# Vaasa Airport (VAA / EFVA)

**Vaasa Airport** (IATA: VAA, ICAO: EFVA) is a large airport in Vaasa, Ostrobothnia Region, Finland. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 2,660 m (8,727 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Finavia. In 2025 it handled 171 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/efva

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VAA / EFVA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Finavia
- Serves: Vaasa, Ostrobothnia Region, Finland
- Opened: 1938 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 6 m / 19 ft
- Coordinates: 63.0502, 21.7625
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,660 m / 8,727 ft
- Passengers: 170,584 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Helsinki
- Website: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/vaasa
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaasa_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1322467
- Weather station: EFVA · WMO 02911
- Ident: EFVA

## Timeline

- 1938: Vaasa Airport opens.
- 3 Jan 1961: Aero Flight 311. 25 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,660 m / 8,727 ft | 48 m / 157 ft | Asphalt | 163° / 343° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 325,831 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 282,383 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 288,384 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 301,377 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 317,714 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 305,920 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 60,099 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 19,408 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 114,027 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 154,658 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 178,427 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 170,584 | Eurostat |

## Routes

4 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [UME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnu.md) Umeå Airport · Sweden · 111 km / 69 mi · Finnair
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 347 km / 216 mi · Finnair
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 430 km / 267 mi · Scandinavian Airlines

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 4,731 km / 2,940 mi · Sunclass Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VAA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 2
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1
- DK [Sunclass Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunclass-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 171K (2025) | #1,607 of 3,974 | #346 in Europe | #7 in FI |
| Longest runway | 2,660 m / 8,727 ft | =1,975 of 29,858 | =305 in Europe | #6 in FI |
| Elevation | 6 m / 19 ft | =41,533 of 43,403 | =5,600 in Europe | #83 in FI |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | #8 in FI |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =17 in FI |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 114.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [KAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efka.md) Kauhava Airfield · 65 km / 41 mi
- [SJY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efsi.md) Seinäjoki Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [KHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkj.md) Kauhajoki Airfield · 73 km / 45 mi
- [KOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkk.md) Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [UME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnu.md) Umeå Airport · 111 km / 69 mi
- [OER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esno.md) Örnsköldsvik Airport · 144 km / 90 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Vaasa Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vaasa_Airport&oldid=1363085052), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/efva/data