Vaasa Airport

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 2018, 315,900 passengers traveled via the airport.[4]

Vaasa Airport

Vaasan lentoasema
Vasa flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
LocationVaasa, Finland
Elevation AMSL6 m / 21 ft
Coordinates63°02′43″N 021°45′51″E
Websitefinavia.fi/airport_vaasa
Map
VAA
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers315,900[1]
Landings2,893[2]
Source: AIP Finland[3]

History

The airport was opened in 1938 when Aero began passenger traffic, which was later interrupted by the war.[5] In 1945 the airport building was completed and passenger routes were reopened.

The airport took it current shape in the 1950s, when the runway was extended to 1,800 metres and the airport building was expanded. In 1951 Vaasa Airport got its first international connection as Veljekset Karhumäki opened a route to Sundsvall in Sweden. In 1971 the runway was extended to 2,000 metres and Finnair began jet traffic with DC-9 aircraft.

In 1993 the third and most significant expansion at the airport was completed, with the airport getting separate facilities for domestic and international traffic and with a significant improvement of the airport's services. In 1998 Vaasa Airport took a step towards more international aviation, as the runway was extended to 2,500 metres in October. In 2014 the terminal's renovation was completed: a new baggage claim hall, security control rearrangement, another café and a new store.

In 2005,[6] 2008,[7] and once again in 2017[8] Vaasa Airport was chosen as the Airport of the Year in Finland.

Regular airlines at 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
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal Charter: Amsterdam, Gran Canaria
Interior of Vaasa Airport Terminal

Passenger statistics
Annual passenger statistics for Vaasa Airport [9]
YearDomestic passengersInternational passengersTotal passengersChange
2000 227,52398,851326,374+4.2%
2001 216,40995,651312,060−4.4%
2002 194,65174,466269,117−13.8%
2003 169,08879,836248,924−7.5%
2004 166,83694,480261,316+5.0%
2005 178,378118,886297,264+13.8%
2006 195,045111,106306,151+3.0%
2007 213,833108,095321,928+5.3%
2008 234,447108,948343,395+6.7%
2009 207,27486,983294,257−14.3%
2010 194,10294,040288,142−2.1%
2011 226,931111,568338,499+18.0%
2012 218,742155,399374,141+10.5% .
2013 185,562133,753319,315-14.7%
2014 184,316141,570325,886+2.1%
2015 162,864119,573282,437-13.3%
2016 173,541114,979288,520+2.2%
2017 162,333137,785300,118+4.0%
2018[10] 166,195149,705315,900+5.3%

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-VasaTaxiVaasawww.taksivaasa.fi

See also
  • List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References
  1. https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport%201998-2018.pdf
  2. https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Landings%20by%20Airport%201998-2018.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. https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport%201998-2018.pdf
  5. https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/vaasa/airport/about
  6. "Vaasa is Airport of the Year". Vantaa: Finavia. 28 November 2005. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  7. "Vaasa is Airport of the Year 2008". Vantaa: Finavia. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  8. "Vaasa is Airport of the Year". Vantaa: Finavia. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  9. "Statistics/Finavia". Finavia. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  10. https://www.finavia.fi/sites/default/files/documents/Passengers%20by%20Airport%201998-2018.pdf

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