Jönköping Airport
Jönköping Airport Jönköping flygplats | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public (City of Jönköping) | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Jönköping Airport AB | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Jönköping | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 741 FT ft / 226 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°45′30″N 014°04′18″E / 57.75833°N 14.07167°E | ||||||||||||||
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Jönköping Airport (IATA: JKG, ICAO: ESGJ), called Axamo is an airport located about 8 km from Jönköping, Sweden.
History
The airport was founded and opened in 1961 and was nationally owned until December 2009. It has been owned by the city of Jönköping since then.
It has lost many passengers, and was considered to be too small for a national airport. In 2008 it had 76,611 passengers, compared with 252,241 in 1998. The connection with Copenhagen has been closed and reopened a few times. Many drive to their destination or a competing airport. The driving distance to the Göteborg Landvetter Airport is 140 km, to Stockholm 320 km and to Copenhagen 330 km.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The airport currently offers four year-round scheduled routes to Stockholm, Karlstad and Frankfurt. Additionally, it serves a number of charter flights, all of which are organised by either TUI or Ving, with the exception of the Germania inward charters.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal charter: Chania[3] |
| Air Europa | Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca |
| Air Leap | Stockholm–Arlanda[4] |
| BRA Braathens Regional Airlines | Stockholm–Bromma Seasonal charter: Split |
| flybmi | Frankfurt, Karlstad |
| Freebird Airlines | Seasonal charter: Antalya (begins 17 August 2019) |
| Germania | Seasonal charter: Düsseldorf |
| Jet Time | Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria,[3] Larnaca,[3] Tenerife–South[3] |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Seasonal charter: Rhodes[5] |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Airest | Billund, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden |
| ASL Airlines Belgium | Brussels, Helsinki |
| West Air Sweden | Oslo–Gardermoen |
Ground transportation
Bus
Länstrafiken buses depart in connection to some flights.
Taxi
In the arrival terminal there is a telephone direct connected to the local taxi company.
Parking
There is parking at the airport, short-term and long-term parking lots.
See also
References
- ^ "Passagerarfrekvens" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Landningsfrekvens" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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- ^ "LEAP börjar flyga Jönköping – Arlanda". www.mynewsdesk.com (in Swedish). 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Flygbolag och researrangörer