Aalborg Airport
| Aalborg Airport Aalborg Lufthavn |
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IATA: AAL – ICAO: EKYT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Aalborg Lufthavn a.m.b.a. | ||
| Serves | Aalborg | ||
| Location | Nørresundby | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||
| Coordinates | 57°05′39.0″N 009°51′19.9″E / 57.09417°N 9.855528°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 08R/26L | 2,549 | 8,363 | Asphalt |
| 08L/26R | 2,654 | 8,707 | Concrete / Asphalt / Bitumen |
| Source: Danish AIP at EUROCONTROL[1] | |||
Aalborg Airport (IATA: AAL, ICAO: EKYT) is a dual-use (civilian/military) airport located in Nørresundby, Denmark, which is 3.5 NM (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) northwest[1] of Aalborg. Aalborg Airport is the third largest airport in Denmark with approximately 1.4 million travellers per year.[citation needed]
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[edit] Airport Information
North Flying has its head office in the North Flying Terminal at Aalborg Airport.[2]
[edit] Hours of Operation
05:00 - 24:00 Local Time
[edit] Airport classification
4E (cat. 7)
[edit] Duty Free Shopping
The airports duty free shop is open to all departing passengers. Some products can only be purchased for those travelling outside of the EU.
[edit] Transportation
- Taxi — There are taxis traveling to the city available from outside the terminal building.
- Bus — There are two airport bus services that take passengers from the airport to: Aabybro, Frederikshavn via Sæby and Hirtshals via Brønderslev and Hjørring. There are also coaches to Aalborg.
- Road — There are several options available to travelers arriving and leaving the airport: car; bus; and taxi services.
[edit] Directions
- From Aalborg
- Take route 180 just over the Limfjord Bridge. Afterwards take route 55 until just outside Nørresundby. Follow the signs.
- From north (from Hirtshals)
- Take the highway (route E39). Take exit 10. Follow route 11 until the round-about-crash with route 55. Take route 55 and follow the signs.
- From north-east (from Frederikshavn)
- Take the highway (route E45). Take exit 21. Go right through Nørresundby. In the t-cross go left on route 55. Follow the signs.
- From south (from Aarhus)
- Take the highway (route E45). Take exit 21. Go right through Nørresundby. In the t-cross go left on route 55. Follow the signs.
- From west (from Thisted)
- Take route 11 against Aalborg. Just outside Nørresundby, in the round-about, go left against Aalborg. Follow the signs.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
The airport is served by the following scheduled airlines:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Norway | Oslo-Gardermoen, Ørland |
| Atlantic Airways | Summer: Sørvágur (Faroe Islands) |
| Cimber Sterling | Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen Summer: Antalya, Chania, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca Winter: Salzburg |
| KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper | Amsterdam |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Berlin-Schönefeld [begins 5 May 2012], Copenhagen, Málaga Seasonal: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, London-Gatwick, Palma de Mallorca |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen |
| Vueling | Barcelona [begins 25 March 2012] |
In addition, the following charter airlines provide non-scheduled connections to Aalborg Airport: BH Air, Corendon Airlines, Freebird Airlines, Iberworld, Jettime, Onur Air, Spanair, and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia.
In 2007 the low cost carrier Ryanair were in discussions with the airport about beginning service to the airport, however talks broke down when the airline only wanted to pay 10% of the normal charges for each passenger.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b EAD Basic
- ^ "Contact Us." 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"
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aalborg Airport |
- Aalborg Airport official site: Danish or English
- AIP Denmark: Aalborg - EKYT
- VFR Flight Guide Denmark: Aalborg - EKYT
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