Visby Airport
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| Airport type | Public (Luftfartsverket) | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Swedavia | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Visby | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Gotland, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 164 ft / 50 m | ||||||||||||||
| Website | swedavia.com/visby/ | ||||||||||||||
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Visby Airport (IATA: VBY, ICAO: ESSV), is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of Visby, Gotland, Sweden.
Visby airport is Gotland's only commercial airport and the 12th largest airport in Sweden. The airport had 406906 passengers in 2014.[2] The traffic has a large seasonal variation with many more passengers in the summer; in 2010 it had 17,606 passengers in January and 51,193 in July. Gotland is a popular tourist destination for Swedes.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal charter: Chania |
| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki |
| Gotlandsflyg operated by Braathens Regional | Göteborg, Malmö, Stockholm–Bromma Seasonal: Helsinki, Sandefjord, Stockholm–Skavsta, Sundsvall-Härnösand, Ängelholm |
| Malmö Aviation | Seasonal charter: Split |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal charter: Chania, Corfu, Rhodes |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Stockholm–Arlanda |
| SunExpress | Seasonal charter: Antalya |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca |
| Widerøe | Seasonal: Oslo–Gardermoen |
Statistics
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Unusual Railroad Crossing
Before the railroad was closed down on the island of Gotland, the main line from Visby actually crossed the runway. It is one of the few airports in the world where this happened. [3]
See also
References
- ^ "ESSV – Visby" (PDF). AIP Sverige/Sweden. Norrköping: The LFV Group. 23 August 2012. pp. AD 2 ESSV 1-1..8. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics". Swedavia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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External links
Media related to Visby Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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