Vaasa Airport
Appearance
Vaasa Airport Vaasan lentoasema Vasa flygplats | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||
Location | Vaasa, Finland | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6 m / 21 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 63°02′43″N 021°45′51″E / 63.04528°N 21.76417°E | ||||||||||
Website | finavia.fi/airport_vaasa | ||||||||||
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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 2016, 288,520 passengers traveled via the airport.[4] In 2005,[5], again in 2008,[6] Vaasa Airport was chosen as the Airport of the Year in Finland, and was honored once again in 2016 [7]. Regular users of Vaasa airport are Finnair and Scandinavian 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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Aegean Airlines | Seasonal charter: Chania |
Finnair | Helsinki, Kokkola, Umeå |
Scandinavian Airlines | Stockholm-Arlanda |
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Seasonal: Amsterdam, Gran Canaria |
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% |
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[9] | 162,333 | 137,785 | 300,118 | +4.0% |
Ground transportation
Means of transport | Operator | Route | Destinations | Website | Notes | ||
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Bus | Vaasa Local Traffic | 4, 10 | Market Square (Finnish: Kauppatori, Swedish: Salutorget) | www.vaasanpaikallisliikenne.fi | Every hour on weekdays | ||
Taxi | Taksi Vaasa-Vasa | Airport Taxi | Vaasa | www.taksivaasa.fi | Pre-book necessary |
See also
References
- ^ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf
- ^ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Landings-fi_0.pdf
- ^ "EFVA Vaasa" (PDF). AIP Suomi / Finland. Finavia. 5 May 2011. pp. EFVA AD 2.1, 1–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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External links
Media related to Vaasa Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- 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