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Vaasa Airport (Finnish: Vaasan lentoasema, Swedish: Vasa flygplats) (IATA: VAA, ICAO: EFVA) is located in Vaasa, Finland, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-east of Vaasa city centre. As of 2021, it is the 9th busiest airport in Finland with 19,231 passengers.[1]

Vaasa Airport Vaasan lentoasema Vasa flygplats
IATA: VAA ICAO: EFVA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Finavia
Location	Vaasa, Finland
Opened	1938 (1938)
Elevation AMSL	6 m / 21 ft
Coordinates	63°02′43″N 021°45′51″E
Website	www.finavia.fi/airports/vaasa
Map
VAA Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16/34 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 19,231[1] Landings 832[2] Cargo 179,360 tons[3]
Source: AIP Finland[4]

Regular airlines at Vaasa airport are Finnair and Scandinavian Airlines. The airport is also served by several charters with destinations to Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Greece, Spain and Turkey.

History

The airport was opened in 1938 when Aero began passenger traffic, which was later interrupted by the war.[5] In 1945 the airport building was completed and passenger routes were reopened.[5]

The airport took its current shape in the 1950s, when the runway was extended to 1,800 metres and the airport building was expanded.[5] In 1951 Vaasa Airport got its first international connection as Veljekset Karhumäki opened a route to Sundsvall in Sweden.[5] In 1971 the runway was extended to 2,000 metres and Finnair began jet traffic with DC-9 aircraft.[5]

In 1993 the third and most significant expansion at the airport was completed, with the airport getting separate facilities for domestic and international traffic and with a significant improvement of the airport's services.[5] In 1998 Vaasa Airport took a step towards more international aviation, as the runway was extended to 2,500 metres in October.[5] In 2014 the terminal's renovation was completed: a new baggage claim hall, security control rearrangement, another café and a new store.[5]

In 2005,[6] 2008,[7] and once again in 2017[8] Vaasa Airport was chosen as the Airport of the Year in Finland.

The remains of the decommissioned 11/29 1,500m asphalt runway exist towards the south-west of the aerodrome.[9]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal charter: Chania[citation needed]
Avion Express	Seasonal charter: Rhodes[citation needed]
Finnair	Helsinki
Jet Time	Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[citation needed]
Pegasus Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya[citation needed]
Sunclass Airlines	Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[citation needed]

Passenger statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Vaasa Airport [10]

Year	Domestic passengers	International passengers	Total passengers	Change
2000	227,523	98,851	326,374	+4.2%
2001	216,409	95,651	312,060	−4.4%
2002	194,651	74,466	269,117	−13.8%
2003	169,088	79,836	248,924	−7.5%
2004	166,836	94,480	261,316	+5.0%
2005	178,378	118,886	297,264	+13.8%
2006	195,045	111,106	306,151	+3.0%
2007	213,833	108,095	321,928	+5.3%
2008	234,447	108,948	343,395	+6.7%
2009	207,274	86,983	294,257	−14.3%
2010	194,102	94,040	288,142	−2.1%
2011	226,931	111,568	338,499	+18.0%
2012	218,742	155,399	374,141	+10.5% .
2013	185,562	133,753	319,315	-14.7%
2014	184,316	141,570	325,886	+2.1%
2015	162,864	119,573	282,437	-13.3%
2016	173,541	114,979	288,520	+2.2%
2017	162,333	137,785	300,118	+4.0%
2018	166,195	149,705	315,900	+5.3%
2019	165,125	138,786	303,911	-3.8%
2020	35,303	24,409	59,712	-80.4%
2021	16,648	2,583	19,231	-67.8%

Ground transportation

Means of transport at Vaasa Airport
Means of transport	Operator	Route	Destinations	Website	Notes
Bus	Lifti	4	To Gerby via Market Square (Finnish: Kauppatori, Swedish: Salutorget)	https://www.vaasa.fi/en/living/traffic-and-streets/public-transport/lifti-schedules-and-routes/	At least every hour on weekdays between 6:00 and 21:00
Taxi	Taksi Vaasa-Vasa	Taxi	Vaasa	www.taksivaasa.fi

See also

• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References

External links

Media related to Vaasa Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Finavia – Vaasa Airport
• AIP Finland – Vaasa Airport
• Current weather for EFVA at NOAA/NWS
• Airport information for VAA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Accident history for VAA at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Vaasa

Der Flughafen Vaasa befindet sich 9 km südöstlich von der gleichnamigen, finnischen Stadt Vaasa.

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- [en] Vaasa Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Vaasa

El Aeropuerto de Vaasa (en finlandés Vaasan lentoasema, Vasa flygplats) (IATA: VAA, OACI: EFVA) está ubicado a 9 km al sureste de Vaasa. Es el quinto aeropuerto más grande de Finlandia en términos de pasajeros. En 2007, 321.928 pasajeros pasaron por el aeropuerto. En 2005, y de nuevo en 2008,[2] el aeropuerto de Vaasa fue elegido como Aeropuerto del Año de Finlandia. Los principales usuarios del aeropuerto de Vaasa son Blue1 y Finnair. El aeropuerto también cuenta a menudo con aerolíneas chárter con destinos a Bulgaria, las islas Canarias, Grecia, España, Turquía y Tailandia.

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[fr] Aéroport de Vaasa

L'aéroport de Vaasa (code IATA : VAA • code OACI : EFVA) est le cinquième aéroport de Finlande par le trafic passagers. Situé dans le quartier de Runsor, à 9 km au sud-est du centre-ville de Vaasa, il dessert la 9e agglomération du pays et la région d'Ostrobotnie. En 2007, il a vu 322 000 passagers transiter par son terminal.

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[ru] Вааса (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Ваа́са (фин. Vaasan lentoasema, швед. Vasa flygplats) (ИАТА: VAA, ИКАО: EFVA) — аэропорт, находится в Вааса, Финляндия, около 9 км к юго-востоку от центра города Вааса. Это шестой по объёму пассажиропотока аэропорт Финляндии, в 2010 г. через него прошло 288 тыс. человек.[2] В 2005 году[3] и снова в 2008 году[4] аэропорт Вааса был выбран аэропортом года в Финляндии. Регулярные линии аэропорта используются следующими авиакомпаниями: airBaltic, Blue1, Finnair и Flybe Nordic. Есть также чартерные рейсы, преимущественно в летнее время, в курортные районы южной Европы, а также Азии: в Болгарию, на Канарские острова (Испания), в Грецию, Испанию, Турцию и Таиланд.

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