| Kajaani Airport | |
| Nativename: | Finnish: Kajaanin lentoasema |
| Image2-Width: | 250 |
| Iata: | KAJ |
| Icao: | EFKI |
| Pushpin Map: | Finland |
| Pushpin Label: | KAJ |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Finland |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Finavia |
| Location: | Paltaniemi, Kajaani, Finland |
| Elevation-F: | 483 |
| Elevation-M: | 147 |
| Coordinates: | 64.2842°N 27.6875°W |
| Website: | finavia.fi |
| R1-Number: | 07/25 |
| R1-Length-F: | 8,199 |
| R1-Length-M: | 2,500 [1] |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2018 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers |
| Stat1-Data: | 88,815 |
| Stat2-Header: | Landings |
| Stat2-Data: | 1 093 |
| Footnotes: | Source: AIP Finland[2] Statistics from Finavia[3] |
Kajaani Airport is an airport in Paltaniemi, Kajaani, Finland, approximately 7km (04miles) northwest of Kajaani city centre.
Construction of the airport began in 1939 with the runway being completed in the autumn. However, because of the outbreak of World War II it would not be until the 22 June 1956 that the airport would be officially opened.[4]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kajaani Airport:
| 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 | style="color:red" | -0,3% |
| 2013 | 69,817 | 4,741 | 74,558 | style="color:red" | -4,2% |
| 2014 | 67,981 | 3,873 | 71,854 | style="color:red" | -3,6% |
| 2015 | 81,096 | 2,933 | 84,029 | +16,9% | |
| 2016 | 84,160 | 1,693 | 85,853 | +2,2% | |
| 2017 | 84,724 | 2,731 | 87,455 | +1,9% | |
| 2018 | 85,286 | 3,529 | 88,815 | +1,6% |
The airport was Finavia airport of the year in 1994, 1997 and 2007.[6]
| width=22% | Means of transport | width=20% | Operator | width=10% | Route | width=22% | Destinations | width=18% | Website | width=10% | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | Kajaani Local Traffic | 4 | Kajaani Market Square (fi|Kauppatori) | On rush hours | |||||||
| Bus | A. Kyllönen Oy | Airbus | Sotkamo bus station (via Kajaani Market Square and Vuokatti) | According to flight schedules | |||||||