Varkaus Airport
Varkaus Airport Varkauden lentoasema | |||||||||||
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 Varkaus Airport terminal (2008) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Varkaus | ||||||||||
| Location | Joroinen, Finland | ||||||||||
| Closed | 31 December 2015 | ||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | January 2014 | ||||||||||
| 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/... | ||||||||||
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  VRK Location within Finland | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2015) | |||||||||||
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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
The only scheduled service offered by Flybe Nordic to Helsinki ended in January 2014 leaving the airport without any scheduled flights.[4]
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 2005 | 15,550 | 519 | 16,069 | −24.0% 
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| 2006 | 11,947 | 305 | 12,252 | −23.8%
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| 2007 | 2,337 | 30 | 2,367 | −80.7%
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| 2008 | 6,251 | 151 | 6,402 | +170.5% 
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| 2009 | 9,116 | 742 | 9,858 | +54.0%
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| 2010 | 7,601 | 456 | 8,057 | −18.3%
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| 2011 | 7,210 | 1,525 | 8,735 | +8.4%
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| 2012 | 5,576 | 1,074 | 6,650 | −23.9%
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| 2013 | 5,022 | 1,737 | 6,759 | +1.6%
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| 2014 | 18 | 2 | 20 | −99.7%
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| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0%
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| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The websites of Lappeenranta and Varkaus airports will be closed on 31 December 2015 | Finavia". 3 December 2019.
- ^ Flybe. Nordic abandons Savonlinna and Varkaus - ch-aviation
External links
- Official website
- AIP Finland – Varkaus Airport
- Current weather for EFVR at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for VRK at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for VRK at Aviation Safety Network