AirportsVaasa Airport is a large airport serving Vaasa, in Ostrobothnia Region, Finland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VAA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VAA
- ICAO code
- EFVA
- City
- Vaasa
- State or region
- Ostrobothnia Region
- Country
- Finland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 63.0502° N, 21.7625° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,660 m (8,727 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VAA means Vaasa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EFVA. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 63.0502° N, 21.7625° E. It stands 6 metres (19 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Umeå, about 114 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Helsinki, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Vaasa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,660 metres (8,727 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 20 airports of Finland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,660 m 8,727 ft | 48 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kokkola-Pietarsaari AirportKokkola / Kruunupyy | KOK | 101 km |
| Umeå AirportUmeå, Sweden | UME | 111 km |
| Örnsköldsvik AirportÖrnsköldsvik, Sweden | OER | 144 km |
| Pori AirportPori | POR | 177 km |
| Skellefteå AirportSkellefteå, Sweden | SFT | 178 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,478 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,217 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,872 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,838 km | 2 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,317 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,666 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,483 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,763 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,282 km | 18 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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