Kajaani Airport

Kajaani Airport Kajaanin lentoasema
IATA: KAJ – ICAO: EFKI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Finavia
Location	Kajaani, Finland
Elevation AMSL	483 ft / 147 m
Coordinates	64°17′03″N 027°41′15″E / 64.28417°N 27.68750°ECoordinates: 64°17′03″N 027°41′15″E / 64.28417°N 27.68750°E
Website	finavia.fi
Map
KAJ Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 8,199 2,500 [1] Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 84,029 Landings 1 166
Source: AIP Finland[2] Statistics from Finavia[3]

Kajaani Airport (IATA: KAJ, ICAO: EFKI) is an airport in Paltaniemi, Kajaani, Finland, approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Kajaani city centre.

History

Construction of the airport began in 1939 with the runway being completed in the autumn. However, because of the outbreak of WW2 it would not be until the 22 June 1956 that the airport would be officially opened.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal charter: Chania
Nordic Regional Airlines	Helsinki

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Kajaani Airport ^[5]

Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers	Change
2005	93,470	5,985	99,455	−4,4%
2006	87,273	5,464	92,737	−6,8%
2007	87,061	3,741	90,802	−2,1%
2008	81,243	3,366	84,609	−6,8%
2009	70,848	2,552	73,400	−13,3%
2010	63,980	2,033	66,013	−10,1%
2011	74,985	3,110	78,095	+18,3%
2012	70,369	7,483	77,852	-0,3%
2013	69,817	4,741	74,558	-4,2%
2014	67,981	3,873	71,854	-3,6%
2015	81,096	2,933	84,029	+16,9%

Awards

The airport was Finavia airport of the year in 1994, 1997 and 2007.^[6]

Ground transportation

Means of transport at Kajaani Airport
Means of transport	Operator	Route	Destinations	Website	Notes
Bus	Kajaani Local Traffic	4	Market Square (Finnish: Kauppatori)	www.kajaani.fi	On rush hours
Bus	A. Kyllönen Oy	Airbus	Market Square (Finnish: Kauppatori)	www.akyllonen.fi	According to flight schedules

See also

• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References

1. https://www.finavia.fi/en/kajaani/about/
2. "EFKI Kajaani" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFKI AD 2.1, 1–5. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
3. "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
4. https://www.finavia.fi/en/kajaani/about/
5. "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
6. https://www.finavia.fi/en/kajaani/about/

External links

Media related to Kajaani Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Finavia – Kajaani Airport
• AIP Finland – Kajaani Airport
• Current weather for EFKI at NOAA/NWS
• Airport information for EFKI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Airport information for KAJ at Great Circle Mapper.
• Accident history for KAJ at Aviation Safety Network