EFKT - Kittilä

Facts

Kittilä Airport is an airport serving the city of Kittilä and nearby areas. Two major ski resorts, Levi and Ylläs, are located nearby the airport. The airport is especially busy during the winter season. Finnair operates daily flight to Helsinki, and other carriers also operate seasonal flights to many European destinations.

ATC Frequencies

VATSIM name	Callsign	Frequency	Remarks	Languages
EFKT_ATIS		133.850		EN
EFKT_TWR	Kittilä Tower	118.950	Main frequency	FI/EN
EFKT_APP	Kittilä Radar	118.950	Radar frequency	FI/EN
EFIN_V_CTR	Helsinki Control	126.300	Local ACC-sector	EN
EFIN_D_CTR	Helsinki Control	121.300	Covering all ACC sectors if local is offline	EN

Note: EFIN also provides ATS in Finnish below FL95.

Note 2: when EFKT_APP offline, EFKT_TWR serves as a radar-tower position and covers the TMA until FL95.

 

Flight procedures

Please plan your departure via one of these waypoints:

AMULU

EXUTI

TUGPU

XETMU

Please plan your arrival via one of these waypoints:

EVIMI

EXUTI

XETMU

 

Radio navigation:
KT – ILS LOC 34 (111.9)

HOU – LOC 16 (111.9)

Runway 34 has an ILS CAT I capability. Runway 16 has RNP capability. An RNP approach is also available for runway 34. Visual approaches can be executed when allowed by weather and traffic conditions. Runway 16/34 is 2500 meters long and 45 meters wide.

Kittilä has full radar coverage. Due to limited radar coverage in the north, you can expect a revert to procedural procedures if weather and other factors require.

 

Radio operations

For clearance, contact Kittilä Tower on 118.650 when TWR is online or to another ATS-station listed above when TWR is offline. With clearance you can expect the SID, the following airway, cleared flight level and squawk code.

Visual approach can be requested by phraseology: ready for visual or request visual approach.

 

VFR Operations

VFR aircraft should inform their intensions for flight when requesting taxi. Start-up clearance is not required for piston engine aircraft. Please file your VFR flight plan via a visual reporting point (VRP):

VRPs:

LOUKI

KENUS

KUMPU

VAARA

VEHNE

The maximum altitude for VFR flights within the CTR/FIZ is 2800 feet. Please refer to the VAC chart in the charts page for more information.