Thisted Airport ( da, Thisted Lufthavn) is a small airport servicing the
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town of
Thisted
Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,461 (1 January 2022)[Thisted municipality
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. It is located on Danish national road 26, 8 kilometers from
Hanstholm
Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in northern Denmark. The population of the town is 2,104 (1 January 2022). and 15 kilometers from Thisted. The airport opened in 1970.
Overview
Thisted Airport previously serviced two daily flights between Thisted and the Danish capital,
Copenhagen
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, a service operated by ''flying.dk'' which also served as operator of the airport. Flying.dk suspended all flights from the airport effective 1 February 2007. Thisted municipality has supported operations of the airport with an annual 2.5 million
DKK. No new operator has been found, and public funding would be needed to operate flights. The nearest airport from Thisted is
Aalborg Airport, road distance.
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
:''This article is based on
the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed on 15 April 2007.''
External links
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AIP Denmark
Thisted - EKTS*
VFR Flight Guide Denmark
Thisted - EKTS
Airports in Denmark
Thisted Municipality
Transport in the North Jutland Region
Buildings and structures in Thisted Municipality
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