Kittilä Airport

Kittilä Airport
Kittilän lentoasema
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesKittilä, Lapland, Finland
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Elevation AMSL196 m (643 ft)
Coordinates67°41′55″N 024°50′53″E / 67.69861°N 24.84806°E / 67.69861; 24.84806
Websitefinavia.fi
Map
KTT is located in Finland
KTT
KTT
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passengers445,911 [1]
Passenger change 24–25Increase +8.3%
Landings2,198 [2]
Source: AIP Finland[3]

Kittilä Airport (IATA: KTT, ICAO: EFKT), Finnish: Kittilän lentoasema, is a Finnish airport located in Kittilä inside the Arctic Circle. It handles general aviation and mostly seasonal international traffic and is one of the main airports in Northern Finland. During the winter, Kittilä receives visitors from countries such as Germany, France, United Kingdom, Ukraine, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Canada.[4] The airport serves the nearby ski resorts of Levi and Ylläs. It carried 363,161 passengers in 2019 and 206,251 passengers in 2020 (due to COVID-19) being the fourth busiest airport in Finland.[5]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kittilä Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Aer Lingus Seasonal charter: Dublin[6]
airBaltic Seasonal: Riga,[7] Tallinn,[8] Tampere[9][10]
Air France Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle[11]
Animawings Seasonal: Bucharest–Otopeni[12]
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna[13]
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal charter: Amsterdam[14]
Centrum Air Seasonal: Tashkent-Islam Karimov (begins 26 December 2026) [15]
Discover Airlines Frankfurt[16][17]
EasyJet Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[18] Manchester,[19] Milan–Malpensa,[20] Paris–Charles de Gaulle[21]
Edelweiss Air Zurich[22]
Eurowings Seasonal: Berlin,[23] Düsseldorf,[24] Hamburg[25][26]
Finnair Alta,[27] Helsinki[28]
Helvetic Airways Seasonal: Zurich[29]
KLM Seasonal: Amsterdam[30]
Lufthansa Seasonal: Munich[31]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen[32]
Transavia Seasonal: Paris–Orly[33][34]
TUI Airways[35] Seasonal: Birmingham,[36] Bristol,[37] Dublin,[38] East Midlands,[39] Glasgow,[40] London–Gatwick,[41] Manchester,[42] Newcastle upon Tyne[43]
TUI fly Belgium[44] Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands[45] Seasonal: Amsterdam,[46] Rotterdam/The Hague[47]

Statistics

Apron view
Four busiest routes by passengers handled[48]
Rank Airport Passengers
(2015)		 Operators
1. Helsinki, Finland
Decrease 109,855
 Finnair, Nordic Regional Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines
2. Ivalo, Finland
Increase 30,911
 Finnair
3. London–Gatwick, United Kingdom
Increase 18,970
 easyJet, Finnair, TUI Airways
4. Manchester, United Kingdom
Increase 18,093
 Jet2.com, TUI Airways

Passengers

Annual passenger statistics for Kittilä Airport[49][50][51]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
1983 1,821
1985 280
1990 21,103
1995 76,002
1998 115,65112,247127,898
1999 110,12817,808127,936+0,0% Increase
2000 143,62726,455170,082+32.9% Increase
2001 145,75735,781181,538+6.7% Increase
2002 146,40851,083197,491+8.8% Increase
2003 144,48269,300213,782+8.2% Increase
2004 161,85477,109238,963+11.8% Increase
2005 155,00873,513228,521−4.4% Decrease
2006 153,26491,820245,084+7.2% Increase
2007 145,67596,291241,966−1.3%Decrease
2008 164,136101,259265,395+9.7% Increase
2009 165,92679,387245,313−7.6% Decrease
2010 142,19772,179214,376−12.6% Decrease
2011 167,48471,054238,538+11.3% Increase
2012 186 18477 202263 386+10.4% Increase
2013 157 46579 757237 222−9.9% Decrease
2014 153 01181 722234 733−1.0% Decrease
2015 140 83185 988226 819−3.4% Decrease
2016 148,274109,263257,537+13.5% Increase
2017 183,952141,101325,053+26.2% Increase
2018 208,835145,726354,561+9.1% Increase
2019 214,357148,804363,161+2.4% Increase
2020 128,09378,158206,251-43.2% Decrease
2021 118,61863,869182,487-11.5% Decrease
2022 175,527161,671337,198+84.8% Increase
2023 184,005190,621374,626+11.1% Increase
2024 199,420212,298411,718+9.9% Increase
2025 189,189256,722445,911+8.3% Increase

Cargo

Handled freight and mail at Kittilä Airport in tons[52]
YearDomestic freightDomestic mailInternational freightInternational mailTotal freight and mailChange
2005 2500025−7% Decrease
2006 2610027+8% Increase
2007 1400014−48% Decrease
2008 1300013−7% Decrease
2009 1100011−15% Decrease

