Varkaus Airport (IATA: VRK, ICAO: EFVR) was an airport in Joroinen, Finland, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Varkaus.
Varkaus Airport Varkauden lentoasema | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||
Serves | Varkaus | ||||||||||
Location | Joroinen, Finland | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 87 m / 286 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 62°10′16″N 027°52′07″E / 62.17111°N 27.86861°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.finavia.fi/... | ||||||||||
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According to Finavia [3] Varkaus Airport has ceased operations with the end of 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 edit
The only scheduled service offered by Flybe Nordic to Helsinki ended in January 2014 leaving the airport without any scheduled flights.[4]
Statistics edit
Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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2005 | 15,550 | 519 | 16,069 | −24.0% |
2006 | 11,947 | 305 | 12,252 | −23.8% |
2007 | 2,337 | 30 | 2,367 | −80.7% |
2008 | 6,251 | 151 | 6,402 | +170.5% |
2009 | 9,116 | 742 | 9,858 | +54.0% |
2010 | 7,601 | 456 | 8,057 | −18.3% |
2011 | 7,210 | 1,525 | 8,735 | +8.4% |
2012 | 5,576 | 1,074 | 6,650 | −23.9% |
2013 | 5,022 | 1,737 | 6,759 | +1.6% |
2014 | 18 | 2 | 20 | −99.7% |
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0% |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "EFVR Varkaus" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 30 June 2011. pp. EFVR AD 2.1, 1–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2015/websites-lappeenranta-and-varkaus-airports-will-be-closed-31-december-2015
- ^ Flybe. Nordic abandons Savonlinna and Varkaus - ch-aviation
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varkaus Airport.
- Official website
- AIP Finland – Varkaus Airport
- Current weather for EFVR at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for VRK at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for VRK at Aviation Safety Network