Odense Airport

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Odense Airport Odense Lufthavn
IATA: ODE - ICAO: EKOD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Odense Lufthavn S.m.b.a.
Serves		Odense
Elevation AMSL		56 ft (17 m)
Coordinates		55°28′36″N, 010°19′51″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
06/24	6,053	1,845	Asphalt
13/31	2,880	695	Grass

Odense Airport (Danish: Odense Lufthavn, also often referred to as Beldringe Lufthavn) (IATA: ODE, ICAO: EKOD) is a small airport servicing the Danish city of Odense. It is located in the village of Beldringe, north-northwest of the city. The airstrip was constructed for military purposes in the early 1940s during the German occupation of Denmark.

Government operations of the airport were suspended in 1998, and operations were continued as a limited company operated by Funen County and the municipalities of Odense, Bogense, Munkebo, Søndersø, and Otterup.

In 2000, a joint venture was established with Plane Station Denmark A/S for operating the facility. The arrangement was later terminated with politicians citing the low number of flights from the facility, and operations were resumed by the county and municipalities.

The airport only operates regular flights in the summer season. In 2006, flights commenced between Odense and northern Italy and starting May 2007, flights will begin from Odense to Burgas, Bulgaria and to Nîmes, France. Work is currently (2007) undergoing to expand the airstrip to 2,200 meters.

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 2 Airport Information 2.1 Address 2.2 Telephone number 2.3 Fax number 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Cimber Air (Forlì, Nîmes, Parma)
• Hemus Air (Burgas)

[edit] Airport Information

[edit] Address

Odense Lufthavn S.m.b.a.

Lufthavnsvej 131

DK-5270 Odense N

Denmark

[edit] Telephone number

(45) 65 95 50 72

[edit] Fax number

(45) 65 95 54 41

[edit] References

• AIP Denmark: Odense - EKOD
• VFR Flight Guide Denmark: Odense - EKOD
• Most of this article is based on the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed on 30 May 2006.

[edit] External links

• Odense Lufthavn (Danish)
• Chart of the runway
• World Aero Data airport information for EKOD