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.

Ivalo Airport

Ivalon lentoasema
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesInari
LocationIvalo, Inari, Finland
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Elevation AMSL147 m / 482 ft
Coordinates68°36′39″N 027°24′50″E / 68.61083°N 27.41389°E / 68.61083; 27.41389
Websitefinavia.fi
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IVL is located in Finland
IVL
IVL
Location within Finland
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,499 8,199 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers114,922[1]
Passenger change 19–20Decrease -52.1%
Landings656
Source: AIP Finland[2]
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Airlines and destinations

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Check-in hall at Ivalo Airport.

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

AirlinesDestinations
Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna (begins 25 January 2025)[4]
British Airways Seasonal: London–Gatwick (begins 3 December 2024)[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]

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at IVL airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger statistics for Ivalo Airport [11]
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

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References

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  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. ^ "Traffic statistics - Finavia". www.finavia.fi.
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