Jönköping Airport
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| Airport type | Public (City of Jönköping) | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Jönköping Airport AB | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Jönköping | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 741 FT ft / 226 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°45′30″N 014°04′18″E / 57.75833°N 14.07167°ECoordinates: 57°45′30″N 014°04′18″E / 57.75833°N 14.07167°E | ||||||||||||||
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Jönköping Airport (IATA: JKG, ICAO: ESGJ), called Axamo is an airport located about 8 km from Jönköping, Sweden.
History
The airport was founded and opened in 1961 and was nationally owned until December 2009. It has been owned by the city of Jönköping since then.
It has lost many passengers, and was considered to be too small for a national airport. In 2008 it had 76,611 passengers, compared with 252,241 in 1998. The connection with Copenhagen has been closed and reopened a few times. Many drive to their destination or a competing airport. The driving distance to the Göteborg Landvetter Airport is 140 km, to Stockholm 320 km and to Copenhagen 330 km.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Europa | Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca |
| BMI Regional | Frankfurt, Karlstad |
| Malmö Aviation | Seasonal charter: Split |
| NextJet | Stockholm–Arlanda |
| Jet Time | Seasonal charter: Antalya, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Chania, Sardinia |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia | Seasonal charter: Antalya, Rhodes, Gran Canaria, Cancún |
Ground transportation
Bus
Länstrafiken buses departs in connection to some flights.
Taxi
In the arrival terminal there is a telephone direct connected to the local taxi company. Price to Jönköping down town approx. 175 SEK.
Parking
There is parking at the airport, short-term and long-term parking lots. Short-term parking cost 20 SEK/hour and long-term parking 170 SEK/24 hours.
See also
References
- ↑ "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ↑ "Landningsfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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