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Varna Airport

Летище Варна
Varna Airport; Летище Варна
	IATA: VAR; ICAO: LBWN;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State-owned
Operator	Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD
Serves	Varna
Standort	Varna, Bulgaria
Opened	9 May 1948
Time zone	EET (+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (+3)
Elevation AMSL	70 m / 230 ft
Coordinates	43°13′55″N 27°49′31″E / 43.23194°N 27.82528°E
Website	varna-airport.bg
Map
	VAR Location of airport in Bulgaria VAR Location of airport on the Black Sea
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Passengers
Passengers	1,838,828
Passenger change 22-23	46.9%
Aircraft movements	13,850
Movements change 22-23	23.6%
Cargo (t)	62
Cargo change 22-23	39.8%
	Source: Bulgarian AIP at EUROCONTROL

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Varna Airport (Bulgarian: Летище Варна, romanized: 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. 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

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). ^{[citation needed]} 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. ^{[citation needed]} 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. ^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, a new passenger terminal opened and the one constructed in the 20th century was closed down.

There are domestic and international flights from 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. In June 2006 the Bulgarian Government awarded Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide a 35-year-long concession on both Varna and Burgas airports in return for investments exceeding €500 million, including a new passenger terminal by 2008.

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.^[1]

In 2016 the airport handled 1,689,595 passengers - a 20.8% increase compared to 2015.

On June 16th, 2023 at Varna Airport, "Fraport Twin Star Airport Management" AD officially opened the completely renewed Taxiway (ECHO).

Terminals

The airport has three terminals: Terminal 1, built in 1972 (closed), Terminal 3 (opened in June 2007), which was used during the summer season, and the new Terminal 2, opened in August 2013.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 (closed) was extended several times over the years. The departures area had 21 check-in counters and six security checkpoints. In the terminal there were various outlets: cafes, fast food restaurants, currency exchange, and duty-free shops. There were ten boarding gates. The arrivals area had two luggage belts, as well as currency exchange and a tax-free shop. Terminal 1 still has a VIP room and business lounge. In 2010 the VIP room was renovated. As of 2014, all flights, including no-frills, are handled at Terminal 2. Hence, the old terminal is closed except the VIP area.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 started operations on 18 August 2013. In December 2011 the construction work on the new Terminal 2 began. T2 has a capacity of 1,800,000 passengers per year and 25 check-in desks. It covers an area of 18,000 square metres. T2's buildings are designed so that their capacity can be increased as an extension to the existing architectural part.^{[clarification needed]} The first passenger service on T2 was a domestic flight to Sofia operated by the national carrier Bulgaria Air and first international passengers served were on a Belavia flight from Minsk. T2 was designed by London-based architecture firm Pascall+Watson. ^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Varna Airport:^[2]

Airlines	Destinations
Air Serbia	Seasonal: Belgrade^[3]
Austrian Airlines	Vienna
Bulgaria Air	Sofia Seasonal: Frankfurt, Prague^[4]
Discover Airlines	Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich^[5]
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich
Enter Air	Seasonal charter: Gdańsk, Katowice, Warsaw-Chopin, Wrocław
Eurowings	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
Fly Lili	Seasonal charter: Hannover^[6]
Freebird Airlines Europe	Seasonal charter: Leipzig/Halle
Israir Airlines	Tel Aviv^[7]
LOT Polish Airlines	Seasonal charter: Katowice, Warsaw-Chopin, Wrocław
Luxair	Seasonal: Luxembourg
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Seasonal: Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo
Ryanair	Seasonal: Katowice,^[8] Kraków,^[9] Vienna,^[10] Vilnius^[11]
Smartwings	Seasonal: Brno, Ostrava, Prague Seasonal charter: Karlovy Vary^[12]
Sunclass Airlines	Seasonal charter: Bergen, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stavanger, Stockholm-Arlanda, Trondheim
Sundair	Seasonal: Berlin, Bremen,^[13] Dresden
Transavia	Seasonal: Paris–Orly^[14]
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels
TUI fly Deutschland	Seasonal: Hannover^[15]
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
Volotea	Seasonal: Lille, Nantes
Wizz Air	Berlin, Charleroi, Cologne/Bonn (ends 26 October 2024),^[16] Dortmund,^[17] Eindhoven, Hamburg, London–Luton, Memmingen Seasonal: Hahn, London–Gatwick,^[18] Prague, Tel Aviv, Vienna^[19]

Statistics

Traffic

Annual passenger traffic at VAR airport. See Wikidata query.

