Aarhus Airport
Aarhus Airport Aarhus Lufthavn | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Aarhus Lufthavn A/S | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Aarhus | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Tirstrup | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°18′15.4″N 010°37′09″E / 56.304278°N 10.61917°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.aar.dk | ||||||||||||||
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Aarhus Airport (IATA: AAR, ICAO: EKAH) is a civilian airport located in Tirstrup, Denmark, which is 19.4 NM (35.9 km; 22.3 mi) northeast[2] of Aarhus.
The airport was built in 1943 by German occupying forces (but not ultimately used) and was used as a Cold War military base for the Danish and other allied airforces until the 1990s. The airport still contains a small military depot and plays host to occasional traning exercises; the last NATO exercise was in 2007.[3]
The current passenger terminal dates from 1981 with renovations performed between 2007 and 2009. Since 1946 the airport has carried civilian traffic and has been 'temporarily' the primary one for Aarhus, despite being nearly 50 kilometers from the city centre and relatively inaccessible until recent road construction, such as the Djursland motorway. A plan to build a new airport closer to the city was rejected in 2003 and is a matter of ongoing debate for local authorities.
The airport carried 591,355 passengers in 2011. Many travellers to or from Aarhus use the larger Billund Airport instead, located 96 km away by road.
Airlines and destinations
The airport is served by the following scheduled airlines:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| British Airways operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia | Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Bromma |
| Cimber Sterling | Copenhagen |
| EuroLOT | Gdánsk |
| Ryanair | London-Stansted, Málaga Seasonal: Alicante, Girona, Moss-Rygge |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen |
Charter airlines
In addition to the scheduled airlines above, several charter airlines serve Aarhus airport: BH Air, Bulgarian Air Charter, Jettime and SunExpress.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya, Chania, Funchal, Fuerteventura, Larnaca, Mallorca, Tenerife, Paphos |
Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| UPS operated by Farnair Switzerland | Malmö |
General information
Transportation
- There are taxis traveling to the city available from outside the terminal building.
- An airport bus service takes passengers from the airport to Aarhus railway station and back. The bus is scheduled to meet every flight. Also, bus route 212 between Ebeltoft and Randers stops at the airport.
See also
References
- ^ "2010 Statistics". Aar.dk. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ a b "EAD Basic". Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Hjemmeværnet - Flyverhjemmeværnet tjekker porte i Tirstrup". Hjv.dk. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- VFR Flight Guide Denmark: Aarhus - EKAH
External links
- Aarhus Airport official site: Danish or English
- Current weather for EKAH at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for AAR at Aviation Safety Network