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
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
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 182150Z AUTO 16012KT 9999 -SHRA OVC003 01/01 Q1010
Decoded METAR for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
METAR issued by EFKU on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 21:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 hours and 29 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 1°C = 34°F, dew point is 1°C = 34°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.83inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 160°.
Clouds : overcast at 300ft = 90m.
light intensity shower rain
TAF for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
EFKU 182027Z 1821/1921 17012KT 9999 OVC006 BECMG 1821/1823 OVC004 TEMPO 6000 -DZ 1823/1902 4000 RADZ 1902/1904 BKN006 1904/1912 SCT006 BKN013 1912/1914 OVC003 1914/1921 OVC005
Decoded TAF for Kuopio airport EFKU KUO
TAF issued by EFKU on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 20:27 UTC, issued 9 hours and 52 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
1821/1921 17012KT 9999 OVC006
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 170°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
overcast at 600ft = 180m
becoming from Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1821/1823 OVC004
overcast at 400ft = 120m
temporarily
TEMPO 6000 -DZ
Visibility is 6km = 4mi.
light intensity drizzle
from Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
1823/1902 4000 RADZ
Visibility is 4km = 2mi.
rain drizzle
from Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
1902/1904 BKN006
broken at 600ft = 180m
from Thursday, December 18, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
1904/1912 SCT006 BKN013
scattered clouds at 600ft = 180m broken at 1300ft = 400m
from Friday, December 19, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
1912/1914 OVC003
overcast at 300ft = 90m
from Friday, December 19, 2025 à 14:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
1914/1921 OVC005
overcast at 500ft = 150m
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