VAR

Varna Airport

Varna, Bulgaria

Operated by Fraport Twin Star Airport Management ADprivate

Opened1948ICAOLBWNElev230 ft

The Verdict

55/100The definition of 'meh'

Infrastructure is the weak link. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #124 of 198 airportsBased on data from 1998–2026

Operational30%

71Pleasantly competent

Sentiment25%

59Passable

Infrastructure15%

30Beyond help

Sent. Velocity15%

50Middling

Connectivity15%

45Painful

What People Think

At VAR, nothing is wrong. Nothing is right either. It's a vibe.

7.1Avg Rating / 10

1,520

ReviewsGoogle 1517Skytrax 3

39%Positive

★ 4.0on Google Maps (1,517 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2024–2026)-0.92 over 3 years

Then: 8.6/5 (251 reviews)Now: 7.7/5 (120 reviews)

Positive39%

Neutral44%

Negative17%

Queuing

2.5

Cleanliness

2.4

Staff

2.2

Food & Bev

1.7

Wifi

2.4

Wayfinding

2.4

Transport

2.4

Shopping

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The Numbers

1.9MPassengers (2025)

+20.6%YoY Growth

1.9M passengers in 2025 — still 10% below the 2019 peak, though up 200% from the 2020 COVID crater.

1.6MInternational (88%)

227KDomestic (12%)

Passenger History

Lounges

1 available

Varna Airport

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 0 flights

—Flights Delayed

—Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

39 routes · 2 regions

Europe10

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

The Runway Report

1 Runway

09/278,258ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted

The Backstory

1948

Opened

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.