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| Vaasa Airport Vaasan lentoasema Vasa flygplats |
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| IATA: VAA – ICAO: EFVA | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Finavia | ||
| Location | Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||
| Coordinates | 63°02′43″N 021°45′51″E / 63.04528°N 21.76417°ECoordinates: 63°02′43″N 021°45′51″E / 63.04528°N 21.76417°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 16/34 | 2,500 | 8,202 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Passengers | 288,142 | ||
| Landings | 5,884 | ||
| Source: AIP Finland[1] Statistics from Finavia[2] |
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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. It is the 6th biggest airport in Finland in terms of passengers. In 2010, about 288,000 passengers traveled via the airport.[2] In 2005,[3] and again in 2008,[4] Vaasa Airport was chosen as the Airport of the Year in Finland. Regular users of Vaasa airport are airBaltic, Blue1, Finnair and Flybe Nordic. The airport is also served by several charters with destinations to Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Greece, Spain, Turkey and Thailand.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| airBaltic | Riga, Umeå |
| Blue1 | Copenhagen [begins 1 April], Helsinki |
| Blue1 operated by Golden Air | Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Finnair | Helsinki |
| Finnair operated by Flybe Nordic | Helsinki |
| Flybe operated by Flybe Nordic | Tallinn [5] |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Stockholm-Arlanda [starts April 2012][6] |
[edit] Passenger statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 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% |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "EFVA Vaasa" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 5 May 2011. pp. EFVA AD 2.1, 1–14. https://ais.fi/ais/eaip/pdf/aerodromes/EF_AD_2_EFVA_EN.pdf. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. http://www.finavia.fi/files/finavia2/liikennetilastot_pdf/Lentoliikennetilasto_2010.pdf. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Flybe announces extensive new route network following completion of Finncomm acquisition in Finland". Flybe. 24 August 2011. http://www.flybe.com/corporate/media/news/1108/24.htm. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Nya lågprislyft för Norwegian". Expressen. 21 November 2011. http://www.expressen.se/resor/1.2628106/nya-lagprislyft-for-norwegian. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Vaasa Airport |
- Finavia – Vaasa Airport
- AIP Finland – Vaasa Airport
- Current weather for EFVA at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for EFVA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for VAA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Accident history for VAA at Aviation Safety Network
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