Varna Airport () is the airport of Varna, the historical maritime capital of Bulgaria. Varna Airport is the third largest airport in Bulgaria. It is located 10 kilometers from the center of Varna near the town of Aksakovo. The airport serves Varna, Golden Sands and northeastern Bulgaria. The busiest season for the airport is from the end of May to the beginning of October.

History

From 15 October 2011 until 28 February 2012, Varna airport was closed for a reconstruction of the runway. All flights were operated to/from Burgas Airport.

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Varna Airport:

Statistics

thumb|The runway

thumb|Terminal 2 gate area

thumb|Airport building by night

Traffic

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"

|+ Traffic at Varna Airport

|- style="background:lightgrey;"

! style="width:200px;"|Year

! style="width:200px;"|Passengers

! style="width:200px;"|Change

! style="width:200px;"|Cargo (tonnes)

! style="width:200px;"|Change

! style="width:200px;"|Aircraft movements

! style="width:200px;"|Change

|-

|1998||273,678||||114||||8,920||

|-

|1999||511,819||||0||||9,030||

|-

|2000||691,689||||0||||9,425||4.4%

|-

|2001||932,549||||160||||9,549||

|-

|2002||1,090,709||||85||46.9%||9,006||

|-

|2003||1,186,349||||0||100.0%||10,107||

|-

|2004||1,337,145||||136||13600.0%||11,277||

|-

|2005||1,546,925||||19||86.0%||13,616||

|-

|2006||1,522,658||||289||1421.0%||14,721||

|-

|2007||1,478,093||||150||48.1%||14,971||

|-

|2008||1,432,703||||1,004||569.3%||15,129||

|-

|2009||1,206,535||||89||91.1%||12,699||

|-

|2010||1,198,956||||83||6.7%||12,601||

|-

|2011||1,165,304||||41||50.6%||11,263||

|-

|2012||1,212,215||||33||19.5%||10,739||

|-

|2013||1,303,865||||35||6.1%||11,516||7.2%

|-

|2014||1,387,494||5.2%||74||111.4%||12,063||4.7%

|-

|2015||1,398,694||0.8%||118||57.2%||11,959||0.9%

|-

|2016||1,689,595||20.8%||3,293||2690.7%||14,818||23.9%

|-

|2017||1,970,700||16.6%||293||91.0%||15,950||7.6%

|-

|2018||2,281,134||15.8%||136||40.6%||17,776||11.4%

|-

|2019||2,084,319||8.7%||123||9.3%||15,468||13.0%

|-

|2020||622,215||70.1%||44||64.1%||6,881||55.5%

|-

|2021||1,010,494||62.4%||34||23.9%||9,239||34.3%

|-

|2022||1,484,186||46.9%||104||205.8%||11,420||23.6%

|-

! Rank

! Destination

|-

| 1

| Germany

|-

| 2

| Poland

|-

| 3

| Bulgaria

|-

| 4

| United Kingdom

|-

| 5

| Turkey

|}

Ground transport

Bus line 409 connects the airport with Varna city center and resorts nearby (route: Varna Airport – Mall Varna – Varna Bus Station / Grand Mall – City Center – Saints Constantine and Helena - Golden Sands).

Incidents and accidents

  • On 5 June 1992, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev 154B overran runway 27 in bad weather conditions. There were no casualties, but the plane was written off.

See also

  • List of airports in Bulgaria
  • List of airlines of Bulgaria
  • List of the busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic

References

  • Varna Airport Homepage
  • History of Varna Airport