Stockholm Skavsta Airport
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The Stockholm-Skavsta Airport is one of four airports in the region around the Swedish capital Stockholm. It is located about 100 km south-west of Stockholm to Nyköping in the province of Södermanland near the European route 4
History
The existing since 1940 airbase Nyköping was used until 30 June 1980 from the air reconnaissance squadron "F 11 Nyköping " and then served as a standby airfield. On September 23, 1984, the airfield under the direction of the municipality of Nyköping was reopened as a civilian airport. In order to promote the further development it was decided in 1998, a 90% stake in the airport company to sell. The British operator of TBI plc acquired them and built with the corresponding capital infrastructure critical of. The airport company tries to Skavsta airport as a second official airport of Stockholm - to obtain recognition - in addition to Arlanda. In 2008 opened the first airport hotel. 2011 was awarded the airport a new access road and new parking facilities. They are trying to better cope with the increasing passenger numbers. Also, the apron and the parking areas for aircrafts are fundamentally renewed. 2012, the terminal was remodeled to create more space for the security industry and retail areas.
Check-in
The airport bus company Flygbussarna run approximately every 30 minutes without stopping on the Stockholm bus station ( City Terminal ) to the main station. The journey takes about 80 minutes. Furthermore, once a day driving a bus early in the morning from Stockholm- Gullmarsplan with maintenance, among others in Södertälje to Skavsta as well after midnight back once. Furthermore, a line exists to Norrköping and Linköping with six to seven departures per day. The offer was at times considerably larger. Thus, the distance from Gullmarsplan was approached several times a day. The company also tried about two years a route to Örebro via Arboga, Malmköping and Eskilstuna, but could not bring in profits and was discontinued in September 2009.
At times, made the provider FlyByCoach competition on the way to Stockholm, which significantly suppressed the ride prices. The traffic was discontinued in mid-April 2010.
The Swedish railway SJ has an hourly service from Nykoping to Stockholm. A connection to the railway station in Nyköping is composed by two bus lines ( 515 and 715) that serve the airport approximately every 30 minutes.
Airlines and destinations
Ryanair flies in the German-speaking area to Karlsruhe / Baden -Baden, Berlin- Schönefeld, Vienna / Bratislava, Bremen, Weeze, Frankfurt Hahn, Lübeck, Klagenfurt and Memmingen. In addition, Ryanair flies to another 30 destinations in Europe. Wizz Air flies to several Eastern European destinations. Various charter companies, among others, TUI Nordic, mainly serve the Canary Islands, Turkey, and now and then Thailand.