Örebro Airport (IATA: ORB, ICAO: ESOE) is located 10 kilometers southwest of Örebro and is Sweden's 23rd-largest passenger airport and the fourth-largest cargo airport. It was opened in 1979. The airport handled approximately 150,000 passengers in 2019.[citation needed]

Örebro Airport

Örebro flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorÖrebro Läns Flygplats AB
LocationÖrebro
Elevation AMSL188 ft / 57 m
Coordinates59°13′25″N 015°02′17″E / 59.22361°N 15.03806°E / 59.22361; 15.03806
Websiteorebroairport.se
Map
ORB is located in Sweden
ORB
ORB
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 10,728 3,270 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers total80,694
International passengers79,119
Domestic passengers1,575
Landings total3,060
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1]

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Örebro:[2]

AirlinesDestinations
Braathens International Airways[citation needed] Seasonal charter: Heraklion, Ioannina
Jettime[citation needed] Seasonal charter: Antalya, Gran Canaria, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Chania, Kos
Lygg[3]Helsinki, Linköping
Ryanair[4]Seasonal: London–Stansted[5]
Sunclass Airlines[6] Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Gran Canaria
TUI fly Nordic[citation needed] Seasonal charter: Tenerife-South

Statistics

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Annual passenger traffic at ORB airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation

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A coach service is operated by Let's Go By Bus Örebro between the airport and Örebro Central, with services timed to coincide with the Ryanair flights to and from London-Stansted on Fridays and Sundays. Tickets can be bought on the bus or on the FlixBus website.[7] The nearest public bus stop, (about 2 km away) has services to and from the centre of Örebro. It is served by bus 620 on weekdays and bus 600 at weekends.[8] Other transport alternatives will likely involve a car or taxi. Most flights are tourist charter which attracts child families who mostly use their car for transport. There are many parking spaces, which have a fee.[citation needed]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 8 July 2021, a single-engine DHC-2 Beaver carrying 8 skydivers plus 1 pilot crashed shortly after takeoff from Örebro Airport. All 9 people died.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Destinations - Örebro airport".
  3. ^ "FINSKA LYGG STARTAR FLYGLINJE MELLAN HELSINGFORS OCH ÖREBRO - Örebro airport". 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Ryanair börjar flyga London-örebro - Örebro airport". 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (24 July 2024). "Osäkert om flyget till London från Örebro flygplats blir kvar". SVT Nyheter.
  6. ^ "Flight". ving.se.
  7. ^ admin. "Flygbuss / Airport Transfer". Let's Go By Bus! (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  8. ^ "Stop area Sanna gruva | Länstrafiken Örebro". www.lanstrafiken.se. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  9. ^ "Skydivers killed in Swedish plane crash". BBC. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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