Stockholm Skavsta Airport (

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: ''Stockholm Skavsta flygplats''), or Nyköping Airport is an international airport near

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, Sweden, northwest of its urban area and approximately southwest of Stockholm. It is served by

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s and cargo operators, and is the fifth-largest airport in Sweden, with an ability to handle 2.5 million passengers annually. The airport is located far outside Stockholm Municipality and Stockholm County, but uses 'Stockholm' for marketing purposes. Locally the airport is referred to simply as 'Skavsta'. Stockholm's main international airport is

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History

An airbase during

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, the airport was used as a military airport until 1980, when it was taken out of service. The council of

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, where the airport is located, decided in 1984 to take over its control and resume its activities. Civilian passenger air traffic started in September 1984, mainly to Arlanda which at the time had almost all air traffic in Stockholm. In 1998 (after deregulation allowing airlines and airports to compete with each other to a higher degree) the Nyköping municipal council put 90% of the capital of the airport up for sale, with the objective of strengthening its commercial management and enabling investments for its expansion. They acquired this parcel of shares and began the transformation of Skavsta, which has become the second airport of Stockholm and the favoured option for inhabitants who live in the area south of the Swedish capital. The airport has a capacity of 2.5 million passengers per annum and is designed for expansion in the future. It is owned by ADC & HAS, the same company that owns Belfast International Airport,

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, to which foreign heads of governments sometimes are invited, Skavsta is sometimes used for flights for a head of government, with associated police escort. In May 2021, Ryanair announced it would relocate all routes from Skavsta to

by October 2021. After initially claiming the option to leave some operations from Skavsta, Ryanair left the airport entirely on 30 October 2021.

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled services to and from Stockholm Skavsta Airport:skavsta.se - Route Map
retrieved 19 September 2020

Statistics

Ground transportation

Car

Both short and long-term parking facilities are available. The terminal can be reached by foot from all parking areas. The road distance from Stockholm is .

Coach and bus

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airport coaches depart hourly, travelling directly between Stockholm Skavsta Airport and the City Terminal in Stockholm (approx. 90 min travel time). There are also airport buses to

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Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

, Norrköping, and local stops in the southern parts of Stockholm. Local bus services are available to Nyköping's city centre and its railway station.

Train

The railway station in Nyköping is away. It is served by regional trains (operated by SJ) on the Linköping–Stockholm–( Gävle) route. Local bus or taxi can be used to the airport.

Accidents and incidents

*On 9 October 1974, a Tp 79 s/n 79005 of the Swedish Air Force crashed on approach to Nyköping Airport. All 27 people on board survived.

References

External links

{{authority control Airports in Sweden Buildings and structures in Södermanland County International airports in Sweden