Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport

Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (IATA: AGH, ICAO: ESTA), is an airport in Sweden, located about 34 km from Helsingborg and 7 km from Ängelholm. On 28 May 2020 the airport owner stated the airport would close by the end of 2020 unless government support was available.[2]

Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport

Ängelholm–Helsingborg flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPeab
OperatorÄngelholms Flygplats AB
ServesNorthwestern Skåne
Elevation AMSL68 ft / 21 m
Coordinates56°17′46″N 012°50′50″E
Websiteangelholmhelsingborgairport.se
Map
AGH
Location within Skåne County
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,381 1,945 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers total386,519
Aircraft movements5,640
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1]

History

A military airforce base was opened here in 1945. In 1960 civilian passenger flights started from this airport. In 2002 the airforce left the airport, and it became a civilian only airport. The route to Stockholm has always had the largest number of passengers.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport:[3]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Leap [4]Stockholm–Bromma (begins 24 August 2020)
Amapola Flyg [5] Stockholm–Bromma
Corendon Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Östersund

Statistics

Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport is southern Sweden's (Skåne) second largest airport and the 10th largest airport in the whole country. The airport had 403,313 passengers in 2018.[1]

Traffic by calendar year[6]
YearPassenger volumeChangeDomesticChangeInternationalChange
2019 386,51904.1%381,89904.4%4,620025.2%
2018 403,103399,4103,690

See also
  • Linjeflyg flight 277
  • List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References
  1. Statistics for swedish airports 2018|url=https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/luftfart/Statistik/Flygplatsstatistik-/
  2. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/helsingborg/peab-lagger-ner-driften-av-angelholms-flygplats
  3. https://www.angelholmhelsingborgairport.se/destinationer/
  4. https://www.airleap.se/
  5. https://www.amapola.nu/
  6. "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 17 February 2020.



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