Örebro Airport is located 10 kilometers southwest of
Örebro
Örebro ( , ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers in ...
and is
Sweden
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's 23rd-largest passenger airport and the fourth-largest cargo airport. It was opened in 1979. The airport handled 101,669 passengers in 2013.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Örebro:
Cargo
Statistics
Ground transportation
A coach service is operated by Let's Go By Bus Örebro between the airport and
Örebro Central, with services timed to coincide with the Ryanair flights to and from London Stanstead on Mondays and Fridays. Tickets can be bought on the bus or on the
FlixBus website. The nearest public bus stop, (about 2 km away) has services to and from the centre of Örebro. It is served by bus 620 on weekdays and bus 600 at weekends. Other transport alternatives will likely involve a car or taxi. Most flights are tourist charter which attracts child families who mostly use their car for transport. There are many parking spaces, which have a fee.
Accidents and incidents
* On 8 July 2021, a single-engine
DHC-2 Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined high-wing propeller-driven short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada. It has been primarily operated as a bush plane and has been used ...
carrying 8 skydivers plus 1 pilot crashed shortly after takeoff from Örebro Airport. All 9 people died.
References
External links
Official site (English)
Airports in Sweden
Buildings and structures in Örebro Municipality
Airports established in 1979
1979 establishments in Sweden
International airports in Sweden
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