Ivalo Airport

Ivalo Airport Ivalon lentoasema
IATA: IVL ICAO: EFIV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Finavia
Serves	Inari
Location	Ivalo, Inari, Finland
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Elevation AMSL	147 m / 482 ft
Coordinates	68°36′39″N 027°24′50″E
Website	finavia.fi
Map
IVL Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 2,499 8,199 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers 114,922[1] Passenger change 19–20 -52.1% Landings 656
Source: AIP Finland[2]

Ivalo Airport (IATA: IVL, ICAO: EFIV) (Finnish: Ivalon lentoasema, Northern Sami: Avvila girdingieddi, Inari Sami: Avveel kirdemkieddi, Skolt Sami: Âʹvvel ǩeʹrddemǩedd, Swedish: Ivalo flygplats)[3] is an airport in Ivalo, Inari, Finland. It is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest from Ivalo, the municipal centre of Inari, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Saariselkä. It is the northernmost airport in Finland and in the European Union.

Airlines and destinations

Check-in hall at Ivalo Airport.

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

Airlines	Destinations
Austrian Airlines	Seasonal: Vienna (begins 25 January 2025)[4]
British Airways	Seasonal: London–Gatwick[5]
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zurich[6]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Düsseldorf[7]
Finnair	Helsinki,[8] Kirkenes (begins 1 April 2025)[9] Seasonal: Kittilä
Jet2.com	Seasonal charter: London–Gatwick, Manchester
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Frankfurt
Transavia	Seasonal: Amsterdam, Paris–Orly
TUI Airways	Seasonal: London–Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Netherlands	Seasonal: Amsterdam[10]
Vueling	Seasonal: Paris–Orly (begins 28 December 2024)[11]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at IVL airport. See Wikidata query.

Annual passenger statistics for Ivalo Airport [12]

Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers	Change
1998	114,113	2,924	117,037
1999	111,378	3,545	114,923	−1.8%
2000	124,587	8,003	132,590	+15.4%
2001	127,863	3,826	131,689	−0.7%
2002	124,740	11,068	135,808	+3.1%
2003	117,251	18,450	135,701	−0.1;%
2004	128,442	25,625	154,067	+13.5%
2005	123,257	28,954	152,211	−1.2%
2006	121,908	31,427	153,335	+0.7%
2007	117,305	28,565	145,870	−4.9%
2008	113,374	24,279	137,653	−5.6%
2009	110,004	20,588	130,592	−5.1%
2010	92,838	19,102	111,940	−14.3%
2011	103,815	21,720	125,535	+11.2%
2012	121,957	23,498	145,455	+15.9%
2013	117,249	29,065	146,314	+0.6%
2014	118,112	24,607	142,719	-2.5%
2015	123,272	31,936	155,208	+8.8%
2016	139,037	40,590	179,627	+15.7%
2017	160,906	49,660	210,566	+17.2%
2018	182,934	59,523	242,457	+15.1%
2019	183,122	56,631	239,753	-1.1%
2020	95,93	18,986	114,922	-52.1%

See also

• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References

1. "Passenger data" (XLSX). www.finavia.fi.
2. "EFIV Ivalo" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Vantaa: Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFIV AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
3. "Paikkatietoalusta". beta.paikkatietoalusta.fi. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
4. "AUSTRIAN AIRLINES ADDS IVALO SERVICE IN 1Q25". AeroRoutes.
5. "BA Euroflyer to operate flights to Lapland and Larnaca this winter".
6. "Winter 2023/24: Lappland mit 18 neuen internationalen Strecken". 3 November 2023.
7. "Düsseldorf: Eurowings adds further two winter routes to Finland". 5 June 2023.
8. "Finnair July/August 2024 Nordic Holiday Destinations Service Expansion". Aeroroutes.
9. "FINNAIR ADDS KIRKENES SERVICE FROM APRIL 2025". 9 April 2024.
10. "TUIfly Netherlands Expands Finland Service in 1Q25".
11. "Vueling begins direct route flights from Paris (Orly) to Ivalo".
12. "Traffic statistics - Finavia". www.finavia.fi.

External links

Media related to Ivalo Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Finavia – Ivalo Airport
• AIP Finland – Ivalo Airport
• Current weather for EFIV at NOAA/NWS
• Airport information for IVL at Great Circle Mapper.
• Accident history for IVL at Aviation Safety Network