Stockholm Skavsta Airport Stockholm Skavsta flygplats | |||||||||||||||
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| Serves | Stockholm,Nyköping | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Nyköping Municipality | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 23 September 1984; 41 years ago (1984-09-23) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 142 ft / 43.3 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°47′19″N016°54′44″E / 58.78861°N 16.91222°E /58.78861; 16.91222 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Source:,[1] Swedish Transport Agency[2][3] | |||||||||||||||
Stockholm Skavsta Airport (Swedish:Stockholm Skavsta flygplats) (IATA:NYO,ICAO:ESKN), orNyköping Airport is aninternational airport inNyköping Municipality, Sweden, 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest ofNyköping and approximately 100 km (62 mi) southwest ofStockholm. It is served primarily bylow-cost airlines andcargo operators.[4] The airport handled a total of 364,603 passengers in 2024, making it Sweden's7th-busiest airport.[5]
The airport is located far outside Stockholm Municipality and Stockholm County, but is included in STO, theIATA airport code for Stockholm airports. Locally the airport is referred to simply asSkavsta. Stockholm's main international airport isStockholm Arlanda Airport.
The airfield was established between 1940 and 1941 and was initially part of the Nyköpinggarrison. NamedNyköping-Oxelösund Airport(Nyköping-Oxelösunds flygplats) It was primarily used bySödermanland Wing (F11) until the wing was decommissioned on 30 June 1980, although some military activities continued in the area until 1985.[6]
In November 1983, an agreement was reached between thestate andNyköping Municipality regarding the future of the airport.[6] In September 1984, the airport was inaugurated as acivil airport under the management of the municipality. In 1987 the terminal building was inaugurated. The following year, the airport was renamed Stockholm Skavsta Airport[7](Stockholm Skavsta flygplats) to facilitate marketing andbooking systems linked to Stockholm.
In 1995,charter services started operating from Skavsta, with flights to Turkey introducingduty-free sales at the airport. The growth of charter operators continued throughout the 1990s, with operators such as Ving, Always, Spies, andFritidsresor establishing routes from Skavsta.[8]
In June 1997,Ryanair launched its first flight from Stockholm Skavsta toLondon Stansted Airport.[9] This move marked the entry oflow-cost carriers into the Swedish market. Before Ryanair's arrival, the lowest round-trip fare from Stockholm to London was approximately 2,065 SEK withMalmö Aviation, while Ryanair's fare from Skavsta was approximately 990 SEK.[10]
In 1998,Nyköping Municipality sold 90.1% of the ownership of Stockholm Skavsta Airport to the British airport operating companyTBI Limited,[11] with the municipality retaining a 9.9% stake. This sale was part of TBI's strategy to acquire and manage several airports, which includedLondon Luton Airport,Belfast International Airport, andOrlando Sanford International Airport.[12]
In April 2003, Ryanair established its firstScandinavian base at Stockholm Skavsta Airport. The airline stationed threeBoeing 737-800 aircraft there,[13] and expanded its route network to destinations across Europe including Glasgow, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Paris, Oslo, Aarhus and Tampere.[14] In July 2004,Wizz Air began operations at Skavsta, with flights to destinations in Eastern Europe including Warsaw and Budapest.[15][16]
In early 2005, the SpanishACDL group acquiredTBI Limited, which owned and managed the airport.[17] This ownership structure remained in place until 2013, when most of ACDL's airport assets, including Skavsta, were sold to the Canadian pension fundOMERS Strategic Investments.[18]
In October 2007, Ryanair launched six new routes from Stockholm Skavsta Airport.[19] The newly introduced destinations included Baden-Baden, Basel, Berlin, Bratislava, Pisa, and Valencia.[20] This expansion was facilitated by the addition of Boeing 737-800 aircraft, bringing the total number of Ryanair aircraft based at Skavsta to six. Ryanair estimated that approximately 2.5 million passengers would use these new routes.[21]
Skavsta's passenger numbers peaked in 2011, with 2,581,639 passengers using the airport.[22]
In August 2018, the French companyVINCI Airports, which operated 46 airports worldwide at the time, took over the majority 90.1% share of the airport.[18] Between 2018 and 2020 Skavsta wasSweden's third busiest airport.[22][23]
TheCOVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on Stockholm Skavsta Airport, pushing it to the brink of bankruptcy.[24] The airport experienced a drastic reduction in passenger traffic, with January 2021 seeing approximately 85% fewer passengers compared to the same month in 2020.[4] In March 2020 the airport furloughed around 120 employees, as flight traffic came to a near standstill with only a handful of departures per week.[25]
