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Kuusamo Airport

airport in Kuusamo, Finland
Place airport Q530071
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Kuusamo Airport

Summary

Kuusamo Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kuusamo Airport is located in Kuusamo[3].
  • Kuusamo Airport is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Kuusamo Airport is on the body of water Kolvanki[5].
  • Kuusamo Airport is on the body of water Saapunki[6].
  • Kuusamo Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[7].
  • Kuusamo Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[8].
  • Kuusamo Airport is operated by Finavia[9].
  • Kuusamo is named after Kuusamo Airport[10].
  • Kuusamo Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as KAO[11].
  • Kuusamo Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as EFKS[12].
  • Kuusamo Airport's Commons category is recorded as Kuusamo Airport[13].
  • Kuusamo Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Europe/Helsinki[14].
  • Kuusamo Airport's runway is recorded as 12/30[15].
  • Kuusamo Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 65.990277777778, 'lon': 29.231944444444}[16].
  • Kuusamo Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kuusamo[17].
  • Kuusamo Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.finavia.fi/fi/lentoasemat/kuusamo[18].
  • Kuusamo Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Kuusamo[19].
  • Kuusamo Airport's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ais.fi/ais/aip/ad/efks/efks.htm[20].
  • Kuusamo Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Kuusamo Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+868'}[22].
  • Kuusamo Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 65.99027777777778, 'lon': 29.231944444444444}[23].
  • Kuusamo Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+90828'}[24].
  • Kuusamo Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+85191'}[25].
  • Kuusamo Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+96723'}[26].
  • Kuusamo Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+102877'}[27].

Body

Geography

Kuusamo Airport is in the country of Finland[4]. It is located in Kuusamo[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Kolvanki[5], a lake[28], in Finland[29] and Saapunki[6], a lake[30], in Finland[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kuusamo Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+868'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[7] and commercial traffic aerodrome[8].

History and Context

Kuusamo is named after Kuusamo Airport[10].

Why It Matters

Kuusamo Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Finland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ais.fi. Retrieved . ais.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ais.fi. Retrieved . ais.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . finavia.fi. finavia.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . finavia.fi. finavia.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . finavia.fi. finavia.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . finavia.fi. finavia.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Official website → https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kuusamo, https://www.finavia.fi/fi/lentoasemat/kuusamo
    Located in time zone → Europe/Helsinki
    Country → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "EFKS"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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