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Sturup Airport
Airport Directory » Sweden » Malmo » Sturup AirportMalmö Airport, once known as Malmö-Sturup Airport (Swedish: Malmö-Sturup flygplats) (IATA: MMX, ICAO: ESMS) is Sweden's 5th busiest airport, turn up about 28 kilometre (17.4 mi) from Malmö and 26 kilometre (16.2 mi) from Lund. Via the Oresund Bridge the airport is turn up approximately 55 kilometre (34.2 mi) from central Copenhagen and 47 kilometre (29.2 mi) from Copenhagen Airport. Malmö Airport is also a complement to Copenhagen Airport when they have jobs like strikes and fog.
History
Completed in 1972, then at a cost of around SEK130 million, about twice as much as ab initio calculate, Sturup Airport replaced the current and aging Bulltofta Airport, which had assisted the district since 1923. Plans to construct a new airport were outlined in the early 1960s. Expansion was impossible, due to Bulltofta's close propinquity to the currently dinning town and nearby communities sound off approximately sound pollution from the new presented jet plane. Construction set about in 1970 and 2 yr after, December 3rd, 1972, the airport was kick off. At the same clip Bulltofta Airport closed. However, Malmö ATC (Air Traffic Control) stay at the old Bulltofta location until 1983 when it also go to Malmö Airport.
Around yr 2005-2008 some low-cost air hose desired to draw both Danish and Swedish riders from Sturup in competition with the Copenhagen airport. During fall 2007 the Irish low-cost bearer Ryanair closed all its paths from Malmö Airport. During 2008 Danish Sterling Airlines had some lines from Malmö Airport to London (LGW), Alicante, Barcelona, Nice and Florence. Sterling Airlines stood for approximately 6-7% of the aggregative figure of riders at Sturup.
Operational fact
- One Passenger depot with eight link up entrances
- Two Cargo depots
- 20 Parkingstands for big aircraft
Ground transportation system
Car renting
The coming after auto renting companies have business office at the airport:
- Avis
- Europcar
- Hertz
- Sixt
- Mabi
Bus
- Flygbussarna Airport Coaches go away from the airport to business district Malmö and Lund (approximately 30 going/solar day to each town) The journey to Malmö or Lund takes approximately 40 min.. From there there are good railroad train connexions, e.g. to Copenhagen (aggregative clip to Copenhagen approximately 80 min.)
- Gråhundbus goes away to Copenhagen twice daily. It takes approximately 50 min. to central Copenhagen.
- Buses to nearby Svedala set about in the springtime of 2007, scheduled to fit the Scania regional railroad train there.
Taxi
- There is a cab stand up at the airport. There is a repaired monetary value to Malmö and Lund 395 SEK.
Airport parkland
- There is parking at the airport, with both short-term and long-term parking lot. Short-term parkland costs SEK 20 per 60 minute and long-term parkland SEK 180 per 24 60 minutes.
Facilities
Businesses and services:
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Shops:
- Pressbyrån
- Parfym&Taxfree butiken
- 7-eleven
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Exchange
- Forex
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Restaurants:
- Coffys
- Coffys Husman
- CAFE
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Hotel
- Best Western Sturup Airport Hotel
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Lounges
- Express Lounge (Malmö Aviation)
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Golf course of instruction
- Sturup Park Golf
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