Karlstad Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Swedavia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Karlstad Municipality | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 352 ft / 107 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°26′41″N 013°20′15″E / 59.44472°N 13.33750°ECoordinates: 59°26′41″N 013°20′15″E / 59.44472°N 13.33750°E | ||||||||||||||
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Karlstad Airport (IATA: KSD, ICAO: ESOK) is situated 16 km (10 mi) from Karlstad city centre in Sweden.
Airlines and destinations[]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Sunclass Airlines[2][3] | Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes |
| Croatia Airlines[4] | Seasonal charter: Split |
| TUIfly Nordic[5] | Seasonal charter: Krabi |
Statistics[]
From Transportstyrelsen and Karlstad flygplats:[6][1]
| Year | Passengers | Domestic | International |
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| 1998 | 245,310 | 170,283 | 86,574 |
| 1999 | 271,411 
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| 2000 | 291,503 |
175,522 | 115,981 |
| 2001 | 262,105 
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| 2002 | 216,072
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| 2003 | 171,680
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| 2004 | 160,335 |
102,941 | 57,394 |
| 2005 | 144,365
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| 2006 | 113,087
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| 2007 | 119,482
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| 2008 | 118,762 |
59,169 | 59,593 |
| 2009 | 84,880
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| 2010 | 82,423
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| 2011 | 108,893
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| 2012 | 100,349 |
38,418 | 61,912 |
| 2013 | 109,574
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| 2014 | 83,288
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| 2015 | 93,517
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| 2016 | 85,848 |
45,757 | 40,091 |
| 2017 | 89,936
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| 2018 | 81,884
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| 2019 | 52,009 |
16,926 | 35,083 |
| 2020 | 10,900
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History[]
The airport was opened for traffic in 1997. The airport was built since the older Karlstad-Jakobsberg airport (59°21′36″N 13°27′58.4″E / 59.36000°N 13.466222°E) was causing noise to many residents due to its location 3 km from Karlstad city centre, and also because a longer runway was desired. The old airport had too short runway for charter flights to southern Europe, but such flights became common from the opening of the new airport. The route to Stockholm had still a large majority of the passengers the first years, but this route declined due to other available transport modes such as car and train on this fairly short route (258 km (160 mi)), and was finally closed in 2020 after reduced demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References[]
- ^ a b Transportstyrelsen - Flygplatsstatistik
- ^ ksdarprt.se - Destinationer (Swedish) retrieved 29 August 2021
- ^ Organised by https://www.ving.se/
- ^ Organised by https://www.kroatienspecialisten.se/
- ^ Organised by https://www.tui.se/
- ^ Nio procent fler resenärer på Karlstads flygplats
External links[]
Media related to Karlstad Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Airports in Sweden
- Karlstad
- Buildings and structures in Värmland County