Stockholm-Västerås Airport
| Stockholm-Västerås Airport Stockholm-Västerås flygplats |
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IATA: VST – ICAO: ESOW
 VST
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Västerås Flygplats AB | ||
| Serves | Västerås | ||
| Location | Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||
| Coordinates | 59°35′22″N 016°38′01″E / 59.58944°N 16.63361°ECoordinates: 59°35′22″N 016°38′01″E / 59.58944°N 16.63361°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 8,468 | 2,581 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Passengers total | 174,496 | ||
| International passengers | 174,257 | ||
| Domestic passengers | 239 | ||
| Landings total | 15,193 | ||
| Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1][2] | |||
Stockholm-Västerås Airport, also known as Västerås Airport or Hässlö Flygplats (IATA: VST, ICAO: ESOW) is located at the city Västerås, and about 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Stockholm, Sweden. It is located far outside the Stockholm Municipality and Stockholm County, but uses the name Stockholm-Västerås anyway.
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[edit] Ground transport
Travel from the airport to Stockholm Central Station may be done via Flygbussarna, private bus coach service, and takes approximately one and a half hours.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ryanair | London-Stansted Seasonal: Alicante, Girona [begins 27 March], Málaga, Palma de Mallorca [begins 26 March] |
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Destination map
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 Stockholm-Västerås
 London-STN
Alicante
Girona
Malaga
Palma de Mallorca
Destinations from Stockholm Västerås Airport
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[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On September 1, 2002, Ryanair Flight 685 from Stockholm-Västerås Airport to London Stansted was delayed by several hours after Kerim Chatty, a Swedish man of Arabic descent, was detained after attempting to board the aircraft with a loaded gun in his hand luggage. Subsequent media reports suggested that he was going to hijack the aircraft and crash it into the United States Embassy in London;[3] however, Sweden's Security Service, Säpo, denied the claims and called the reports "false information".[4] No confirmation of these allegations was found in the following police investigation and trial[5] and the man was cleared of all terrorism-related charges.[6] The man said that he usually carries a gun and forgot to remove it from his hand baggage before this journey.
[edit] See also
- F 1 Hässlö (former Swedish Air Force wing)
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Stockholm-Bromma Airport
- Stockholm-Skavsta Airport
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
[edit] References
- ^ "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original on 28 April 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yHpRP9oz. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Landningsfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original on 28 April 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yHpVR8jp. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ The Guardian
- ^ Whitaker, Raymond; Hetland, Jarle; Carrell, Severin (2002-09-01). "Hijack suspect had flight training in US". London: The Independent. http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article175451.ece. Retrieved 2006-12-27.
- ^ DNet
- ^ "Sweden drops hijack inquiry". BBC News. 2002-10-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2377641.stm. Retrieved 2006-12-27.
[edit] External links
Media related to Stockholm-Västerås flygplats at Wikimedia Commons
- Stockholm-Västerås Airport (English)
- Airport information for ESOW at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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