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
0406/0408 30022G35KT BKN010
wind 22kt = 41km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 300°
broken at 1000ft = 300m
from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
0409/0411 BKN015
broken at 1500ft = 460m
from Friday, July 4, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, July 4, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0415/0417 31015G25KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 310°
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 Les Pistes de Ventron at 1312mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 1312mi↑
- Station de montagne Rouge Gazon at 1318mi↑
- 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 NOTAM
- Viitasaari airport (EFVI ) at 63mi↑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