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Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport

Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (IATA: AGH, ICAO: ESTA) is an airport in Sweden, located about 34 km from Helsingborg and 7 km from Ängelholm.

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.[citation needed]

On 28 May 2020, the airport owner stated the airport would close by the end of 2020 unless government support was available.[2] However as of 2025, the airport remains operational.

Airlines and destinations

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

AirlinesDestinations
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda[4]
Seasonal: Östersund, Sälen–Trysil[5]

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[6]
Year Passenger volume Change Domestic Change International Change
2019 386,519 Decrease4.1% 381,899 Decrease4.4% 4,620 Increase25.2%
2018 403,103 399,410 3,690

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics for swedish airports 2018|url=https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/luftfart/Statistik/Flygplatsstatistik-/
  2. ^ Korsgren, Minna; Hjortsman, Markus; Wallinder, Gustaf (28 May 2020). "Ängelholms flygplats läggs ned – personalen sägs upp idag". SVT Nyheter.
  3. ^ "Destinationer".
  4. ^ Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. ^ "SAS NW24 Sweden Network Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 17 February 2020.