Göteborg Landvetter Airport

Göteborg Landvetter Airport
IATA: GOT – ICAO: ESGG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Luftfartsverket (1977–2009) Swedavia (2010–present)
Serves		Gothenburg, Sweden
Location		Landvetter, Sweden
Hub for		Norwegian Air Shuttle Novair Scandinavian Airlines Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia TUIfly Nordic
Elevation AMSL		154 m / 506 ft
Coordinates		57°39′36″N 012°17′28″E
Website		www.swedavia.com/landvetter/
Map
GOT Location of airport in Västra Götaland
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
03/21	3,299	10,823	Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers total			4,906,302
International passengers			3,613,942
Domestic passengers			1,292,360
Landings total			34,376
Source: Swedish AIP at EUROCONTROL Statistics: Swedavia

Göteborg Landvetter Airport (IATA: GOT, ICAO: ESGG) is an international airport serving the Gothenburg region in Sweden. With 4.9 million passengers in 2011 it is Sweden's second-largest airport (after Stockholm–Arlanda). It is operated by Swedavia (the national airport company).

The airport is named after the small town of Landvetter, which is located in the municipality of Härryda. It is 11 NM (20 km; 13 mi) east southeast of Gothenburg and 40 km (25 mi) west of Borås. Gothenburg's second international airport is Gothenburg City Airport.

Terminals

Landvetter Airport has two terminals, domestic and international, even though all check-in is made in the international terminal now, since all luggage has to be screened. The transfer area has several shops, cafes, and a restaurant. There is a hotel 350 metres (1,150 ft) from the terminal. The passenger departure and arrival functions are on one level. The domestic terminal area is on one side of the series of structure adjacent to the international departure area, which is adjacent to the international arrival area.

The domestic terminal has four air bridges, gate 12–15A, and a stairway to the ground at gate 15 called 15B, and two gates with airside bus transfer, called gate 10–11. The domestic gates are reached through the security check in the domestic terminal.

The international terminal also has four air bridges, gate 16A, 17, 19A, 20A. There are also stairs to the ground for them. Gates 18A–18G are for airside bus transfer.

The international terminal has an outside-Schengen Area with strict passport check. The gate 20 and the airside bus gates called 21A–21D belong to this area. The gate 19 can flexibly be inside or outside Schengen. Gates 16–18 are inside Schengen. The freight terminal uses gate numbers below 10.
Swedish customs rules necessitate strict separation of domestic and international gates. In several airports in other parts of Europe, intra-Schengen and domestic flights use gates next to each other.

History

The airport was opened in 1977. Passenger services, previously at Torslanda Airport, north of Gothenburg, were moved to Landvetter in 1977. Later, some budget airlines began serving the former military base in Säve, which was renamed from Säve Flygplats to Gothenburg City Airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal charter: Chania, Kalamata
Air Berlin	Berlin–Tegel
Air France operated by HOP!	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
BMI Regional	Birmingham
British Airways	London–Heathrow
British Airways operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia	Aarhus, Manchester
Brussels Airlines	Brussels
Direktflyg	Borlänge, Sundsvall–Härnösand
Finnair	Helsinki
Hermes Airlines	Erbil, Manchester
HOP!	Lyon
Icelandair	Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík
Iran Air	Tehran–Imam Khomeini
KLM	Amsterdam
KLM operated by KLM Cityhopper	Amsterdam
Lufthansa	Frankfurt
Lufthansa Regional operated by Augsburg Airways	Munich (ends 26 October 2013)
Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine	Düsseldorf, Munich (begins 27 October 2013)
Malmö Aviation	Stockholm–Bromma, Umeå
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Alicante, Barcelona, London–Gatwick, Malaga, Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Chania, Gran Canaria, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Pristina, Rome–Fiumicino, Salzburg, Tenerife
Scandinavian Airlines	Copenhagen, London–Heathrow, Malaga, Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal:Nice [begins 2 July 2013], Pristina [begins 4 July 2013], Split, Östersund Seasonal Charter: Burgas, Gazipaşa, Kefalonia, Skiathos
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul–Atatürk
Vueling	Barcelona
Widerøe	Oslo–Gardermoen
Yamal Airlines	Moscow–Domodedovo

