Varkaus Airport

Varkaus Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	EFVR
IATA code	VRK
Coordinates	62 ° 10 '16 "  N , 27 ° 52' 7"  E Coordinates: 62 ° 10 '16 "  N , 27 ° 52' 7"  E
Height above MSL	87 m (285  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	16 km south of Varkaus
Basic data
opening	1937
operator	Finavia
Passengers	0 (2016)
Start-and runway
14/32	2000 m × 45 m asphalt

The Varkaus Airport is the airport of the Finnish town of Varkaus .

The airport is located in the municipality of Joroinen , immediately east of the town center on the shores of Lake Joroisselkä. The center of Varkaus is around 16 km away. It was commissioned in 1937 as Joroinen Airfield and initially served as a base for the Finnish Air Force .

The airport is used for freight traffic for industry based in the surrounding area. The airline Finncomm Airlines used to offer passenger flights to Helsinki. There are currently no scheduled flights to or from Varkaus.

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1. ↑ Statistics from airport operator Finavia: number of passengers in 2016. (PDF; 81 KB) (No longer available online.) In: finavia.fi. Finavia , formerly in the original ; accessed on May 11, 2017 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    

Web links

Commons : Varkaus Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )