Where is VAR airport?

VAR is a large airport in Varna, Varna Province, Bulgaria, at 43.2321, 27.8251, 70 m above sea level.

What time zone is VAR in?

VAR is in the Europe/Sofia time zone, UTC+2 / UTC+3 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use VAR?

1,851,453 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Jun 2026: 796,319 passengers, +21.3% on the same months of 2025.

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VAR — Varna Airport

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Large airport in Varna, Bulgaria.

IATA code: VAR
ICAO code: LBWN
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,851,453; 2025 · +20.6% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 26; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+2 / UTC+3; Europe/Sofia
Elevation: 70 m; 230 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,517 m

Jan–Jun 2026: 796,319 passengers, +21.3% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About VAR

Varna Airport is a large airport serving Varna, Bulgaria. It opened in 1947 and is run by Fraport. 1,851,453 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 26 nonstop routes from VAR.

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Busiest nonstop routes from VAR

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
VAR → SOF	Sofia, Bulgaria	364 km	220,511
VAR → VIE	Vienna, Austria	1,030 km	141,311
VAR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	230 km	109,975
VAR → LTN	London, United Kingdom	2,310 km	91,410
VAR → BER	Berlin, Germany	1,472 km	90,154
VAR → TLV	Tel Aviv, Israel	1,391 km	63,049
VAR → PRG	Prague, Czech Republic	1,285 km	59,563
VAR → HAM	Hamburg, Germany	1,746 km	56,710
VAR → KTW	Katowice, Poland	1,044 km	54,584
VAR → CGN	Cologne, Germany	1,777 km	53,741
VAR → EIN	Eindhoven, Netherlands	1,916 km	52,178
VAR → FMM	Memmingen, Germany	1,466 km	50,739
VAR → CRL	Charleroi, Belgium	1,944 km	43,978
VAR → DTM	Dortmund, Germany	1,774 km	39,137
VAR → WAW	Warsaw, Poland	1,118 km	36,826
VAR → LCA	Larnaca, Cyprus	1,054 km	31,045
VAR → LEJ	Leipzig, Germany	1,484 km	30,876
VAR → FKB	Karlsruhe, Germany	1,643 km	30,061
VAR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,651 km	26,986
VAR → DUS	Düsseldorf, Germany	1,819 km	26,558
VAR → HHN	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	1,736 km	24,822
VAR → LGW	London, United Kingdom	2,280 km	24,055
VAR → HAJ	Hanover, Germany	1,694 km	23,469
VAR → NUE	Nuremberg, Germany	1,460 km	22,442
VAR → LPL	Liverpool, United Kingdom	2,512 km	22,405
VAR → STR	Stuttgart, Germany	1,559 km	20,000

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
BOJ	Burgas Airport	Burgas, Bulgaria	78 km
CND	Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport	Constanța, Romania	136 km
BBU	Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport	Bucharest, Romania	198 km
OTP	Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport	Bucharest, Romania	203 km
IST	İstanbul Airport	Istanbul, Turkey	230 km

Distance from VAR to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
VAR → LHR	London, United Kingdom	2,307 km	—
VAR → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,202 km	—
VAR → CDG	Paris, France	2,045 km	—
VAR → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	1,651 km	26,986
VAR → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	230 km	109,975
VAR → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1,989 km	—
VAR → JFK	New York, United States	7,852 km	—
VAR → ATL	Atlanta, United States	9,071 km	—
VAR → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	10,798 km	—
VAR → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	8,789 km	—
VAR → HND	Tokyo, Japan	8,898 km	—
VAR → DOH	Doha, Qatar	2,941 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	2,517 m	45 m	Concrete	Yes

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Location

Varna, Varna Province, Bulgaria · 43.2321, 27.8251

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Questions

Varna Airport has the IATA code VAR and the ICAO code LBWN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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