**Traffic at Varna Airport**
Year	Passengers	Ändern Sie	Cargo (tonnes)	Ändern Sie	Aircraft movements	Ändern Sie
1998	273,678		114		8,920
1999	511,819	87.0%	0	100.0%	9,030	1.2%
2000	691,689	35.1%	0		9,425	4.4%
2001	932,549	34.8%	160	16000.0%	9,549	1.3%
2002	1,090,709	16.9%	85	46.9%	9,006	5.7%
2003	1,186,349	8.8%	0	100.0%	10,107	12.2%
2004	1,337,145	12.7%	136	13600.0%	11,277	11.6%
2005	1,546,925	15.7%	19	86.0%	13,616	20.7%
2006	1,522,658	1.6%	289	1421.0%	14,721	8.1%
2007	1,478,093	2.9%	150	48.1%	14,971	1.7%
2008	1,432,703	3.1%	1,004	569.3%	15,129	1.1%
2009	1,206,535	15.8%	89	91.1%	12,699	16.1%
2010	1,198,956	0.6%	83	6.7%	12,601	1.0%
2011	1,165,304	2.8%	41	50.6%	11,263	10.4%
2012	1,212,215	4.0%	33	19.5%	10,739	4.7%
2013	1,303,865	7.6%	35	6.1%	11,516	7.2%
2014	1,387,494	5.2%	74	111.4%	12,063	4.7%^[20]
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%^[21]
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%^[21]
2023	1,838,828	23.9%	62	39.8%	13,850	21.3%^[21]
2024 (31.07)	826,626	22.0%	112	173.4%	6,560	17.6%^[21]

Top 5 Markets (2023)^[22]
Rank	Destination
1	Deutschland
2	Polen
3	Bulgarien
4	Vereinigtes Königreich
5	Türkei^[23]

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).^[24]

Incidents and accidents

On 7 March 1983, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 013 was hijacked by four men armed with knives. While they demanded to be taken to Vienna, the pilots tricked the hijackers by landing in Varna. Security forces stormed the plane, arresting three hijackers and killing one hijacker who was threatening the flight attendant.
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.^[25]
On 24 May 2013, Air VIA flight 502 from Leipzig/Halle to Varna overran runway 09 at Varna Airport after touchdown. Two passengers were injured during evacuation.^[26]^[27]
On July 8, 2014, Lars Mittank, a German vacationing in Golden Sands, mysteriously disappeared near Varna Airport. Mittank had been alone in Bulgaria the previous two days and reported to be behaving strangely, and was last seen on security cameras fleeing from the airport into the surrounding forest.

