Kemi-Tornio Airport (IATA: KEM, ICAO: EFKE; Finnish: Kemi-Tornion lentoasema; Swedish: Kemi-Torneå flygplats) is an airport in Kemi, Finland. The airport is located near the district of Lautiosaari, east of the Kemijoki (Kemi River), 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Kemi city centre and 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Tornio city centre.[4] The airport is owned and operated by Finavia.

Kemi-Tornio Airport

Kemi-Tornion lentoasema
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
LocationKemi, Finland
Elevation AMSL62 ft / 18.9 m
Coordinates65°46′45″N 024°35′05″E / 65.77917°N 24.58472°E / 65.77917; 24.58472
Websitewww.finavia.fi
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KEM is located in Finland
KEM
KEM
Location within Finland
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 8,212 2,503 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers66,800[1]
Landings1,031[2]
Source: AIP Finland[3]

Terminal

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There is a small cafe/restaurant landside at the airport, open to the public and to passengers. There is also a small gift shop for souvenirs. The following car rental companies serve at Kemi airport: Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Scandia Rent

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kemi-Tornio Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Finnair Helsinki,[5][6] Kokkola[6][7]

Statistics

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Passengers

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Annual passenger traffic at KEM airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Kemi-Tornio Airport [8]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2005 85,133 2,750 87,883 −15.5%  
2006 82,867 2,157 85,024 −3.3%  
2007 89,661 2,606 92,267 +8.5%  
2008 93,496 2,391 95,887 +3.7%  
2009 94,243 1,366 95,609 −0.3%  
2010 95,079 1,483 96,562 +0.6%  
2011 91,895 1,862 93,757 -2.9%  
2014 57,707 1,333 59,040 +2.4%  
2015 55,206 1,136 56,342 -4.6%  
2016 60,645 669 61,314 +8.8%  
2017[9] 95,610 8,852 104,462 +70.4%  
2018 65,004 1,796 66,800 -36.1%  

Freight and Mail

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Loaded/Unloaded freight and mail (tons) Kemi-Tornio Airport [10][11]
Year Domestic freight Domestic mail International freight International mail Total freight and mail Change
2005 47 2 2 0 51 −23.9%  
2006 56 1 0 0 57 +11.8%  
2007 78 1 0 0 79 +38.6%  
2008 88 1 1 0 90 +13.9%  
2009 56 1 0 0 57 −36.7%  
2010 25 1 0 0 27 −52.6%  

Ground transportation

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There is no public transportation directly to the airport. However, there is a bus stop around 700 metres (2,300 ft) from the airport. Airport taxi to Kemi takes around 15 minutes in travel time whereas the trip to Tornio takes approximately 25 minutes. There is a parking lot just in front of the terminal door.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Landings-fi_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "EFKE Kemi-Tornio" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 12 February 2011. pp. EFKE AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Kemi-Tornio Airport – Transport Connections". Finavia. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Finnair Adds State-Subsidised Routes in 4Q22". Aeroroutes.
  6. ^ a b "Finnair flies state-subsidised routes to Kajaani, Kokkola, Kemi, Jyväskylä and Joensuu from October to July". 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Finnair Adds State-Subsidised Routes in 4Q22". Aeroroutes.
  8. ^ "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  9. ^ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2009" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  11. ^ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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