---
iata: KTT
name: Kittilä Airport
city: Kittilä
country: Finland
lastUpdated: '2026-09-05'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila'
sources:
  - 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila'
  - 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila/airport/about'
  - 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila/contacts'
  - 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila/parking-access/parking'
  - 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila/parking-access/public-transport'
  - 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila/parking-access/taxis'
  - 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila/parking-access/car-rentals'
  - 'https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila/services/shop-kittila'
  - >-
    https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila/services/kittila-airport-free-wi-fi
  - >-
    https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2026/statistics-2025-leisure-travel-driven-airports-northern-finland-lead-growth
  - >-
    https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport%201998-2025-fi-fi.xlsx
  - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/finland'
  - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kittil%C3%A4_Airport'
  - 'https://ourairports.com/airports/EFKT/'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    Kittilä Airport (IATA KTT / ICAO EFKT) is Finavia’s western-Lapland leisure
    gateway at visiting address Levintie 259, 99100 Kittilä (postal P.O. Box 88,
    99101 Kittilä). About 5 km from Kittilä municipal centre; Levi ski resort is
    ~15 km and Ylläs ~35 km. Official site: finavia.fi/en/airports/kittila.
    Airport information & parking +358 (0)200 14919. Finavia contacts: terminal
    opens 2 hours before the first departure and closes after the last departure
    of the day — not a 24/7 passenger hall.
  - >-
    Finavia passenger workbook (Passengers by Airport 1998–2025): Kittilä
    handled 445,911 passengers in calendar 2025 (+8.3% YoY vs 411,718 in 2024),
    of which 189,189 domestic and 256,722 international. Wikipedia’s
    Finavia-sourced table matches the same 2025 total. Winter leisure and ski
    charters dominate; summer is quieter with Finnair Helsinki as the year-round
    spine — always verify live FIDS for seasonal European leisure flights.
  - >-
    Single passenger terminal on a public Finavia commercial airport (fully
    civilian passenger operation). Runway 16/34 is 2,500 m asphalt (Finavia
    “about” page; OurAirports lists ~2,500 m / 8,202 ft × ~45 m); field
    elevation ~644 ft / 196 m MSL. History on Finavia’s about page: built 1979
    on a former Metsähallitus forest strip; regular Helsinki traffic from 1987;
    terminal rebuild after the 2006 fire, inaugurated 2008; further capacity
    work in the late 2010s. Peak winter staffing cited up to ~100 people vs ~50
    year-round.
  - >-
    Ground access: no rail on campus. Finavia public-transport page lists bus
    links to resorts — Tunturilinjat Oy (Kittilä Airport–Levi), Liikenne
    Rundgren Oy (Airport–Ylläs), plus Matkahuolto for Muonio and other
    connections; summer/off-peak transfers are often on-demand and need advance
    booking. Taxi stand left of the main entrance; pre-booked taxis on the right
    (Levi-Kittilän Taksit Oy, Accessible and Minivan Taxi Service Hettula Oy,
    Lähitaksi Levi, Let’s Go Taxi Levi). Car hire desks: Avis, Budget,
    Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz, Scandia Rent, Sixt, ArticRent (some
    reservation-only).
  - >-
    No Priority Pass / LoungeKey club lounge is listed for KTT — Priority Pass’s
    Finland directory shows Helsinki products only. Finavia publishes no pay-in
    passenger lounge page for Kittilä. Landside/airside F&B: Kittilä Café with
    Shop Kittilä next to it (local gifts, Finnish delicacies, tax-free drinks) —
    shop hours follow departing flights. Free Wi-Fi SSID “Kittilä Airport Free
    Wi-Fi” (no login).
  - >-
    Parking in the lot directly in front of the terminal. Pay in advance at
    Finavia’s information desk (card only, no cash) or via EasyPark / Moovy /
    ParkMan apps; long-term contracts via Parkkipiste. Published table (VAT in):
    app 1 h €2 / 8–24 h €16 vs machine 1 h €3 / 8–24 h €19; day rates scale from
    there (e.g. 7 days app €60 / machine €71). EV charging €0.25/kWh + €4 start
    (Virta). 20 heated bays; optional block-heater connection €15 via the info
    desk (cannot pre-reserve a bay).
bentoTips:
  - label: Timing
    title: Terminal hours follow the bank — winter charters are a different airport
    detail: >-
      Finavia contacts: the building opens two hours before the first departure
