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Varkaus Airport

Coordinates: 62°10′16″N 027°52′07″E / 62.17111°N 27.86861°E / 62.17111; 27.86861
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Varkaus Airport

Varkauden lentoasema
Varkaus Airport terminal (2008)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
ServesVarkaus
LocationJoroinen, Finland
Closed31 December 2015
Passenger services ceasedJanuary 2014
Elevation AMSL87 m / 286 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
Map
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.

According to Finavia [3] 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

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The only scheduled service offered by Flybe Nordic to Helsinki ended in January 2014 leaving the airport without any scheduled flights.[4]

Statistics

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Annual passenger statistics for Varkaus Airport [2]
Year Domestic passengers International passengers Total passengers Change
2005 15,550 519 16,069 −24.0% Decrease
2006 11,947 305 12,252 −23.8% Decrease
2007 2,337 30 2,367 −80.7% Decrease
2008 6,251 151 6,402 +170.5% Increase
2009 9,116 742 9,858 +54.0% Increase
2010 7,601 456 8,057 −18.3% Decrease
2011 7,210 1,525 8,735 +8.4% Increase
2012 5,576 1,074 6,650 −23.9% Decrease
2013 5,022 1,737 6,759 +1.6% Increase
2014 18 2 20 −99.7% Decrease
2015 0 0 0 −100.0% Decrease
2016 0 0 0 0%

See also

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References

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