Göteborg Landvetter Airport
| Göteborg Landvetter Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: GOT – ICAO: ESGG | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
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Luftfartsverket (1977–2009) Swedavia (2010–present) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Location | Landvetter | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 154 m / 506 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°39′36″N 012°17′28″E / 57.66000°N 12.29111°ECoordinates: 57°39′36″N 012°17′28″E / 57.66000°N 12.29111°E | ||||||||||
| Website | swedavia.com/landvetter/ | ||||||||||
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Göteborg Landvetter Airport (IATA: GOT, ICAO: ESGG) is an international airport serving the Gothenburg region in Sweden. With 6.2 million passengers in 2015 it is Sweden's second-largest airport after Stockholm-Arlanda.[2] Landvetter is also an important freight airport. During 2007, 60,100 tonnes of air cargo passed through Landvetter,[3] about 60% of the capacity of Arlanda. It is operated by Swedavia, the national airport company. The airport is named after the town of Landvetter, which is located in the municipality of Härryda. It is 11 NM (20 km; 13 mi) east-southeast[1] of Gothenburg and 40 km (25 mi) west of Borås. Since the closure of Gothenburg City Airport for commercial operations it is the city's only commercial passenger airport.
History
The airport was opened in 1977.[4] Passenger services, previously at Torslanda Airport,[5] north of Gothenburg, were moved to Landvetter in 1977. In 2001, some budget airlines began serving the former military base in Säve, which was renamed from Säve Flygplats to Gothenburg City Airport. That airport was closed down in winter 2014–2015 because of large reconstruction needs, meaning an increase of traffic on Landvetter of almost a million annual passengers. There has been a tendency that international travel has increased, especially on tourists, while domestic has declined somewhat (mostly business travel).
In 2013 the international terminal was extended fairly much with new shops, and in 2014 the domestic and international terminal were joined into one terminal.
On 14 April 2015 Swedavia announced a 10-year long contract with DHL Express to build a new 7500 m2 large cargo terminal, replacing the old 1700m2. The construction will begin in spring 2015 and is underway for one year. This was a step included in plans for Airport City.[6] In 2018-2020 the terminal building will be enlarged, with three new air bridges.[7] There are also plans to build a shortcut on the railway Gothenburg–Borås with a tunnel and a railway station under the airport. Construction start is planned to be 2020 and operation estimated by 2023.[8]
Terminals
Landvetter Airport has traditionally had two terminals, domestic and international, but they have merged into one common terminal. In 2009 all baggage drop was moved to in the international terminal, since all baggage had to be screened with new regulations. In 2014 the two terminals joined into one with all baggage collected at the arrivals hall in the previous international terminal. The transfer area, which has several shops, cafés and a restaurant, is accessible for all passengers since that year.
There are eight air bridges, at gates 12–17, 19, and 20.[9] Gates 10–11, 18A–18G and 21A–21D transport passengers to the aircraft via an airside bus transfer. The eight air bridges are not enough, so airside bus transfer is regularly used. Traditionally gates 10–15, which are accessed without clearing immigration, used to be limited to intra-Nordic flights but nowadays cater to all flights within the Schengen Area, which are treated as domestic flights. Gates 21A–21D are located in the international transit area, used for flights outside the Schengen Area, and access is only possible after clearing immigration. Gate 19 and 20 are positionable so that, depending on upcoming flights, reaching them may or may not require clearing immigration. The freight terminal uses gate numbers below 10.
