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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Örebro Läns Flygplats AB | ||||||||||
| Location | Örebro | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 188 ft / 57 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°13′25″N 015°02′17″E / 59.22361°N 15.03806°E | ||||||||||
| Website | orebroairport.se | ||||||||||
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Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
editThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Örebro:[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Braathens International Airways[citation needed] | Seasonal charter: Heraklion, Ioannina, Gran Canaria |
| Jettime[citation needed] | Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria |
| Lygg[3] | Helsinki, Linköping |
| Ryanair[4] | Seasonal: London–Stansted[5] |
| Sunclass Airlines[6] | Seasonal charter: Rhodes, Gran Canaria, Larnaca |
| TUI fly Nordic[citation needed] | Seasonal charter: Tenerife-South, Larnaca |
| Aegean Airlines | Seasonal charter: Chania |
Statistics
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Ground transportation
editA 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Destinations - Örebro airport".
- ^ "FINSKA LYGG STARTAR FLYGLINJE MELLAN HELSINGFORS OCH ÖREBRO - Örebro airport". 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Ryanair börjar flyga London-örebro - Örebro airport". 11 November 2021.
- ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (24 July 2024). "Osäkert om flyget till London från Örebro flygplats blir kvar". SVT Nyheter.
- ^ "Flight". ving.se.
- ^ admin. "Flygbuss / Airport Transfer". Let's Go By Bus! (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Stop area Sanna gruva | Länstrafiken Örebro". www.lanstrafiken.se. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ "Skydivers killed in Swedish plane crash". BBC. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
External links
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