Sønderborg Airport Explained

Sønderborg Airport
Nativename:Sønderborg Lufthavn
Iata:SGD
Icao:EKSB
Pushpin Map:Denmark
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Denmark
Pushpin Label:SGD
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Location:Sønderborg
Elevation-F:24
Elevation-M:7
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:5,895
R1-Length-M:1,797
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:73.821
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:11,746
Footnotes:[1]

Sønderborg Airport (Danish: Sønderborg Lufthavn) is an airport located in Sønderborg, Denmark. The airport officially opened in 1968; however, the first flights took place in 1950, and were flown by Sønderjyllands Flyveselskab.[2]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:

Cimber Sterling operated the connection to Copenhagen until 3 May 2012, when the airline filed for bankruptcy.[3] DAT took over the route to Copenhagen just hours after. In April 2013 Alsie Express was founded and started operating between Sønderborg and Copenhagen. Soon after Alsie Express started flying, DAT stopped operating the route.

Ground transport

The airport is located 7km (04miles) from Sønderborg city. Transfer is by taxi or own car. Rental car is also available at the airport. Other cities for which the airport is useful include Åbenrå (41km (25miles)), Tønder (70km (40miles)) and Flensburg (in Germany, 55km (34miles)).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/a1460sgd.cfm
  2. Web site: The story about Sonderborg Airport.
  3. Web site: Cimber Sterling bankrupt . 3 May 2012 . politiken.dk . 3 May 2012.