Varna Airport
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Varna Airport Летище Варна |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Fraport Twin Star Airport Management | ||||||||||
| Serves | Varna, Bulgaria | ||||||||||
| Location | Varna, Bulgaria | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 70 m / 230 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°13′55″N 27°49′31″E / 43.23194°N 27.82528°ECoordinates: 43°13′55″N 27°49′31″E / 43.23194°N 27.82528°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www |
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Source: Bulgarian AIP at EUROCONTROL
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| Passengers | 1,689,595 
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| Aircraft movements | 14,818
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Varna Airport (Bulgarian: Летище Варна, Letishte Varna) (IATA: VAR, ICAO: LBWN) is the airport of Varna, the historical maritime capital of Bulgaria. Varna Airport is the third largest airport in Bulgaria and an important destination during the summer leisure seasons. The airport is located 10 kilometers from the center of Varna near the town of Aksakovo. The airport serves Varna and northeastern Bulgaria. There are domestic and international flights to about 71 destinations in 29 countries by more than 53 Bulgarian and foreign airlines. The busiest season for the airport is from the end of May to the beginning of October.
The history of the airport dates back to 1916 when two sheds for the first hydro-port in Bulgaria were built in the Peinerdzhik area (present-day Chaika residential area). Irregular mail-plane service from Sofia to Varna was held between 1919 and 1920 and it was not until 1947 that a permanent airline between the two cities was established. What had grown into Tihina Airport was situated west of the present-day Asparuhov bridge and was indeed quite primitive for the demands of a modern city. Thus in 1946 a decision was made and a new airport was constructed several kilometres west of the city, near the village (now town) of Aksakovo, with local people enthusiastically working on the site together with the constructors. Construction and improvement continued throughout the years, with a new terminal built in 1972 and a new runway in 1974.
In 2013 a new passenger terminal opened and the one constructed in the 20th century was closed down.
There are domestic and international flights form Varna to about 70 destinations in 25 countries, with Bulgarian and foreign airlines. The airport is close to the Port of Varna and the railway system. The airport has one asphalt-covered runway 09/27 with ILS CAT I system on 09 edge and a parking apron for 24 aircraft.
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