Vaasa Airport

Vaasa Airport
Vaasan lentoasema
Vasa flygplats
Summary
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 / 63.04528; 21.76417Coordinates: 63°02′43″N 021°45′51″E / 63.04528°N 21.76417°E / 63.04528; 21.76417
Website finavia.fi/airport_vaasa
Map
VAA
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 300,118[1]
Landings 2,894[2]
Source: AIP Finland[3]

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal charter: Chania
Finnair Helsinki, Kokkola, Umeå
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm-Arlanda
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia Seasonal: Amsterdam, Gran Canaria
Interior of Vaasa Airport Terminal

Passenger statistics

Annual passenger statistics for Vaasa Airport [8]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
2000 227,52398,851326,374+4.2% Increase
2001 216,40995,651312,060−4.4% Decrease
2002 194,65174,466269,117−13.8% Decrease
2003 169,08879,836248,924−7.5% Decrease
2004 166,83694,480261,316+5.0% Increase
2005 178,378118,886297,264+13.8% Increase
2006 195,045111,106306,151+3.0% Increase
2007 213,833108,095321,928+5.3% Increase
2008 234,447108,948343,395+6.7% Increase
2009 207,27486,983294,257−14.3% Decrease
2010 194,10294,040288,142−2.1% Decrease
2011 226,931111,568338,499+18.0% Increase
2012 218,742155,399374,141+10.5% Increase.
2013 185,562133,753319,315-14.7% Decrease
2014 184,316141,570325,886+2.1% Increase
2015 162,864119,573282,437-13.3% Decrease
2016 173,541114,979288,520+2.2% Increase
2017[9] 162,333137,785300,118+4.0% Increase

Ground transportation

Means of transport at Vaasa Airport
Means of transport Operator Route Destinations Website Notes
BusVaasa Local Traffic4, 10Market Square (Finnish: Kauppatori, Swedish: Salutorget)www.vaasanpaikallisliikenne.fiEvery hour on weekdays
TaxiTaksi Vaasa-VasaAirport TaxiVaasawww.taksivaasa.fiPre-book necessary

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Landings-fi_0.pdf
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Finavia's Air Traffic Statistics 2010" (PDF). Vantaa: Finavia. pp. 7, 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Vaasa is Airport of the Year". Vantaa: Finavia. 28 November 2005. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Vaasa is Airport of the Year 2008". Vantaa: Finavia. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Vaasa is Airport of the Year". Vantaa: Finavia. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Statistics/Finavia". Finavia. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. ↑ https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport-fi_0.pdf

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