Cargo airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Amapola Flyg	Stockholm–Arlanda, Jönköping, Sundsvall
DHL Aviation operated by DHL Air UK, European Air Transport, Swiftair, Bluebird Cargo, West Atlantic	Copenhagen, Leipzig/Halle
Emirates SkyCargo	Dubai
TNT Airways operated by Icelandair Cargo, Cargoair, Gestair Cargo, West Atlantic	Oslo, Liege, Turku, Tallinn

Traffic

Part of the check-in area

Busiest routes to and from Göteborg Landvetter Airport (2011)

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% change 2010/11
1	11 !Sweden, Stockholm–Arlanda, Stockholm–Bromma	1,163,719	23.2
2	01 !United Kingdom, London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow	335,427	103.3
3	24 !Germany, Frankfurt	320,400	16.8
4	33 !Denmark, Copenhagen	283,600	0.8
5	25 !Netherlands, Amsterdam	275,720	4.0
6	02 !Finland, Helsinki	180,247	11.0
7	30 !Turkey, Antalya	175,354	32.9
8	13 !Germany, Munich	156,020	0.2
9	31 !Germany, Berlin	131,735	42.0
10	09 !France, Paris	126,565	6.4
11	14 !Spain, Gran Canaria	124,927	48.5
12	36 !Belgium, Brussels	113,556	11.2
13	21 !Austria, Vienna	81,482	2.9
14	32 !Spain, Palma de Mallorca	77,916	31.1
15	23 !Greece, Chania	77,415	33.7
16	06 !Turkey, Istanbul	76,292	62.0
17	04 !Norway, Oslo	65,764	1.8
18	10 !United Kingdom, Manchester	64,764	102.3
19	05 !Hungary, Budapest	60,487	15.5
20	18 !Greece, Rhodes	59,779	25.2
21	16 !Spain, Tenerife	58,954	44.8
22	12 !Cyprus, Larnaca	50,815	13.0
23	29 !Germany, Düsseldorf	47,017	29.2
24	03 !France, Nice	41,199	81.4
25	07 !Sweden, Luleå	38,073	18.2
26	15 !Spain, Malaga	35,355	60.8
27	35 !Sweden, Sundsvall	34,021	12.2
28	34 !Egypt, Hurghada	32,601	34.5
29	26 !Thailand, Phuket	28,181	4.5
30	08 !Spain, Barcelona	28,045	50.3

Ground transportation

Bus: Flygbussarna and Swebus takes passengers to the city of Gothenburg in 20 minutes, and in 30 minutes to Gothenburg Central station. Swebus takes passengers to the city of Borås in 25 minutes, and in 30 minutes to Borås Central station.

The road distance to Gothenburg is 25 kilometres (16 mi) and to Borås 40 kilometres (25 mi), both with motorway. To go northeast to Alingsås and beyond, the official route is via Partille. Most locals use a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) shorter shortcut between Härryda and Lerum signposted "Härskogen". It is very poorly signposted since the road authority wants to avoid too much traffic on this very narrow and curvy road.

There are 7,300 parking spaces at the airport.

There are plans to build a shortcut on the railway Gothenburg–Borås with a tunnel and a railway station under the airport. Construction start is planned to be 2016 and operation estimated by 2019.

Cargo

Landvetter is an important freight airport. There were 60,100 tonnes of air cargo passing Landvetter during 2007, about 60% of Arlanda. In contrast to Arlanda and other big airports there is no lack of landing slots.

Other facilities

Former City Airline head office

City Airline had its head office in the Air Cargo Building on the grounds of the airport. When Transwede Airways existed, its head office was on the airport property.

See also

• Swedish Civil Aviation Administration
• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

External links

• Official website
• Accident history for GOT at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for ESGG at NOAA/NWS