Kauhava Airfield
Airport in Kauhava, Finland
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Kauhava Airfield (IATA: KAU, ICAO: EFKA; Finnish: Kauhavan lentokenttä) is an airfield located in Kauhava, Finland, 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Kauhava town centre.
Kauhava Airfield Kauhavan lentokenttä | |||||||||||
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BAe Hawk fighter of the Finnish Air Force at the airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Uncontrolled airfield | ||||||||||
| Owner | LSK Business Park Oy | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ilmasotakoulun Lentokerho ry | ||||||||||
| Location | Kauhava, Finland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 46 m (151 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°07′27″N 023°03′04″E | ||||||||||
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  KAU Location within Finland | |||||||||||
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| Source:[1] Statistics from Finavia[2] | |||||||||||
The airfield used to be a military airport until the end of 2014, owned and operated by Finavia. Training Air Wing of the Finnish Air Force was based at the airport. In May 2014, Finavia announced that it would sell the airport properties to Kasvuyrittäjät Oy.[3]
