Varkaus_Airport Knowpia

Varkaus Airport

*Varkauden lentoasema*
Varkaus Airport; Varkauden lentoasema
	Varkaus Airport terminal
	IATA: VRK; ICAO: EFVR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Finavia
Serves	Varkaus
Location	Joroinen, Finland
Elevation AMSL	87 m / 286 ft
Coordinates	62°10′16″N 027°52′07″E / 62.17111°N 27.86861°E
Website	www.finavia.fi/...
Map
	VRK Location within Finland
Runways
Statistics (2015)
Passengers
Passengers	0
Landings	0
	Source: AIP Finland; Statistics from Finavia

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 has ceased operations with the end of 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 edit

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

Statistics edit

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

References edit

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Traffic statistics". Finavia Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2015/websites-lappeenranta-and-varkaus-airports-will-be-closed-31-december-2015
^ Flybe. Nordic abandons Savonlinna and Varkaus - ch-aviation