Sønderborg Airport

Sønderborg Airport

Sønderborg Lufthavn
Sønderborg Airport; Sønderborg Lufthavn
	IATA: SGD; ICAO: EKSB;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Sønderborg
Elevation AMSL	24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	54°57′52″N 009°47′30.23″E / 54.96444°N 9.7917306°E / 54.96444; 9.7917306
Map
	SGD Location of airport in Denmark
Runways
Statistics (2019)
Passengers
Passengers	73.821
Aircraft movements	11,746

Sønderborg Airport (Danish: Sønderborg Lufthavn) (IATA: SGD, ICAO: EKSB) is an airport located in Sønderborg, Denmark. The airport officially opened in 1968; however, the first flights took place in 1950, and were flown by Sønderjyllands Flyveselskab.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at the airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Alsie Express	Copenhagen^[3] Seasonal: Bornholm

Cimber Sterling operated the connection to Copenhagen until 3 May 2012, when the airline filed for bankruptcy.^[4] DAT took over the route to Copenhagen just hours after. In April 2013 Alsie Express was founded and started operating between Sønderborg and Copenhagen. Soon after Alsie Express started flying, DAT stopped operating the route.

Statistics

Ground transport

The airport is located 7 km (4.3 mi) from Sønderborg city. Transfer is by taxi or own car. Rental car is also available at the airport. Other cities for which the airport is useful include Åbenrå (41 km (25 mi)), Tønder (70 km (43 mi)) and Flensburg (in Germany, 55 km (34 mi)).

References

^ http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/a1460sgd.cfm ^{[dead link]}
^ "The story about Sonderborg Airport".
^ alsieexpress.dk - The route between Sonderborg and Copenhagen is temporarily suspended until March 28. retrieved 20 January 2021
^ "Cimber Sterling bankrupt". politiken.dk. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

AIP Denmark: Soenderborg - EKSB
VFR Flight Guide Denmark: Soenderborg - EKSB

External links

Media related to Sønderborg Airport at Wikimedia Commons

Sønderborg Airport official site

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[1] ttp://www.azworldairports.com/airports/a1460sgd.cfm ^{[dead link]}

[2] "The story about Sonderborg Airport".

[3] sieexpress.dk - The route between Sonderborg and Copenhagen is temporarily suspended until March 28. retrieved 20 January 2021

[4] "Cimber Sterling bankrupt". politiken.dk. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.