Varkaus Airport

Varkaus Airport
Varkauden lentoasema
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesVarkaus
LocationJoroinen, Finland
Closed31 December 2015
Passenger services ceased
January 2014
Elevation AMSL87 m (285 ft)
Coordinates62°10′16″N 027°52′07″E / 62.17111°N 27.86861°E / 62.17111; 27.86861
Websitewww.finavia.fi/...
Map
VRK is located in Finland
VRK
VRK
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers0
Landings0
Source: AIP Finland[1]
Statistics from Finavia[2]

Varkaus Airport (IATA: VRK, ICAO: EFVR) was an airport in Joroinen, Finland, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) 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.[3] According to Finavia [4] Varkaus Airport ceased operations on 31 December 2015. The (former) airport code EFVR is no longer referenced in the Finish AIP Archived 2021-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. Currently the former terminal is used by non-aviation business.

Statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Varkaus Airport [2]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
2005 15,55051916,069−24.0% Decrease
2006 11,94730512,252−23.8% Decrease
2007 2,337302,367−80.7% Decrease
2008 6,2511516,402+170.5% Increase
2009 9,1167429,858+54.0% Increase
2010 7,6014568,057−18.3% Decrease
2011 7,2101,5258,735+8.4% Increase
2012 5,5761,0746,650−23.9% Decrease
2013 5,0221,7376,759+1.6% Increase
2014 18220−99.7% Decrease
2015 000−100.0% Decrease
2016 0000%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 "Traffic statistics". Finavia Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Flybe. Nordic abandons Savonlinna and Varkaus - ch-aviation
  4. ↑ "The websites of Lappeenranta and Varkaus airports will be closed on 31 December 2015 | Finavia". 3 December 2019.

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