Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport

Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (Swedish: Karleby-Jakobstad flygplats, Finnish: Kokkola-Pietarsaaren lentoasema; IATA: KOK, ICAO: EFKK) is located in Kronoby, Finland, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Kokkola city centre and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Jakobstad city centre.

Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport

Karleby-Jakobstad flygplats
Kokkola-Pietarsaaren lentoasema
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesKokkola, Jakobstad
LocationKronoby
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Elevation AMSL85 ft / 26 m
Coordinates63°43′13″N 023°08′21″E
Websitekokkola-pietarsaariairport.fi
Map
KOK is located in Finland
KOK
KOK
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
11/29 700 2,297 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers68,636
Landings1,486
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2]

Overview

The airport opened to traffic in 1960, when Aero began operating a route between Helsinki and Kokkola-Pietarsaari, then Kruunupyy Airport. In 1964 the first airport and air traffic control building are completed.

In 1991 the airport's runway is extended to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft), while in 1997 the terminal's expansion is completed.

Until March 1, 2010, the name of the airport was Kruunupyy Airport or Kronoby Airport.[3]

In 2010, about 80,000 passengers traveled via the airport.[2] Scheduled serviced to Helsinki Airport is flown by Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra), operated as a code-share with Finnair. Finnair ended its own flights to Kokkola-Pietarsaari on 29 October 2010. Flights to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport by Nextjet began on 8 February 2014, with some flights being operated via Pori Airport. During winters, the airport is also used by charter flight airliners with a destination to southern Europe. The airport has two runways.

In 2012 the main runway was paved and the airport's lighting system was replaced.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg[4] Stockholm–Arlanda
Finnair Helsinki,[5] Kemi[5]
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[6]

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at KOK airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport[7]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
2005 84,54813,96798,515−0.8% Decrease
2006 85,79812,37898,176−0.3% Decrease
2007 84,61511,40296,017−2.2% Decrease
2008 88,00810,31598,323+2.2% Increase
2009 81,63410,56392,197−6.2% Decrease
2010 76,9793,20280,181−13.0% Decrease
2011 87,3847,30094,684+18.1% Increase
2012 60,47626,60087,076−8% Decrease
2013 51,79017,20168,991−20.8% Decrease
2014 48,47820,19168,669−0.5% Decrease
2015 69,53418,50588,039+28.2% Increase
2016 69,43319,33388,766+0.8% Increase
2017 [8] 60,68119,13879,819−10.1% Decrease
2018 [8] 57,28611,35068,636−14% Decrease

Ground transportation
Means of transport at Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website Notes
Taxi TaxiDahl CitybusAirport TaxiKokkola
Taxi TaxiCity Taxi JeppisAirport TaxiJakobstadwww.citytaxijeppis.fiPre-book necessary

See also

References
  1. "EFKK Kokkola-Pietarsaari" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Vantaa: Finavia. 13 December 2012. pp. EFKK AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. "Kruunupyy Airport to be changed to Kokkola-Pietarsaari". Vantaa: Finavia. 25 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. "amapola.nu - Book tickets around Sweden". www.amapola.nu.
  5. "Finnair flies state-subsidised routes to Kajaani, Kokkola, Kemi, Jyväskylä and Joensuu from October to July". 3 October 2022.
  6. "tui.fi".
  7. "Traffic statistics – Passengers". Finavia. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf
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