Esbjerg Airport ( da, Esbjerg Lufthavn) is a small
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
located 5 nautical miles (9.2 km) northeast of
Esbjerg
Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022) ,
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. The airport was opened on April 4, 1971. The primary use of Esbjerg Airport is as a heliport for flying offshore out to the
North Sea oil
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and gas platforms.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:
Statistics
See also
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List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
This is a list of the 100 busiest airports in the Nordic countries by passengers per year, aircraft movements per year and freight and mail tonnes per year.
The list also includes yearly statistics for the busiest metropolitan airport systems and ...
References
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AIP Denmark
Esbjerg - EKEB*
VFR Flight Guide Denmark
Esbjerg - EKEB
External links
Official website
Airports in Denmark
Transport in Esbjerg
Buildings and structures in Esbjerg Municipality
International airports in Denmark
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