      and closes after the last departure. Café and Shop Kittilä are
      flight-tied. Off-peak HEL turnarounds are calm and compact; peak
      Levi/Ylläs winter banks (especially Christmas–New Year and February school
      holidays) can fill check-in, security, and the coach curb at once. Aim
      earlier than a typical Finnish regional airport in high season.
    summary: >-
      Building and F&B track the departure programme — winter ski banks are
      crowded; shoulder-season HEL hops are quick.
    category: timing
  - label: Terminal
    title: One Finavia hall — do not confuse KTT with RVN / IVL / KAO
    detail: >-
      Check-in, security, Kittilä Café / Shop, and the gate / apron stands share
      one terminal. There is no pier train and no second passenger building.
      Mixing up KTT with Rovaniemi (RVN), Ivalo (IVL), Kuusamo (KAO), or
      Kemi-Tornio (KEM) on a Lapland multi-airport trip is the expensive failure
      mode — those are separate road journeys across the north.
    summary: >-
      Single terminal; navigation is trivial — Lapland airport-code mix-ups are
      the costly error.
    category: terminal
  - label: Food
    title: Kittilä Café + Shop — open with departing flights only
    detail: >-
      Finavia’s Shop Kittilä page places the shop next to Kittilä Café and
      states service follows departing flights (souvenirs, Finnish delicacies,
      tax-free drinks). Treat F&B as bank-tied, not a 24/7 food court. Eat in
      Levi, Ylläs, or Kittilä village before very early or last-of-day flights
      if you need a guaranteed meal.
    summary: >-
      Real café/shop cluster when the bank is staffed — not a round-the-clock
      landside mall.
    category: food
  - label: Status
    title: Resort coaches to Levi/Ylläs; taxi if the timetable misses you
    detail: >-
      Finavia’s public-transport page: Tunturilinjat for Levi, Liikenne Rundgren
      for Ylläs, Matkahuolto for Muonio/other — off-season often requires
      advance booking. Taxi curb is flight-tied left of the entrance; pre-booked
      cars use the right side. Self-drive parking is cheaper in
      EasyPark/Moovy/ParkMan than at the lobby machine.
    summary: >-
      Resort buses are the ski default; taxis cover gaps; pay parking in the
      app.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions:
  - kind: free
    name: Restroom taps (bring an empty bottle)
    zone: airside
    summary: >-
      Finavia does not publish a dedicated bottle-filler map for Kittilä.
      Finnish tap water is potable — refill from restroom cold taps after
      screening with an empty bottle, or ask café staff for water when Kittilä
      Café is open.
    location: Landside and airside toilet blocks in the single terminal
    terminal: Main terminal
    isBestValue: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Kittilä Café / Shop bottled drinks
    zone: airside
    price: Café and retail pricing when open (varies)
    summary: >-
      Sealed water and soft drinks at Kittilä Café or Shop Kittilä when the
      departure bank has those outlets staffed. Not a 24/7 shop — hours follow
      departing flights.
    location: Café and Shop cluster in the single terminal
    terminal: Main terminal
airportistScore: 6.9
slug: ktt
region: Europe
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# Kittilä Airport (KTT)
Kittilä, Finland · Europe
Finavia’s western-Lapland ski gateway: one compact terminal for Levi and Ylläs, Finnair–HEL year-round, winter European leisure banks that redefine the building, resort coaches on the curb — and no Priority Pass lounge.
## Airportist Score

**6.9 / 10**
- Comfort: 6.8
- Navigation: 9.0
- Food: 5.4
- Transport: 7.0
- Disruption resilience: 5.2

## At a glance

- Passengers: 445,911 (2025)
- Terminals: 1
- Typical security: 12 min
- On-time: 76%
- Disruption: normal

## Best for

- Levi and Ylläs ski / fell resort trips
- Finnair connections via Helsinki into western Lapland
- Travellers using pre-booked resort coaches or rental cars
- Self-drive visitors using front-of-terminal Finavia parking

## Watch out for

- No Priority Pass / LoungeKey / published pay-in club lounge
- Terminal, café and shop hours follow the departure bank — not 24/7
- Peak winter ski banks mean long check-in, security and coach-curb queues
- Arctic weather plus HEL-hub disruption propagates quickly on a single runway

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/ktt/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/ktt/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/ktt/amenities.md)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/ktt/tips.md)
- [Water](/airports/ktt/water.md)
- [Full guide](/airports/ktt/guide.md)
- [Disruptions](/airports/ktt/disruptions.md)
- [Reviews](/airports/ktt/reviews.md)

