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Vaasa Airport
Vaasan lentoasema
Vasa flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFinavia
LocationVaasa, Finland
Opened1938 (1938)
Elevation AMSL6 m (20 ft)
Coordinates63°02′43″N 021°45′51″E / 63.04528°N 21.76417°E / 63.04528; 21.76417
Websitewww.finavia.fi/airports/vaasa
Map
VAA is located in Finland
VAA
VAA
Location within Finland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Passengers177,592[1]
Landings4,301[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. As of 2024, it is the 7th busiest airport in Finland with 177,592 passengers.[1]

History

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The airport was opened in 1938 when Aero began passenger traffic, which was later interrupted by the war.[4] In 1945 the airport building was completed and passenger routes were reopened.[4]

The airport took its current shape in the 1950s, when the runway was extended to 1,800 metres and the airport building was expanded.[4] In 1951 Vaasa Airport got its first international connection as Veljekset Karhumäki opened a route to Sundsvall in Sweden.[4] In 1971 the runway was extended to 2,000 metres and Finnair began jet traffic with DC-9 aircraft.[4]

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.[4] In 1998 Vaasa Airport took a step towards more international aviation, as the runway was extended to 2,500 metres in October.[4] In 2014 the terminal's renovation was completed: a new baggage claim hall, security control rearrangement, another café and a new store.[4]

In 2005,[5] 2008,[6] and once again in 2017[7] Vaasa Airport was chosen as the Airport of the Year in Finland.

The remains of the decommissioned 11/29 1,500m asphalt runway exist towards the south-west of the aerodrome.[8]

In June 2024, Vaasa Airport hosted the Vaasa Airshow, marking 40 years since the previous airshow.[9]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Vaasa:

AirlinesDestinations
Finnair Helsinki,[10][11] Umeå[12]
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda[13][14]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[15]
Vaasa Airport check-in area
Vaasa Airport traffic control tower

Statistics

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Annual passenger statistics for Vaasa Airport [16]
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 162,333137,785300,118+4.0% Increase
2018 166,195149,705315,900+5.3% Increase
2019 165,125138,786303,911-3.8% Decrease
2020 35,30324,40959,712-80.4% Decrease
2021 16,6482,58319,231-67.8% Decrease
2022 89,53223,712113,244+488.9% Increase
2023 103,30650,475153,781+35.8% Increase
2024 99,38978,203177,592+15.5% Increase
2025 102,45966,972169,431-4.6% Decrease

Ground transportation

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Means of transport at Vaasa Airport
Means of transport Operator Routes Destinations Website Notes
Bus BusLifti 4, 44 4: to Gerby via Market Square (Finnish: Kauppatori, Swedish: Salutorget)

44: to the Market Square via Melaniemi (Finnish: Kauppatori, Swedish: Salutorget)

 www.vaasa.fi At least every hour on weekdays between 6:00 and 21:00
Taxi TaxiTaksi Vaasa-VasaTaxiVaasawww.taksivaasa.fi

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Passengers by Airport 1998-2024-fi-fi". Finavia. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Flight volumes in all traffic by Airports-fi_56.xlsx". Finavia. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Facts about Vaasa Airport | Finavia". Finavia. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Vaasa is Airport of the Year". Vantaa: Finavia. 28 November 2005. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Vaasa is Airport of the Year 2008". Vantaa: Finavia. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Vaasa is Airport of the Year". Vantaa: Finavia. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Way: 11/29 (158195047)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Vaasa Airshow". Vaasa Flying Club. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Finnair flight timetables | Finnair United Kingdom". Finnair. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Finnair August 2022 European Network Adjustment - 24JUL22". Aeroroutes.
  12. ↑ "Finnair expands at Stockholm Arlanda and Umeå Airport with new destinations". Cision. 13 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "SAS NS23 EUROPEAN NETWORK ADDITIONS". AeroRoutes. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "SAS to double flights between Vaasa and Stockholm | Finavia". Finavia. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Pelkät lennot".
  16. ↑ "Finavia Traffic statistics 1998-2025". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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