Karlstad Airport (IATA: KSD, ICAO: ESOK) is situated 16 km (10 mi) from Karlstad city centre in Sweden.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Swedavia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Karlstad Municipality | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 352 ft / 107 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°26′41″N 013°20′15″E | ||||||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Karlstad Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Croatia Airlines[citation needed] | Seasonal charter: Split |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle[citation needed] | Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria |
| Sunclass Airlines[2][3] | Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes |
| Jettime[citation needed] | Seasonal charter: Kos, Rhodes, Chania, Palma de Mallorca, Antalya, Larnaca |
Statistics
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From Transportstyrelsen and Karlstad flygplats:[4][1]
| Year | Passengers | Domestic | International |
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| 1998 | 245,310 | 170,283 | 86,574 |
| 1999 | 271,411  | ||
| 2000 | 291,503 | 175,522 | 115,981 |
| 2001 | 262,105  | ||
| 2002 | 216,072 | ||
| 2003 | 171,680 | ||
| 2004 | 160,335 | 102,941 | 57,394 |
| 2005 | 144,365 | ||
| 2006 | 113,087 | ||
| 2007 | 119,482 | ||
| 2008 | 118,762 | 59,169 | 59,593 |
| 2009 | 84,880 | ||
| 2010 | 82,423 | ||
| 2011 | 108,893 | ||
| 2012 | 100,349 | 38,418 | 61,912 |
| 2013 | 109,574 | ||
| 2014 | 83,288 | ||
| 2015 | 93,517 | ||
| 2016 | 85,848 | 45,757 | 40,091 |
| 2017 | 89,936 | ||
| 2018 | 81,884 | ||
| 2019 | 52,009 | 16,926 | 35,083 |
| 2020 | 10,900 | 3,097 | 7,803 |
| 2021 | 3,830 | 548 | 3,282 |
| 2022 | 19,840 | 2,123 | 17,717 |
| 2023 | 20,463 | 600 | 19,863 |
History
The airport was opened for traffic in 1997. The airport was built since the older Karlstad-Jakobsberg airport (59°21′36″N 13°27′58.4″E) was causing noise to many residents due to its location 3 km from Karlstad city centre, and also because a longer runway was desired. The old airport had too short runway for charter flights to southern Europe, but such flights became common from the opening of the new airport. The route to Stockholm had still a large majority of the passengers the first years, but this route declined due to other available transport modes such as car and train on this fairly short route (258 km (160 mi)), and was finally closed in 2020 after reduced demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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