Sønderborg Airport ( da, Sønderborg Lufthavn) is an airport located in
Sønderborg,
Denmark
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. The airport officially opened in 1968; however, the first flights took place in 1950, and were flown by Sønderjyllands Flyveselskab.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:
Cimber Sterling
Cimber Sterling A/S, also known as Cimber Air and styled as Cimber Sterling, was a Danish airline based in Sønderborg, Sønderborg Municipality, Denmark, operating scheduled domestic and international services in co-operation with Scandinavian ...
operated the connection to Copenhagen until 3 May 2012, when the airline filed for bankruptcy.
took over the route to Copenhagen just hours after. In April 2013
Alsie Express was founded and started operating between Sønderborg and Copenhagen. Soon after Alsie Express started flying, DAT stopped operating the route.
Statistics
Ground transport
The airport is located from
Sønderborg city. Transfer is by taxi or own car. Rental car is also available at the airport. Other cities for which the airport is useful include
Åbenrå
Aabenraa (; , ; Sønderjysk: ''Affenråe'') is a town in Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established ...
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Tønder
Tønder (; german: Tondern ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,505 (as of 1 January 2022), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality.
History
The first mention of Tønder might ...
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Flensburg
Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...
(in Germany, ).
See also
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List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
References
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AIP Denmark
Soenderborg - EKSB*
VFR Flight Guide Denmark
Soenderborg - EKSB
External links
Sønderborg Airport official site
Airports in Denmark
Buildings and structures in Sønderborg Municipality
Transport in the Region of Southern Denmark
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