Incidents and accidents

  • On 27 July 2006, a fire broke out around 19:00 between the old terminal building and the new unfinished section of the new terminal. The airport was ready and operational again in December 2006, with the new terminal open.[53]
  • On 4 January 2018, a Gulfstream G150 aircraft registered to Austria and carrying Russian passengers was being prepared for take-off to return to Russia when due to pressure built inside the aircraft the door slammed on the German captain during exterior inspection killing him instantly. There were no passengers in the aircraft.[54]
  • On 28 December 2025, a Nextant 400XT jet and a Swiss International Air Lines aircraft that landed from Germany carrying 150 passengers were blown off the runway into a pile of snow while taxiing due to strong winds caused by Storm Johannes. No injuries were reported.[55]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Matkustajat%20lentoasemittain%201998-2025-fi-fi.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Laskeutumiset%20lentoasemittain%201998-2025-fi-fi.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "EFKT Kittilä" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Vantaa: Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFKT AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Facts about Kittilä Airport | Finavia". www.finavia.fi. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. ↑ "PASSENGERS 2017" (PDF). www.finavia.fi.
  6. ↑ "Summer Sun Package Holidays 2021". sunway.ie. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Liu, Jim (12 May 2023). "airBaltic NW23 Network Expansion – 11MAY23". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "AirBaltic NW24 Network Addition Update – 14AUG24".
  9. ↑ "Airbaltic 2023 Winter New Routes - 11MAY23". AirBaltic. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  10. ↑ "AirBaltic NW24 Network Addition Update – 14AUG24".
  11. ↑ "AIR FRANCE EXPANDS SCANDINAVIA NETWORK FROM DEC 2022". Aeroroutes. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Lapland - once in a lifetime". Nordic.ro. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  13. ↑ "Austrian Adds Kittila Service in 1Q24". AeroRoutes.
  14. ↑ "Nordic Nederland debuteert met eigen charter op Lapland - TravMagazine".
  15. ↑ "Centrum Air запускает рейсы Ташкент–Киттиля с 26 декабря". 26 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "In winter 2024/25: Discover Airlines expands route network and flies to Norway and Finland". 16 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Discover Airlines launches historic year-round route from Frankfurt to Kittilä". 12 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "EasyJet to start direct flights from London Gatwick and Manchester to Kittilä Airport in November". 13 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "EasyJet to start direct flights from London Gatwick and Manchester to Kittilä Airport in November". 13 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "EasyJet expands Lapland connectivity with new routes to Kittilä from Milan and Paris". 24 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "EasyJet expands Lapland connectivity with new routes to Kittilä from Milan and Paris". 24 August 2024.
  22. ↑ "Edelweiss Air Expands Finland Service in NW24 | Aeroroutes". www.aeroroutes.com.
  23. ↑ "An den Strand und in den Schnee".
  24. ↑ "Eurowings and Air France to launch direct flights from Düsseldorf and Paris to Kittilä in December". 31 August 2022.
  25. ↑ Liu, Jim (28 May 2024). "Eurowings NW24 Europe Network Additions – 27MAY24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  26. ↑ "Eurowings - New Routes".
  27. ↑ "Finnair NS26 Norway Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  28. ↑ "Finnair July/August 2024 Nordic Holiday Destinations Service Expansion". Aeroroutes.
  29. ↑ Liu, Jim (12 December 2022). "Helvetic Adds Seasonal Kittila Service in NW22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  30. ↑ "KLM Adds Kittila Service in NW25".
  31. ↑ Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  32. ↑ "SAS NS25 Intercontinental Network Update; Summer Holidays Addition". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  33. ↑ Liu, Jim (7 May 2024). "Transavia France NW24 New Routes Addition – 05MAY24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  34. ↑ "Voyages Finlande - Laponie - Levi". leclercvoyages.com.
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  36. ↑ "TUI puts 2026 Lapland day trips on sale".
  37. ↑ "TUI puts 2026 Lapland day trips on sale".
  38. ↑ "TUI puts 2026 Lapland day trips on sale".
  39. ↑ "Flying TUI from East Midlands Airport: Destinations, Covid rules, and parking". Derbyshire Live. 26 September 2020.
  40. ↑ "TUI puts 2026 Lapland day trips on sale".
  41. ↑ "TUI puts 2026 Lapland day trips on sale".
  42. ↑ "TUI puts 2026 Lapland day trips on sale".
  43. ↑ "Newcastle to Lapland - direct flights launched to meet demand for Christmas 2024". 26 June 2023.
  44. ↑ "Flight plan". tui.be.
  45. ↑ "Destination Kittilä". tui.nl.
  46. ↑ "TUIfly Netherlands Expands Finland Service in 1Q25".
  47. ↑ "TUI fly in de winter van Rotterdam Airport naar Egypte en Lapland". 30 May 2022.
  48. ↑ "Database - Eurostat". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  49. ↑ Alakulppi, Jaakko (2006). Lapin ilmailuhistoria II. Jälleenrakentamisesta 1945 Lapin lentomatkailuun ja Hornet-kauteen 2001 [The Aviation History of Lapland, part II. From Reconstruction in 1945 to Air Tourism and Hornet Era in 2001]. Lapin maakuntamuseon julkaisuja 10 (in Finnish). Jaakko Alakulppi. p. 732. ISBN 952-92-0337-3. ISSN 0781-5409.
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  51. ↑ "Finavia Traffic statistics 1998-2025". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  52. ↑ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2009" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  53. ↑ "Fire at Kittilä Airport". Finavia. 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  54. ↑ "Investigation of incident involving the door of a business jet at Kittilä airport on 4 January 2018 is progressing - Onnettomuustutkintakeskus". turvallisuustutkinta.fi. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  55. ↑ "Three killed in Sweden as major storm sweeps across Nordic countries". BBC. 28 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.

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