In May 2021,Ryanair announced it would relocate all routes from Skavsta toStockholm Arlanda Airport by October 2021.[26] After initially claiming the option to leave some operations from Skavsta,[27] Ryanair left the airport entirely on 30 October 2021.[28] The dual impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Ryanair's departure from Skavsta resulted in a 70% reduction in passenger numbers at Stockholm Skavsta Airport between 2019 and 2023.[4]
In April 2022, Vinci Airports sold its 90.1% stake in Stockholm Skavsta Airport to the Swedish real estate company Arlandastad Group AB for a purchase price of SEK 117 million, of which SEK 29 million was paid in cash and the rest through the assumption of debts.[29][30]
In October 2023,Wizz Air relocated two major routes to Budapest and Gdansk from Skavsta to Arlanda.[31]
In December 2022,Norwegian Air announced plans to start operating flights from Stockholm Skavsta Airport in April 2023, marking its debut at the airport with seasonal routes to Malaga and Alicante.[32] The inaugural flights took place on 1 and 2 April 2023. This was followed by the introduction of flights to Palma de Mallorca starting 1 May 2023.[32] In January 2024 Norwegian announced that it would expand to year-round flights to Malaga and Alicante from November 2024.[33]
In 2023 Stockholm Skavsta Airport was designated as an official contingency airport(Beredskapsflygplats) by theSwedish government.[34] This new status means the airport is available for essential air transport services 24/7, including for healthcare, rescue services, firefighting aircraft, andtotal defence needs.[35]
TheSwedish Coast Guard commenced its aviation operations at Skavsta Airport in 1986 and has maintained it as its primary base since the 1990s.[36] The Coast Guard's threeBombardier Dash 8 Q-300 aircraft are based at Skavsta.[37]
TheF11 Museum, inaugurated in 1991, is located at Stockholm Skavsta Airport.[38] It showcases Sweden's military aviation history from 1941 to 1980, featuring preserved aircraft, flight simulators and educational exhibits, reflecting the evolution of Swedish air reconnaissance during World War II and the Cold War.[39]
Because the airport is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) fromHarpsund, the official leisure residence for thePrime Minister of Sweden, to which foreign heads of governments sometimes are invited, Skavsta is sometimes used forflights for a head of government.[40]
TheSwedish Border Police have a station at Stockholm Skavsta Airport.[41]
The following airlines offer scheduled services to and from Stockholm Skavsta Airport:[42]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Alicante,[43]Málaga[43] Seasonal:Palma de Mallorca[44] |
| SkyUp Airlines | Chișinău[45] |
| Wizz Air | Belgrade,[46]Bucharest–Băneasa (begins 30 March 2026),[47]Bucharest–Otopeni,[48]Cluj-Napoca (begins 27 October 2025),[49]Warsaw–Chopin[50] |
| Year | Passengers[51] | Change |
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| 2008 | 2,479,887 | N.D. |
| 2009 | 2,525,227 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2,513,046 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,583,934 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2,321,908 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 2,169,587 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1,658,238 | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 1,813,032 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 2,008,372 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 2,106,773 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2,199,119 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2,296,815 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 573 229 | -75.0% |
| 2021 | 613 030 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 555 622 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 685 269 | +23.3% |
Both short and long-term parking facilities are available. The terminal can be reached by foot from all parking areas.[52] The road distance from Stockholm is 108 kilometres (67 mi).
Flygbussarna operate coaches directly between Stockholm Skavsta Airport andCityterminalen Bus Terminal in Central Stockholm.[53] These are scheduled according to the flight schedule, and the journey time is approximately 90 minutes.[54] There are also airport buses toSödertälje,Linköping,Norrköping, and local stops in the southern parts ofStockholm. Local bus services are available to Nyköping's city centre and its railway station.[52]
The railway station in Nyköping is 7 kilometres (4 mi) away. It is served by regional trains (operated by Mälartåg) on the Norrköping–Stockholm route.[52] Local buses and taxis provide connections to the airport.[52]
The East Link (Ostlänken) high-speed rail project is planned to include a station at Skavsta Airport, to be opened by 2035. This is expected reduce the travel time between Stockholm Central Station and Skavsta airport to 52 minutes,[55] a journey which currently takes around 90 minutes by coach.[56]
As part of the project, various existing structures at the airport will need to be modified, rebuilt, or relocated. In October 2023, theSwedish Transport Administration announced an agreement to provide SEK 385 million[57] to the Arlandastad Group in compensation for the works.[58]
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