Varkaus Airport
Airport in Joroinen, Finland
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Varkaus Airport (IATA: VRK, ICAO: EFVR) was an airport in Joroinen, Finland, about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Varkaus.
Varkaus Airport Varkauden lentoasema | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Finavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Varkaus | ||||||||||
| Location | Joroinen, Finland | ||||||||||
| Closed | 31 December 2015 | ||||||||||
Passenger services ceased | January 2014 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 87 m (285 ft) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°10′16″N 027°52′07″E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.finavia.fi/... | ||||||||||
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  VRK Location within Finland | |||||||||||
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| Source: AIP Finland[1] Statistics from Finavia[2] | |||||||||||
History
The only scheduled service offered by Flybe Nordic to Helsinki ended in January 2014 leaving the airport without any scheduled flights.[3] According to Finavia [4] Varkaus Airport ceased operations on 31 December 2015. The (former) airport code EFVR is no longer referenced in the Finish AIP Archived 2021-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. Currently the former terminal is used by non-aviation business.
Statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
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| 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% |
