Airports / Bulgaria / VAR
Varna Airport
LBWN / VARVarna, BulgariaELEV 230 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
Balchik Airfield (LBWB) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Varna Airport (LBWN / VAR) sits in Varna, Bulgaria, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 230 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
VAR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Balchik Airfield (LBWB, 19 nm), Burgas Airport (BOJ, 42 nm), and Feteşti Borcea Air Base (LR80, 70 nm).
Quotes for flights out of VAR vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Aksakovo. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from VAR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LBWN
IATA
VAR
FAA / Local
LBWN
Elevation
230 ft
Coordinates
43.2321° N · 27.8251° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Bulgaria fields
state range 135–1,742 ft
At 230 ft, VAR sits lower than 67% of the 9 Bulgaria fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 19nmLBWBBalchik AirfieldBalchik
- 42nmBOJBurgas AirportBurgas
- 70nmLR80Feteşti Borcea Air BaseBorcea
- 74nmCNDMihail Kogălniceanu International AirportConstanța
- 80nmJAMBezmer Air BaseBezmer
- 93nmGOZGorna Oryahovitsa AirportGorna Oryahovitsa
Location
Open the full mapLBWN · Varna Airport · Varna, Bulgaria