Kuopio Airport
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Kuopio Airport is an airport in Siilinjärvi, Finland (IATA: KUO, ICAO: EFKU).
It is currently 7th most popular airport in Finland (inland airports: 2nd, after Rovaniemi). Thanks to a growing number of passengers[1] and shared use of the runways by the Finnish Air Force and civil airlines, Kuopio Airport is one of only five profitable airports in Finland.
Kuopio Airport was completed in November 1939. Flight operations started in May 1940. It was used by the Luftwaffe during World War II (1942–43).
During the Continuation War the runways were made from plywood.
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[edit] Lake terminal
 Lake terminal |
 Lake terminal interior |
 Lake Saimaa highlighted |
A unique airport Lake Terminal was completed in March 2008. The terminal is situated some 200 meters from the airport tower. It connects the airport to Lake Saimaa -region.
Lake Saimaa offers a waterway connection to the cities of the Finnish Lakeland: Imatra, Joensuu, Kuopio, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli, Savonlinna and Varkaus. Vuoksi River flows from Saimaa to Lake Ladoga (Russia). Saimaa Canal connects Saimaa with the Gulf of Finland.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
DOMESTIC
- Blue1 (Helsinki)
- Finnair (Helsinki)
- Finncomm Airlines (Helsinki)
INTERNATIONAL
- AirBaltic (Riga)
Also charter flights during main holiday periods.
[edit] Finnish Air Force
Kuopio Airport is also home of The Finnish Airforce Karelia Air Command.
- Fighter Squadron 31 (HävLLv 31): 20 x F/A-18C/D Hornet
[edit] References
- ^ The Airport was closed during the main holiday period in July 2007 because of renovation. There were 330 000 passengers in 2006.
