Eskilstuna Airport Explained

Eskilstuna Airport
Nativename:Eskilstuna-Kjula flygplats
Iata:EKT
Icao:ESSU
Owner:Eskilstuna city
Location:Eskilstuna, Sweden
Elevation-F:139
Coordinates:59.35°N 16.7083°W
Website:https://www.eskilstunaflygplats.se/
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:7218
R1-Surface:asphalt

Eskilstuna Airport is an airport in Eskilstuna, Sweden.[1] [2] [3] It is located 13 km east of Eskilstuna and 97 km away from Stockholm.

The runway was built for a military airbase in 1963. Civilian passenger traffic, both scheduled and charter, took place in the 1960s and 1970s. Military activities ended in 2005. It is used mostly for private flights but also air taxi, air ambulances and more.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historik . 2012-03-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115050033/http://www.eskilstunaflygplats.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=29&lang=sv . 2013-01-15 .
  2. Web site: Törnell . Bernt . Svenska militära flygbaser . https://web.archive.org/web/20100811100156/http://www.flygbas.se/bilder/973.pdf . Aug 11, 2010 . Fortifikationsverket . sv.
  3. Web site: Eskilstuna - Sweden.