Aarhus Airport

Aarhus Airport
Aarhus Lufthavn
IATA: AAR – ICAO: EKAH
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Aarhus Lufthavn A/S
Serves Aarhus, Denmark
Location Tirstrup
Elevation AMSL 82 ft / 25 m
Coordinates 56°18′15″N 010°37′09″E / 56.30417°N 10.61917°ECoordinates: 56°18′15″N 010°37′09″E / 56.30417°N 10.61917°E
Website aar.dk
Map
AAR

Location of airport in Denmark

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10L/28R 2,777 9,110 Asphalt/Concrete
10R/28L 2,702 8,864 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2013)
Passengers 459,913[1]
Source: Airport Website,[2] Danish AIP at EUROCONTROL[3]

Aarhus Airport (Danish: Aarhus Lufthavn) (IATA: AAR, ICAO: EKAH) is a civilian airport located in Tirstrup, Denmark, which is 19.4 nautical miles (35.9 km; 22.3 mi) northeast[3] of Aarhus.

History

The airport was built in 1943 by German occupying forces (but not ultimately used) and was used as a Cold War military base for the Danish and other allied airforces until the 1990s. The airport still contains a small military depot and plays host to occasional training exercises; the last NATO exercise was in 2007.[4]

The current passenger terminal dates from 1981 with renovations performed between 2007 and 2009. Since 1946 the airport has carried civilian traffic and has been 'temporarily' the primary one for Aarhus, despite being nearly 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the city centre and relatively inaccessible until recent road construction, such as the Djursland motorway. A plan to build a new airport closer to the city was rejected in 2003 and is a matter of ongoing debate for local authorities.

The airport carried 459,913 passengers in 2013.[5]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 82 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 10R/28L is 2,702 by 45 metres (8,865 ft × 148 ft) and 10L/28R is 2,777 by 23 metres (9,111 ft × 75 ft).[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations
British Airways
operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia 		Gothenburg-Landvetter, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Bromma
Primera Air Seasonal: Tenerife-South[6]
Ryanair London-Stansted
Scandinavian Airlines1 Copenhagen
Notes

^1 Some flights operated by Cimber or Jet Time.

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
UPS Airlines
operated by Farnair Switzerland		Malmö

Ground transportation

There are taxis available from outside the terminal building. There are three parking areas (P1, P2 og P3) With over 1300 parking spaces.

An airport bus, service 925X, takes passengers from the airport to Aarhus railway station and back. The bus is scheduled to meet every flight. Bus route 212 between Ebeltoft (20min) and Randers (60 min) stops at the airport. As it is a public service it is not scheduled around the flight timetable. 6–7 buses operate daily to Randers and 6–7 to Ebeltoft.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Passagertal 2012 & 2013
  2. ↑ "2010 Statistics". Aar.dk. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "EAD Basic". Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Hjemmeværnet – Flyverhjemmeværnet tjekker porte i Tirstrup". Hjv.dk. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Passagertal 2012 & 2013
  6. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2014/12/01/pf-w14update/

External links

Media related to Aarhus Airport at Wikimedia Commons