Varkaus Airport Explained

Varkaus Airport
Nativename:Finnish: Varkauden lentoasema
Iata:VRK
Icao:EFVR
Pushpin Map:Finland
Pushpin Label:VRK
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Finland
Type:Public
Operator:Finavia
City-Served:Varkaus
Location:Joroinen, Finland
Metric-Elev:yes
Elevation-F:286
Elevation-M:87
Coordinates:62.1711°N 27.8686°W
Website:www.finavia.fi/...
Metric-Rwy:yes
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:6,562
R1-Length-M:2,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:0
Stat2-Header:Landings
Stat2-Data:0
Passenger Services Ceased:January 2014
Closed:31 December 2015
Footnotes:Source: AIP Finland
Statistics from Finavia

Varkaus Airport was an airport in Joroinen, Finland, about 16km (10miles) south of Varkaus.

History

The only scheduled service offered by Flybe Nordic to Helsinki ended in January 2014 leaving the airport without any scheduled flights.[1] According to Finavia [2] Varkaus Airport ceased operations on 31 December 2015. The (former) airport code EFVR is no longer referenced in the Finish AIP. Currently the former terminal is used by non-aviation business.

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Varkaus Airport ! Year !! Domestic passengers !! International passengers !! Total passengers !! Change
200515,550 519 16,069 −24.0%
200611,947 305 12,252 −23.8%
20072,337 30 2,367 −80.7%
20086,251 151 6,402 +170.5%
20099,116 742 9,858 +54.0%
20107,601 456 8,057 −18.3%
20117,210 1,525 8,735 +8.4%
20125,576 1,074 6,650 −23.9%
20135,022 1,737 6,759 +1.6%
201418 2 20 −99.7%
20150 0 0 −100.0%
20160 0 0 0%

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/25425-flybe-nordic-abandons-savonlinna-and-varkaus Flybe. Nordic abandons Savonlinna and Varkaus - ch-aviation
  2. Web site: The websites of Lappeenranta and Varkaus airports will be closed on 31 December 2015 | Finavia . 3 December 2019 .