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
Footnotes:Source: AIP Finland
Statistics from Finavia

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

According to Finavia [1] 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.

Airlines and destinations

The only scheduled service offered by Flybe Nordic to Helsinki ended in January 2014 leaving the airport without any scheduled flights.[2]

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%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2015/websites-lappeenranta-and-varkaus-airports-will-be-closed-31-december-2015
  2. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/25425-flybe-nordic-abandons-savonlinna-and-varkaus Flybe. Nordic abandons Savonlinna and Varkaus - ch-aviation