Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport

Ängelholm–Helsingborg flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPeab
OperatorÄngelholms Flygplats AB
ServesNorthwestern Skåne
Elevation AMSL68 ft / 21 m
Coordinates56°17′46″N 012°50′50″E / 56.29611°N 12.84722°E / 56.29611; 12.84722
Websiteangelholmhelsingborgairport.se
Map
AGH is located in Skåne
AGH
AGH
Location within Skåne County
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,381 1,945 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers total386,519
Aircraft movements5,640
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1]

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]

History

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

The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport:[3]

AirlinesDestinations
BRA Braathens Regional AirlinesStockholm–Bromma
Seasonal: Sälen–Trysil, Visby[4]
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Östersund

Statistics

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]

Annual passenger traffic at AGH airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year[5]
YearPassenger volumeChangeDomesticChangeInternationalChange
2019 386,519Decrease4.1%381,899Decrease4.4%4,620Increase25.2%
2018 403,103399,4103,690

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics for swedish airports 2018|url=https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/luftfart/Statistik/Flygplatsstatistik-/
  2. ↑ Nyheter, S. V. T.; Korsgren, Minna; Hjortsman, Markus; Wallinder, Gustaf (28 May 2020). "Ängelholms flygplats läggs ned – personalen sägs upp idag". SVT Nyheter.
  3. ↑ "Destinationer".
  4. ↑ "BRA accelererar och erbjuder hela 6 direktlinjer till/Från Visby 2022".
  5. ↑ "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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