Vaasa Airport
Vaasa Airport Vaasan lentoasema Vasa flygplats | |||||||||||
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 Vaasa Airport terminal | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||
| Location | Vaasa, Finland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Website | finavia.fi/airport_vaasa | ||||||||||
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  VAA Location within Finland | |||||||||||
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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 Finncomm Airlines. The airport is also served by several charters with destinations to Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Greece, Spain, Turkey and Thailand.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| airBaltic | Riga, Umeå |
| Blue1 | Helsinki |
| Blue1 operated by Golden Air | Helsinki, Stockholm Arlanda |
| Finnair | Helsinki |
| Finnair operated by Finncomm Airlines | Helsinki [ends 29 October] |
| Finnair operated by Flybe Nordic | Helsinki [begins 30 October] |
| Flybe operated by Flybe Nordic | Tallinn [begins 14 November][5] |
Passenger statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2000 | 227,523 | 98,851 | 326,374 | +4.2% 
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| 2001 | 216,409 | 95,651 | 312,060 | −4.4% 
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| 2002 | 194,651 | 74,466 | 269,117 | −13.8%
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| 2003 | 169,088 | 79,836 | 248,924 | −7.5%
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| 2004 | 166,836 | 94,480 | 261,316 | +5.0%
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| 2005 | 178,378 | 118,886 | 297,264 | +13.8%
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| 2006 | 195,045 | 111,106 | 306,151 | +3.0%
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| 2007 | 213,833 | 108,095 | 321,928 | +5.3%
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| 2008 | 234,447 | 108,948 | 343,395 | +6.7%
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| 2009 | 207,274 | 86,983 | 294,257 | −14.3%
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| 2010 | 194,102 | 94,040 | 288,142 | −2.1%
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See also
References
- ^ "EFVA Vaasa" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 5 May 2011. pp. EFVA AD 2.1, 1–14. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Flybe announces extensive new route network following completion of Finncomm acquisition in Finland". Flybe. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vaasa Airport.
- Finavia – Vaasa Airport
- AIP Finland – Vaasa Airport
- Current weather for EFVA at NOAA/NWS
- Template:WAD
- Airport information for VAA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Accident history for VAA at Aviation Safety Network
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