References

^ "Varna Airport Closes for Runway Overhaul in October". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^ "Flight Search". www.varna-airport.com. 10 September 2020.
^ "Air Serbia to launch New Service to Krakow, Ohrid and Varna for Summer 2023". 16 December 2022.
^ "Bulgaria Air NS24 Network Additions - 17DEC".
^ "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS24 MUNICH NETWORK ADDITIONS". 4 July 2023.
^ Fly Lili will operate charter flights from Germany, Poland and Czechia to Burgas Airport
^ "Israir NS24 Leased Smartwings Boeing 737 Operations". AeroRoutes. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ "5 kolejnych nowych tras Ryanaira z Polski! Dużo wakacyjnych kierunków".
^ "Pasazer.com: Ryanair poleci z Krakowa nad Morze Czarne". Pasazer.com.
^ "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".
^ "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions – 05DEC22".
^ "Letiště Karlovy Vary bude mít další charterové spojení, tentokrát s bulharskou Varnou". 7 January 2023.
^ "New to Varna: Bremen Airport expands summer flight schedule with Sundair". 24 June 2024.
^ "TRANSAVIA FRANCE NS24 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 19DEC23". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "TUIFLY ADDS NEW HANNOVER – BULGARIA ROUTES IN NS24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
^ "Wizz Air kehrt dem Flughafen Köln/Bonn den Rücken".
^ "Wizz Air 1Q24 Routes Suspension Summary – 31DEC23".
^ "Wizz Air Launches New Direct Flight from London Gatwick to Varna, Bulgaria - Travel and Tour World". 14 May 2024.
^ "WIZZ AIR ПУСКА ДОПЪЛНИТЕЛНИ ПОЛЕТИ ОТ ВАРНА ПРЕЗ АВГУСТ".
^ "Статистическа информация за международните летища в Република България" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Traffic Figures".
^ "Летищата във Варна и Бургас отчитат повече пътници през септември". travelnews.bg. 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ "▷ Почивки в Алания, Анталия". www.mistralbg.com/ (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Начало". Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^ Harro Ranter (5 June 1992). "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154B LZ-BTD Varna Airport (VAR)". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^ "Морски - Самолет излезе от пистата на летище Варна, две жени са със счупени крайници (допълнена и видео) - видео - Dnevnik.bg". www.dnevnik.bg. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^ "The Aviation Herald". Retrieved 7 June 2015.

External links

Media related to Varna Airport at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Varna Airport Closes for Runway Overhaul in October". Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[varna-airport.com-2] "Flight Search". www.varna-airport.com. 10 September 2020.

[3] "Air Serbia to launch New Service to Krakow, Ohrid and Varna for Summer 2023". 16 December 2022.

[4] "Bulgaria Air NS24 Network Additions - 17DEC".

[5] "EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS24 MUNICH NETWORK ADDITIONS". 4 July 2023.

[6] Fly Lili will operate charter flights from Germany, Poland and Czechia to Burgas Airport

[7] "Israir NS24 Leased Smartwings Boeing 737 Operations". AeroRoutes. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[8] "5 kolejnych nowych tras Ryanaira z Polski! Dużo wakacyjnych kierunków".

[9] "Pasazer.com: Ryanair poleci z Krakowa nad Morze Czarne". Pasazer.com.

[10] "Ryanair NW23 Network Changes – 17SEP23".

[11] "Ryanair NS23 Network Additions – 05DEC22".

[12] "Letiště Karlovy Vary bude mít další charterové spojení, tentokrát s bulharskou Varnou". 7 January 2023.

[13] "New to Varna: Bremen Airport expands summer flight schedule with Sundair". 24 June 2024.

[14] "TRANSAVIA FRANCE NS24 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 19DEC23". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[15] "TUIFLY ADDS NEW HANNOVER – BULGARIA ROUTES IN NS24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

[16] "Wizz Air kehrt dem Flughafen Köln/Bonn den Rücken".

[17] "Wizz Air 1Q24 Routes Suspension Summary – 31DEC23".

[18] "Wizz Air Launches New Direct Flight from London Gatwick to Varna, Bulgaria - Travel and Tour World". 14 May 2024.

[19] "WIZZ AIR ПУСКА ДОПЪЛНИТЕЛНИ ПОЛЕТИ ОТ ВАРНА ПРЕЗ АВГУСТ".

[20] "Статистическа информация за международните летища в Република България" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[auto2-21] "Traffic Figures".

[22] "Летищата във Варна и Бургас отчитат повече пътници през септември". travelnews.bg. 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[23] "▷ Почивки в Алания, Анталия". www.mistralbg.com/ (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[24] "Начало". Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[25] Harro Ranter (5 June 1992). "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154B LZ-BTD Varna Airport (VAR)". Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[26] "Морски - Самолет излезе от пистата на летище Варна, две жени са със счупени крайници (допълнена и видео) - видео - Dnevnik.bg". www.dnevnik.bg. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[27] "The Aviation Herald". Retrieved 7 June 2015.

