Rovaniemi Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Rovaniemi, Lapland Region (Finland)

IATA: RVN ICAO: EFRO

Longest Active Runway

9,849 ft

3,002 meters

Field Elevation

642 ft

196 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

66.5633°, 25.8298°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#595 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,063 of 7558

Top 14.1% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Finland)

#2 of 2 in FI

#2 of 31 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.5%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 RVN in numbers: 9,849 ft longest runway · #595 of 650 published · #1,063 of 7,558 worldwide (top 14.1%) · #2 in Finland.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

RVN lies at 196 m (642 ft), #254 of 650 published airports by elevation and 56.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 231 ft above the Finland median (411 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of RVN. Nearest published airport: Luleå Airport (LLA), 109 NM, 10,990 ft (1,141 ft longer than RVN); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,849 ft (3,002 m)

RVN runway: 03/21 9,849 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 2 in Finland; HEL leads by 1,634 ft (11,483 ft). −1.5% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
03/21	9,849 ft (3002 m / 3.002 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →