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Stockholm Västerås Airport, also known as ''Hässlö Flygplats'' is a minor international airport located near the city of
Västerås Västerås ( , , ) is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 154,049. Västerås is the se ...
in Sweden, west of Stockholm Municipality and Stockholm County.


History

In 1931 the area started to be used as a military airbase. In 1976 the airport, bought by the city, started to be used for civilian flights, the first route was by Scandinavian Airlines to
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. In 2001, Ryanair started flights, the first route led to London-Stansted. In 2006 Ryanair left the airport, but returned again in 2007. The same year Scandinavian Airlines ended their flights from Västerås. The airport also played an important role during the 2014 Västmanland wildfire, serving as a base for water bombers and rescue helicopters. On 13 May 2020, the Västerås city council decided to close down the airport. The airport company should end all activities no later than 31 December 2022. This is due to annual losses and need for annual financing from the city, worsened by the coronavirus outbreak. However, a local referendum was held on the matter on 21 March 2021, with the result that scheduled air traffic shall not end.


General aviation

The airport has extensive general aviation traffic. Of the 17,737 landings in 2014, 94% constituted general aviation, according to the Swedish CAA (Transportstyrelsen). That includes hospital flights, flight training, private flights, corporate flights and air taxi. A multitude of operators are based at Stockholm-Västerås Airport. Among these are maintenance workshops, helicopter businesses, flight schools, flight clubs and an aviation museum.


Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Stockholm Västerås Airport:


Statistics


Access

Travel from the airport to
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may be done via Flygbussarna, private bus coach service, and takes approximately one and a half hours. There is also a local city bus to the Västerås Central Station, which has trains to Stockholm and more cities.


See also

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Västmanland Wing Västmanland Wing ( sv, Västmanlands flygflottilj), also F 1 Hässlö, or simply F 1, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Hässlö Airport in Västerås in central Sweden. History The 1st Flying Corps was set up nea ...
(former Swedish Air Force wing) *
Stockholm Arlanda Airport Stockholm Arlanda Airport is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the provi ...
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Stockholm Bromma Airport Bromma Stockholm Airport (formerly Stockholm-Bromma Flygplats) is a Swedish domestic and minor international airport in Stockholm. It is located west-northwest of downtown Stockholm and is the closest to the city compared to the other commercial ...
* Stockholm Skavsta Airport *
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


External links


Official website
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