Växjö-Kronoberg Airport

Växjö-Kronoberg Airport (IATA: VXO, ICAO: ESMX), branded as Växjö Småland Airport, is an airport in Kronoberg county, Sweden. The airport is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of central Växjö. The airport is owned by Kronoberg county and Växjö municipality. A small share is held by Alvesta municipality.

Växjö-Kronoberg Airport

Växjö-Kronobergs flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorVäxjö Småland Airport AB
ServesVäxjö
LocationVäxjö
Elevation AMSL186 m / 610 ft
Coordinates56°55′44″N 14°43′40″E
Websitesmalandairport.se
Map
VXO is located in Kronoberg
VXO
VXO
Location within Kronoberg County
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,103 6,900 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers total172 353
International passengers98 719
Domestic passengers73 674
Aircraft movements total4 332
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1][2]

History

Scheduled aviation from Växjö started around 1960 from Uråsa airbase, 20 km (10 miles) south of Växjö. A larger airport was needed, so it was built at its present location in 1975.

Traffic went mainly to Stockholm from the start. After 2007, international traffic greatly increased with low price airlines like Ryanair and Wizzair. Charter flights to Southern Europe and the Canary Islands have also increased.

In April 2020, the Stockholm route was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was restarted in August 2021.[3] The alternative route to Stockholm is by train (3½ hours) or a flight from Kalmar, the nearest airport with regular flights to Stockholm.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Växjö-Kronoberg Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
BRA Braathens Regional Airlines Stockholm–Bromma[4]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Málaga[5]
Ryanair Seasonal: Alicante, Gdańsk,[6] London–Stansted (ends 6 November 2023),[7] Zadar[8]
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Larnaca,[9] Rhodes[9]
TUI fly Nordic[10] Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria
Wizz Air Seasonal: Skopje

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at VXO airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References
  1. "Passagerarfrekvens" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. "Landningsfrekvens" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. Flyglinje mellan Växjö och Stockholm Bromma återupptas
  4. "BRA Adds Vaxjo – Kristianstad from late-August 2023".
  5. "Norwegian flyger från Växjö och Skavsta till Málaga". 8 December 2022.
  6. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23
  7. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230918-frnw23
  8. "Ryanair opens a new Zadar base for summer '21". Zadar Airport. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. "Flight". ving.se.
  10. "Only Flight". tui.se.

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