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 |[[Air Serbia]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Belgrade Airport|Belgrade]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.breitflyte.com/post/air-serbia-to-launch-new-service-to-krakow-ohrid-and-varna-for-summer-2023 | title=Air Serbia to launch New Service to Krakow, Ohrid and Varna for Summer 2023 | date=16 December 2022 }}</ref>
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+| [[Bulgaria Air]] |  [[Sofia Airport|Sofia]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231220-fbns24 | title=Bulgaria Air NS24 Network Additions - 17DEC}}</ref> <br />
-| [[BH Air]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pochivki-turcia.bg/ранни-записвания-турция-2023/ | title=Ранни записвания 2023 ✈️ - Почивки в Турция от Turkuaz }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.onextour.bg/offer/antaliya | title=Почивки в Анталия 2023, почивки в анталия със самолет &#124; Онекс Тур }}</ref> [[Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport|Nevşehir]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.onextour.bg/offer/cappadocia_3_nights | title=Екскурзия до Кападокия 2022 с директен чартърен полет }}</ref>
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-|[[Bluebird Airways]] | [[Ben Gurion International Airport|Tel Aviv]]<ref name='BZ_TLV_24'>{{cite news |title=Blue Bird Airways NS24 Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240125-bzns24 |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=25 January 2024 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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-| [[Bulgaria Air]] |  [[Sofia Airport|Sofia]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231220-fbns24 | title=Bulgaria Air NS24 Network Additions - 17DEC}}</ref> <br /> '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://emerald.bg/bg/pochivki/44/kemer/ | title=Почивки в Кемер, Турция | date=5 September 2023 }}</ref>  [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://emerald.bg/bg/pochivki/7/bodrum | title=Почивки в Бодрум, Турция | date=27 May 2023 }}</ref> [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230322-fbvar | title=Bulgaria Air NS23 Varna Scheduled Charters Network Additions }}</ref>
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 | [[Discover Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230704-4yns24muc | title=EUROWINGS DISCOVER NS24 MUNICH NETWORK ADDITIONS | date=4 July 2023 }}</ref>
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-| [[European Air Charter (Bulgarian airline)|European Air Charter]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://varna-airport.bg/en/flights | title=Flights &#124; Varna Airport }}</ref> [[Milas–Bodrum Airport|Bodrum]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelnews.bg/bg/news/16793201723160/s-ekvator-na-pochivka-v-bodrum-s-chartari-ot-sofiya-varna-i-plovdiv | title=С Екватор на почивка в Бодрум с чартъри от София, Варна и Пловдив }}</ref> [[Djerba–Zarzis International Airport|Djerba]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abax.bg/pochivka/ostrovno-prikluchenie-na-ostrov-djerba-varna/1595 | title=Островно приключение - 7 дни All Inclusive на остров Джерба 2024 с полет от Варна - Abax.bg }}</ref> [[Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport|Enfidha]], [[Heraklion International Airport|Heraklion]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abax.bg/pochivka/pochivka-na-ostrov-krit-ot-varna/1264 | title=Почивка на остров Крит 2023 - с полет от Варна до Ираклион - Abax.bg }}</ref> [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]]
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-| [[Wizz Air]] | [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]], [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Charleroi]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]], [[Dortmund Airport|Dortmund]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240102-w61q24cxld | title=Wizz Air 1Q24 Routes Suspension Summary – 31DEC23 }}</ref> [[Eindhoven Airport|Eindhoven]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Luton Airport|London–Luton]], [[Memmingen Airport|Memmingen]]<br> '''Seasonal:'''  [[Frankfurt–Hahn Airport|Hahn]] (resumes 2 August 2024), [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/wizz-air-launches-new-direct-flight-from-london-gatwick-to-varna-bulgaria/ | title=Wizz Air Launches New Direct Flight from London Gatwick to Varna, Bulgaria - Travel and Tour World | date=14 May 2024 }}</ref> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]] (resumes 1 August 2024), [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv]] (resumes 2 August 2024), [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]] (resumes 2 August 2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://varnautre.bg/2024/06/07/630378-wizz_air_puska_dopulnitelni_poleti_ot_varna_prez_avgust | title=WIZZ AIR ПУСКА ДОПЪЛНИТЕЛНИ ПОЛЕТИ ОТ ВАРНА ПРЕЗ АВГУСТ
