Aalborg Airport

Aalborg Lufthavn
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; 9.84917
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.

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.[3]

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

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
airBaltic Seasonal: Gran Canaria[4]
Air Greenland Seasonal: Kangerlussuaq (resumes 25 June 2024)[5]
Atlantic Airways Seasonal: Vágar
Braathens International Airways Seasonal charter: Antalya,[6] Gran Canaria[6]
DAT Bornholm, Copenhagen[7]
KLM Amsterdam
Norwegian Air Shuttle[8] Copenhagen, Málaga
Seasonal: Alicante,[9] Barcelona,[9] Funchal (begins 7 February 2024),[10] Nice (begins 3 June 2024),[11] Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife–South[12]
Pegasus Airlines Seasonal: Antalya[13]
Ryanair London–Stansted
Seasonal: Girona (begins 1 April 2024)[14] [15]
Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen, Oslo
Seasonal: Sälen-Trysil
Sunclass Airlines[16] Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife–South
SunExpress Seasonal: Antalya
Volotea Seasonal: Naples[17]

Other facilities

North Flying has its head office in the North Flying Terminal at Aalborg Airport.[18] Greenland Express had its headquarters at the airport as well.

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at AAL airport. See 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.[19] The station started operation on 13 December 2020. [20]

Bus

City buses also go from the airport.[21]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Passagertal 2000–2014". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ Pipes, Jason. "Bordfliegergruppe 196". Feldgrau.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "AirBaltic to Base Aircraft in the Canary Islands for Winter". 14 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Air Greenland Resumes Aalborg Service in NS24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 "BRA A319 NS23 Scheduled Charter Operations".
  7. ↑ Liu, Jim. "DAT adds Aalborg – Copenhagen service from June 2020". RoutesOnline. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Aalborg Airport : Several choose to fly again". RoutesOnline. July 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Aalborg Lufthavn sender nordjyder til Barcelona igen".
  10. ↑ https://www.thelocal.dk/20230817/jutland-airport-gets-new-direct-route-to-portuguese-island
  11. ↑ "Norwegian NS24 Network Additions – 14NOV23". AeroRoutes.
  12. ↑ Olsen, Henrik (14 April 2023). "Norwegian åbner ny direkte rute til Tenerife fra Aalborg". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Pegasus NS23 International Service Adjustments – 28FEB23". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. ↑ https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/erhverv/id-til-sommerferien-aalborg-lufthavn-praesenterer-ny-rute/4739458
  15. ↑ https://insideflyer.dk/ny-rute-fra-aalborg-og-til-girona-og-costa-brava-kysten/
  16. ↑ "Flight". spies.dk.
  17. ↑ "Volotea, nuove rotte: Da Napoli ad Aalborg". 23 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "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"
  19. ↑ "Aalborg Lufthavn Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Skiftedag 13. december 2020: Lufthavnsbane ved Aalborg er åbnet" (in Danish). kollektivtrafik.dk. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "Transportation to and from Aalborg Airport". airmundo.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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