Gothenburg City Airport

Gothenburg City Airport Göteborg City Airport
IATA: GSE – ICAO: ESGP GSE Location of airport in Västra Götaland
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Cityflygplatsen i Göteborg AB
Location		Gothenburg
Elevation AMSL		18 m / 59 ft
Coordinates		57°46′32″N 011°52′14″E
Website		http://goteborgcityairport.se
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
01/19	2,039	6,868	Asphalt
04/22	871	2,934	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers total			728,890
International passengers			728,396
Domestic passengers			494
Landings total			30,297
Source: Swedish AIP at EUROCONTROL Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency

Gothenburg City Airport or Göteborg City Airport (IATA: GSE, ICAO: ESGP), formerly (and still informally) known as Säve Flygplats, is Gothenburg's second international airport, located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north-west from the centre of Gothenburg on the island of Hisingen, Bohuslän, Sweden. It is located within the borders of Gothenburg Municipality, hence its name. Prior to the arrival of Ryanair in 2001, the airport had 9,000 passengers per year. 844,000 passengers flew from City Airport in 2008. In addition to commercial airlines, the airport is also operated by a number of rescue services, including the Swedish Coast Guard.

Although it's primarily a low-cost airline airport, it is actually located closer to Gothenburg city centre than the main (Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport with 4.36 million passengers in 2007), even if the driving time is around the same. It is one of the few city airports Ryanair operates to. Due to its location many business jets prefer flying to City Airport rather than Landvetter.^{[citation needed]} Gothenburg City Airport can handle planes up to the size of a Boeing 767, an Airbus A320 or similar jets. The airport also accommodates General Aviation activities, including 2 flying clubs, Aeroklubben i Göteborg, one of Europe's oldest flying clubs, and Chalmers flygklubb.^{[citation needed]}

Ground Transport

There are bus services that match every Ryanair and Wizz Air departure and arrival, terminating at the Nils Ericson Terminal in central Gothenburg (they take about 30 minutes and cost 60 SEK).

It is possible to use normal suburban buses (Västtrafik), which stop at the main road 600 m from the terminal (57°46.931′N 11°51.726′E). However tickets must be pre-bought, since they are not sold onboard, nor at the airport. With a mobile phone having a Swedish operator, a ticket can be bought through a text message, but not if using a foreign mobile phone.

Taxis and rental cars are available at the airport. To find the airport driving yourself, use the exit 82 on the E6 north of the city. Long and short term parking are available.

History

In 1940, a military airbase called Säve was built here. The airbase was closed down in 1969. In 1977, the old airport Torslanda (about 10 km south of Säve) was closed down, and scheduled flights moved to Landvetter, and general aviation was moved to Säve. In 1984, the runway was improved and extended to allow larger business jets etc. In 2001, the airport was renamed City Airport, and Ryanair started operating scheduled flights to London.

Competition

DFDS Seaways cited competition from low-cost air services, especially Ryanair (which now flies to Glasgow Prestwick and London Stansted from Gothenburg City Airport), as being a reason for its scrapping the Newcastle-Gothenburg ferry service in October 2006. It was the only dedicated passenger ferry service between Sweden and the United Kingdom, and had been running since the 19th century (under various operators).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Gotlandsflyg operated by Golden Air	Visby
Ryanair	Alicante, Beauvais, Bergamo, Charleroi, Edinburgh, Frankfurt Hahn [Begins March 2012], Girona, Kaunas, London-Stansted, Málaga, Rome-Ciampino, Trapani Seasonal: Alghero, Marseilles, Pisa, Klagenfurt
Wizz Air	Belgrade, Budapest, Gdańsk, Warsaw

See also

• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

External links

• Official website
• Aeroklubben
• Airport information
• Aeroseum flight museum