Vaasa Airport
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Vaasa Airport 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 2010, about 288,000 passengers traveled via the airport. In 2005, and again in 2008, Vaasa Airport was chosen as the Airport of the Year in Finland. Regular users of Vaasa airport are airBaltic
, Blue1, Finnair
and Flybe Nordic
. The airport is also served by several charters with destinations to Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Greece, Spain, Turkey and Thailand.
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-east of Vaasa
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
city centre. It is the 6th biggest airport in Finland in terms of passengers. In 2010, about 288,000 passengers traveled via the airport. In 2005, and again in 2008, Vaasa Airport was chosen as the Airport of the Year in Finland. Regular users of Vaasa airport are airBaltic
AirBaltic
A/S Air Baltic Corporation, operating as AirBaltic and styled as airBaltic, is the Latvian flag carrier airline and a low-cost carrier, with its head office on the grounds of Riga International Airport in Mārupe municipality, near the capital, Riga...
, Blue1, Finnair
Finnair
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland, with its headquarters on the grounds of Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki Airport. Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. The largest...
and Flybe Nordic
Flybe Nordic
Flybe Nordic is an airline, jointly owned by Flybe and Finnair, and began operations on 30 October 2011.-History:The airline was announced on 1 July 2011, when Flybe and Finnair revealed plans to jointly purchase Finnish Commuter Airlines and rebrand the airline Flybe Nordic, with Flybe and...
. The airport is also served by several charters with destinations to Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Greece, Spain, Turkey and Thailand.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger statistics
| Year | Domestic passengers | International passengers | Total passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 227,523 | 98,851 | 326,374 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 216,409 | 95,651 | 312,060 | −4.4% |
| 2002 | 194,651 | 74,466 | 269,117 | −13.8% |
| 2003 | 169,088 | 79,836 | 248,924 | −7.5% |
| 2004 | 166,836 | 94,480 | 261,316 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 178,378 | 118,886 | 297,264 | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 195,045 | 111,106 | 306,151 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 213,833 | 108,095 | 321,928 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 234,447 | 108,948 | 343,395 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 207,274 | 86,983 | 294,257 | −14.3% |
| 2010 | 194,102 | 94,040 | 288,142 | −2.1% |