Växjö Airport
Encyclopedia
Växjö-Smaland Airport is an airport
in southeastern Sweden
, in the southern part of the province
of Småland
. The airport is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town centre of Växjö
.
The airport is owned by the county of Kronoberg and the city of Växjö. A small share is held by the municipality of Alvesta
.
The connection to Copenhagen Airport
has been closed down due to faster trains and the Oresund Bridge
.
Ryanair operated flights to Alicante and Frankfurt-Hahn airport until Autumn 2011.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in southeastern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, in the southern part of the province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
. The airport is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town centre of Växjö
Växjö
Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...
.
The airport is owned by the county of Kronoberg and the city of Växjö. A small share is held by the municipality of Alvesta
Alvesta
Alvesta is a locality and the seat of Alvesta Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 7,647 inhabitants in 2005.Alvesta is an important railway junction, joining the Stockholm–Malmö–Copenhagen railway with the Gothenburg–Kalmar/Karlskrona railway.- References :...
.
The connection to Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality...
has been closed down due to faster trains and the Oresund Bridge
Oresund Bridge
The Øresund or Öresund Bridge is a combined twin-track railway and dual carriageway bridge-tunnel across the Øresund strait.The bridge connects Sweden and Denmark, and it is the longest road and rail bridge in Europe. The Øresund Bridge also connects two major Metropolitan Areas: those of the...
.
Airlines and destinations
See also
- List of the busiest airports in Europe
- List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries