Elevation AMSL 164 ft / 50 m 03/21 2,000 Elevation 50 m | Website swedavia.com/visby/ Code VBY Phone +46 10 109 52 00 | |
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Airport type Public (Luftfartsverket) Similar Gotlandsf AB, Destination Gotland, Gotlandsf HB, OKQ8 Visby Kung Magnus, Avis Biluthyrni Visby Profiles | ||
Visby airport to burgsvik by the sea road movie on gotland
Visby Airport (IATA: VBY, ICAO: ESSV), is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of Visby, Gotland, Sweden.
Contents
- Visby airport to burgsvik by the sea road movie on gotland
- History
- Other Aviation
- Unusual Railroad Crossing
- References
Visby airport is Gotland's only commercial airport and the 12th largest airport in Sweden. The airport had 463,616 passengers in 2016. The traffic has a large seasonal variation with many more passengers in the summer; in 2016 it had 18,070 passengers in January and 57,302 in July. And during Almedalsveckan the airport is slot coordinated. Gotland is a popular tourist destination for Swedes.
History
Visby Airport was opened on 27 January 1942. The first aircraft to land was a Junkers Ju 52/3m named Göteland from AB Aerotransport. In October the same year regular traffic between Visby and the Swedish mainland started, in the beginning mostly with Ju 52s. In 1958 a new terminal building, a new control tower and a new runway made of asphalt was inaugurated. A runway which also featured a railway crossing. The current terminal and control tower opened in 1985.
Other Aviation
Apart from the commercial aviation at Visby airport, there is also a flying club and a parachuting club based at the airport. And the Swedish Maritime Administration has a search and rescue helicopter based in Visby.
Unusual Railroad Crossing
Before the railroad was closed down on the island of Gotland, the main line from Visby to the northern parts of the island actually crossed the runway. It is one of the few airports in the world where this happened.