Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport
Airport in Kronoby
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kokkola, Jakobstad | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kronoby | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 85 ft (26 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°43′13″N 023°08′21″E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | kokkola-pietarsaariairport.fi | ||||||||||||||
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  KOK Location within Finland | |||||||||||||||
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| 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.
In 2025, 572 flights landed at the airport, with 525 departing from Finland. In the same year, the airport handled 32,131 passengers in 2025, 90% arriving or departing on domestic flights.[4]
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 84,548 | 13,967 | 98,515 | −0.8%  |
| 2006 | 85,798 | 12,378 | 98,176 | −0.3% |
| 2007 | 84,615 | 11,402 | 96,017 | −2.2% |
| 2008 | 88,008 | 10,315 | 98,323 | +2.2%  |
| 2009 | 81,634 | 10,563 | 92,197 | −6.2% |
| 2010 | 76,979 | 3,202 | 80,181 | −13.0% |
| 2011 | 87,384 | 7,300 | 94,684 | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 60,476 | 26,600 | 87,076 | −8% |
| 2013 | 51,790 | 17,201 | 68,991 | −20.8% |
| 2014 | 48,478 | 20,191 | 68,669 | −0.5% |
| 2015 | 69,534 | 18,505 | 88,039 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 69,433 | 19,333 | 88,766 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60,681 | 19,138 | 79,819 | −10.1% |
| 2018 | 57,286 | 11,350 | 68,636 | −14.0% |
| 2019 | 51,316 | 4,797 | 56,113 | −18.2% |
| 2020 | 9,054 | 114 | 9,168 | −83.7% |
| 2021 | 6,076 | 281 | 6,357 | −30.7% |
| 2022 | 9,754 | 7,444 | 17,196 | +170.5% |
| 2023 | 25,761 | 3,511 | 29,272 | +70.2% |
| 2024 | 26,735 | 4,044 | 30,779 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 28,901 | 3,230 | 32,131 | +4.4% |
Ground transportation
Means of transport at Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport | |||||||
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| Means of transport | Operator | Route | Destinations | ||||
 Taxi | Dahl Citybus | Airport Taxi | Kokkola | ||||
| Taxi | City Taxi Jeppis | Airport Taxi | Jakobstad | ||||
