Aalborg Airport

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Aalborg Airport

Aalborg Lufthavn
EKYT Terminal.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OperatorAalborg Lufthavn a.m.b.a.
ServesAalborg, Denmark
LocationNørresundby
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates57°05′34″N 009°50′57″E / 57.09278°N 9.84917°E / 57.09278; 9.84917Coordinates: 57°05′34″N 009°50′57″E / 57.09278°N 9.84917°E / 57.09278; 9.84917
Websiteaal.dk
Map
EKYT is located in Denmark
EKYT
EKYT
Location of airport in Denmark
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08L/26R 2,654 8,707 Concrete / asphalt / bitumen
08R/26L 2,549 8,363 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers1.456.496[1]
Domestic882.234[1]
International incl. charter527,633[1]
Source: Danish AIP[2]

Aalborg Airport (Danish: Aalborg Lufthavn) (IATA: AAL, ICAO: EKYT) is a dual-use (civilian/military) airport located in Nørresundby, Aalborg Municipality, Denmark, which is 3.5 NM (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) northwest[2] of Aalborg.

Facilities[]

The airport is at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 08L/26R is 2,654 by 45 metres (8,707 ft × 148 ft) and 08R/26L is 2,549 by 23 metres (8,363 ft × 75 ft).[2]

Airlines and destinations[]

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Atlantic Airways Seasonal: Vágar
Bulgaria Air Seasonal: Antalya (begins 10 April 2022)[3]
Seasonal charter: Burgas[4]
Corendon Airlines Seasonal charter: Gazipaşa[5]
DAT Copenhagen[6]
Seasonal: Bornholm
KLM Amsterdam
Norwegian Air Shuttle[7] Copenhagen, Málaga
Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Ryanair Kaunas,[8] London–Stansted, Stockholm–Arlanda
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen, Oslo
Seasonal: Sälen-Trysil
Seasonal charter: Chania[9]
Sunclass Airlines[10] Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife–South
SunExpress Seasonal: Antalya

Other facilities[]

has its head office in the North Flying Terminal at Aalborg Airport.[11] Greenland Express had its headquarters at the airport as well.

History[]

Aalborg Airport was opened in 1938 as the second national airport.

During World War II, Aalborg was occupied and used by the German Air Force. The 3rd and 5th squadrons of Bordfliegergruppe 196 (Embarked Air Group 196) as well as the group's staff unit, used Aalborg as a base for maritime reconnaissance flights and detachments serving aboard German Navy surface combatants.[12]

The present terminal building is from 2001. The airport was enlarged during 2007 and 2013, increasing the terminal size and number of gates.

Statistics[]

Annual passenger traffic at AAL airport. See source Wikidata query.

Ground transport[]

Train[]

The airport is served by Aalborg Airport railway station on the Aalborg Airport railway line. The trains go to Copenhagen Central Station with stop at three places inside Aalborg and at several cities along the route.[13][14] The station started operation on 13 December 2020. [15]

Bus[]

City buses also go from the airport.[14]

See also[]

  • List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Passagertal 2000–2014
  2. ^ a b c "EKYT – Aalborg" (PDF). AIP Denmark. Copenhagen: Trafikstyrelsen/Danish Transport Authority. 13 December 2012. AD 2 – EKYT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ^ https://raillynews.com/2021/10/corendon-airlines-will-be-present-in-the-danish-market/corendon-airlines-will-be-present-in-the-danish-market/
  4. ^ "Bulgaria Air adds new scheduled charter routes in S19". routesonline.com. 28 March 2019.
  5. ^ Liu, Jim (27 January 2020). "Corendon Airlines S20 Network expansion". routesonline.com.
  6. ^ https://dat.dk/ruter/aalborg-kobenhavn
  7. ^ "Route map". norwegian.com.
  8. ^ https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/
  9. ^ "Flight". apollorejser.dk.
  10. ^ "Flight". spies.dk.
  11. ^ "Contact Us Archived 29 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine." North Flying. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "North Flying's headquarters are located in Aalborg Airport." and "North Flying A/S North Flying Terminal Aalborg Airport DK – 9400 Nørresundby Denmark"
  12. ^ Pipes, Jason. "Bordfliegergruppe 196". Feldgrau.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Aalborg Lufthavn Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  14. ^ a b https://rejseplanen.dk/
  15. ^ "Skiftedag 13. december 2020: Lufthavnsbane ved Aalborg er åbnet" (in Danish). kollektivtrafik.dk. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Aalborg Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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