Like in other large airports, there is a VIP area, where anyone who want to pay can go through a dedicated security check, and wait in the VIP lounge and be transported by car to the airplane, avoiding mix with ordinary people. The VIP area can also hold wedding ceremonies.[10]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Amapola Flyg | Stockholm-Arlanda, Jönköping, Sundsvall |
| ASL Airlines Belgium | Oslo-Gardermoen, Liège, Turku, Tallinn |
| DHL Aviation | Copenhagen, Leipzig/Halle |
Statistics
| Rank | Airport | Passengers handled | % change 2014/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Bromma | 1,342,857 |  0.1 |
| 2 |  United Kingdom, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted | 617,473 |  60.1 |
| 3 |  Germany, Frankfurt | 328,978 | 4.8 |
| 4 |  Netherlands, Amsterdam | 297,647 | 12.0 |
| 5 |  Denmark, Copenhagen | 295,295 | 11.5 |
| 6 | Germany, Berlin | 231,836 | 7.5 |
| 7 |  Finland, Helsinki | 205,463 | 0.7 |
| 8 | Germany, Munich | 185,841 | 6.0 |
| 9 |  Turkey, Istanbul | 184,668 | 0.5 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium, Brussels | 162,639 | 12.7 |
| 11 |  France, Paris-Beauvais, Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 156,480 | 10.6 |
| 12 | Turkey, Antalya | 151,504 | 7.9 |
| 13 |  Spain, Gran Canaria | 132,185 | 2.5 |
| 14 | Spain, Palma de Mallorca | 107,286 | 29.0 |
| 15 | Spain, Alicante | 99,412 | 156.4 |
| 16 | Spain, Málaga | 95,328 | 92.3 |
| 17 |  Greece, Chania | 83,973 | 10.8 |
| 18 | Spain, Barcelona | 75,540 | 19.1 |
| 19 | Spain, Tenerife | 75,325 | 0.1 |
| 20 |  Norway, Oslo-Gardermoen | 71,831 | 7.1 |
| 21 | Germany, Düsseldorf | 56,742 | 8.0 |
| 22 |  Cyprus, Larnaca | 55,921 | 14.4 |
| 23 | Greece, Rhodes | 55,820 | 10.4 |
| 24 |  Italy, Rome-Ciampino, Rome-Fiumicino | 54,065 | 93.7 |
| 25 |  Macedonia, Skopje | 50,141 | 1188.3 |
| 26 |  Hungary, Budapest | 45,958 | 1010.2 |
| 27 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuzla | 42,875 | 1139.5 |
| 28 |  Poland, Warsaw-Chopin, Warsaw-Modolin | 42,295 | 1289.4 |
| 29 |  Serbia, Belgrade | 41,977 | 1111.1 |
| 30 |  Portugal, Lisbon | 37,440 | 108.0 |
Ground transportation
Bus
Flygbussarna and Swebus takes passengers to the city of Gothenburg in 20 minutes, and in 30 minutes to Gothenburg Central station. Swebus (Bus 830) takes passengers to Borås central station in 35–40 minutes and to Jönköping central station in 1h 50m.
Road
The road distance to Gothenburg is 25 kilometres (16 mi) and to Borås 40 kilometres (25 mi), both via the Riksväg 40 motorway. To go northeast to Alingsås and beyond, the official route is via Partille. Most locals use a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) shorter shortcut between Härryda and Lerum signposted "Härskogen". There are 7,300 parking spaces at the airport.
See also
References
- 1 2 "EAD Basic - Error Page". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Statistics". Swedavia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ↑ http://www.lfv.se/templates/LFV_InfoSida_70_30____36426.aspx Trafikstatistik från svenska flygplatser (Swedish) Archived 6 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ ____2637.aspx Did you know that... – LFV
- ↑ ____2634.aspx History – LFV
- ↑ "Swedavia bygger 7 500 kvm stor terminalanläggning med DHL som... - Swedavia". Mynewsdesk. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Klart för utbyggnad av Landvetters terminal
- ↑ The Gothenburg-Borås Project
- ↑ After the Security Control
- ↑ Weddings
- ↑ "AIS Airlines assumes majority of Direktflyg´s remaining network". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ Austrian Airlines (11 November 2016). "Austrian Airlines Will Operate Flights to Gothenburg Starting June 2017". Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ http://affarsliv24.vk.se/1872411/direktlinje-fran-umea-laggs-ned?mobil
- ↑ http://www.gp.se/ekonomi/1.2783007-snabba-ryck-till-de-alpina-pisterna
- ↑ https://primeraair.se/plan-trip/route-map/
- ↑ https://primeraair.com/plan-trip/summer-destinations/
- ↑ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269001/ryanair-expands-thessaloniki-routes-in-s17/
- ↑
External links
Media related to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport at Wikimedia Commons