+| [[Wizz Air]] | [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]], [[Brussels South Charleroi Airport|Charleroi]], [[Cologne Bonn Airport|Cologne/Bonn]] (ends 26 October 2024),<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.aerotelegraph.com/wizz-air-kehrt-dem-flughafen-koeln-bonn-den-ruecken | title= Wizz Air kehrt dem Flughafen Köln/Bonn den Rücken}}</ref> [[Dortmund Airport|Dortmund]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240102-w61q24cxld | title=Wizz Air 1Q24 Routes Suspension Summary – 31DEC23 }}</ref> [[Eindhoven Airport|Eindhoven]], [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]], [[Luton Airport|London–Luton]], [[Memmingen Airport|Memmingen]]<br> '''Seasonal:'''  [[Frankfurt–Hahn Airport|Hahn]], [[Gatwick Airport|London–Gatwick]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/wizz-air-launches-new-direct-flight-from-london-gatwick-to-varna-bulgaria/ | title=Wizz Air Launches New Direct Flight from London Gatwick to Varna, Bulgaria - Travel and Tour World | date=14 May 2024 }}</ref> [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Prague]], [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://varnautre.bg/2024/06/07/630378-wizz_air_puska_dopulnitelni_poleti_ot_varna_prez_avgust | title=WIZZ AIR ПУСКА ДОПЪЛНИТЕЛНИ ПОЛЕТИ ОТ ВАРНА ПРЕЗ АВГУСТ
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 ==Incidents and accidents==
-* On 7 May 1983, [[Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 013]] was hijacked by four men armed with knives. While they demanded to be taken to [[Vienna]], the pilots tricked the hijackers by landing in Varna. Security forces stormed the plane, arresting three hijackers and killing one hijacker who was threatening the flight attendant.
+* On 7 March 1983, [[Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 013]] was hijacked by four men armed with knives. While they demanded to be taken to [[Vienna]], the pilots tricked the hijackers by landing in Varna. Security forces stormed the plane, arresting three hijackers and killing one hijacker who was threatening the flight attendant.
 * 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19920605-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 154B LZ-BTD Varna Airport (VAR)|author=Harro Ranter|date=5 June 1992|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref>
 * On 24 May 2013, [[Air VIA]] flight 502 from [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]] to Varna overran runway 09 at Varna Airport after touchdown. Two passengers were injured during evacuation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnevnik.bg/morski/2013/05/24/2067707_samolet_izleze_ot_pistata_na_letishte_varna_dve_jeni/|title=Морски - Самолет излезе от пистата на летище Варна, две жени са със счупени крайници (допълнена и видео) - видео - Dnevnik.bg|work=www.dnevnik.bg|date=24 May 2013|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=462c0ec6&opt=7168|title=The Aviation Herald|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref>

v t e Airports in Bulgaria
Major international	Sofia
Minor international	Burgas Plovdiv Varna
Unscheduled	Gorna Oryahovitsa Ruse Stara Zagora
Statistics

v t e Lists of airports in Europe
Sovereign states	Albanien Andorra Armenien Österreich Aserbaidschan Weißrussland Belgien Bosnien und Herzegowina Bulgarien Kroatien Zypern Tschechische Republik Dänemark Estland Finnland Frankreich Georgien Deutschland Griechenland Ungarn Island Irland Italien Kasachstan Lettland Liechtenstein Litauen Luxemburg Malta Moldawien Monaco Montenegro Niederlande North Macedonia Norwegen Polen Portugal Rumänien Russland San Marino Serbien Slowakei Slowenien Spanien Schweden Schweiz Türkei Ukraine Vereinigtes Königreich Vatican City
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Färöer Inseln Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard