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
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Kuusamo airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Rovaniemi airport at 103mi : book on Transavia Iberia air_france
- Sodankyla airport at 121mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
METAR for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
EFKS 191350Z AUTO 26003KT 230V290 9999 -SN OVC005 M12/M14 Q1003
Decoded METAR for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
METAR issued by EFKS on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 13:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 64 hours and -2838 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is -12°C = 10°F, dew point is -14°C = 7°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
QNH is 1003hPa = 29.62inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 260°.
Clouds : overcast at 500ft = 150m.
light snow
TAF for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
EFKS 191127Z 1912/1921 24004KT CAVOK TEMPO BKN004
Decoded TAF for Kuusamo airport EFKS KAO
TAF issued by EFKS on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11:27 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 19 hours and 5 minutes. weather forecast for 9 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Wednesday, November 19, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, November 19, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
1912/1921 24004KT 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 4kt = 7km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
temporarily
TEMPO BKN004
broken at 400ft = 120m
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
- Loukhi-3 Air Base airport ( RU-4244) at 100mi↑defunct airport
- Lapland Central Hospital heliport (EFLR ) at 102mi↑NOTAM
- Rovaniemi airport (EFRO RVN ) at 103mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Kostomuksha airport ( RU-0189) at 103mi↑
- Kovdor airport ( RU-0394) at 113mi↑defunct airport
- Ii airport (EFML ) at 119mi↑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
