Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (IATA: AGH, ICAO: ESTA) is an airport in Sweden, located about 34 km from Helsingborg and 7 km from Ängelholm. On 28 May 2020, the airport owner stated the airport would close by the end of 2020 unless government support was available.[2]
Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport Ängelholm–Helsingborg flygplats | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Peab | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ängelholms Flygplats AB | ||||||||||
| Serves | Northwestern Skåne | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 68 ft / 21 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°17′46″N 012°50′50″E / 56.29611°N 12.84722°E | ||||||||||
| Website | angelholmhelsingborgairport.se | ||||||||||
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  AGH Location within Skåne County  AGH AGH (Sweden) | |||||||||||
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Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1] | |||||||||||
History edit
A military airforce base was opened here in 1945. In 1960, civilian passenger flights started from this airport. In 2002, the airforce left the airport, and it became a civilian only airport. The route to Stockholm has always had the largest number of passengers.
Airlines and destinations edit
The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport:[3]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| BRA Braathens Regional Airlines | Stockholm–Bromma Seasonal: Sälen–Trysil, Visby[4] |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Östersund |
Statistics edit
Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport is southern Sweden's (Skåne) second largest airport and the 10th largest airport in the whole country. The airport had 403,313 passengers in 2018.[1]
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| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
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| 2019 | 386,519 |  4.1% |
381,899 | 4.4% |
4,620 |  25.2%
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| 2018 | 403,103 | 399,410 | 3,690 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Statistics for swedish airports 2018|url=https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/luftfart/Statistik/Flygplatsstatistik-/
- ^ Nyheter, S. V. T.; Korsgren, Minna; Hjortsman, Markus; Wallinder, Gustaf (28 May 2020). "Ängelholms flygplats läggs ned – personalen sägs upp idag". SVT Nyheter.
- ^ "Destinationer".
- ^ "BRA accelererar och erbjuder hela 6 direktlinjer till/Från Visby 2022".
- ^ "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
