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Kristianstad Airport

Kristianstad Airport (IATA: KID, ICAO: ESMK) is situated outside Kristianstad in Scania, Sweden.

In 2016, Kristianstad Airport AB was owned by Kristianstads kommun (91%), Hässleholms kommun (5%), Bromölla kommun (2%) and Östra Göinge kommun (2%). It employed 24 people. 

Since scheduled operations commenced, Stockholm has been by far the most important route out of Kristianstad and is currently the only one. In the past, several other destinations were served out of Kristianstad from time to time.

Kristianstad Airport
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  • IATA: KID
  • ICAO: ESMK
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Kristianstad Airport AB
Serves Kristianstad, Sweden
Elevation AMSL 10 m / 76 ft
Coordinates 55°54′43″N 
014°05′00″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 2,215 7,267 Asphalt

History

The airport was built during the 1940s for military usage. A paved runway was taken into use by 1953.

Following a cooperation between Kristianstad and further communities in Northeastern Skåne, scheduled flights commenced out of Kristianstad in April 1961 to Stockholm Bromma with Linjeflyg. Initially, Linjeflyg offered two weekdaily roundtrips using a Couglas DC-3. Flyglinjen later upgraded the service to Convair Metropolitan until introducing much larger jet-engined Fokker F28 on the route. From 1983, Linjeflyg withdrew flights to Bromma in favor of Stockholm-Arlanda.

In 1988, the airport saw its first international route, connecting Kristianstad with Kastrup. Flights were operated by Muk Air. The flights were discontinued in 2000 following the opening of the Öresund bridge, drastically shortining travel time on land from Kristianstad to Copenhagen.

Further international flights were introduced in 1993, when Air Lithuania started flights to Kaunas and Palanga. The airline flew in Kristianstad for ten years.

In 1993, Linjeflyg was integrated into SAS Scandinavian Airlines, meaning that flights to Stockholm Arlanda now were operated and marketed by SAS.

Between 1998 and 2001, Ryanair flew between Kristianstad and London-Stansted using its Boeing 737 fleet. The service was cancelled despite having a contractual obligation to run flights until 2003. The closure was predominantly caused by reintroduced Ryanair flights from London to Malmö-Sturup, located very close to Kristianstad.

SAS closes down Kristianstad, Skyways and others in place

In April 2002, SAS Scandinavian Airlines announced that it would close down flights from Kristianstad to Stockholm-Arlanda by the end of October alongside with other destinations. At the time of closure, SAS made five daily return flights.

Two airlines subsequently assumed the route: Skyways using Fokker 50 aircraft to Stockholm-Arlanda and Malmö Aviation with jet aircraft to Stockholm-Bromma. The competitors offered a total of 10 daily frequencies to Stockholm when they both commenced their flights out of Kristianstad on 28 October 2002.

The two carriers were in stiff competition for passengers as the market was not huge enough for two carriers offering multiple-daily flights. Malmö Aviation therefore withdrew their flights in late March 2003, half a year after they had started, leaving Skyways as the only carrier on the Stockholm route.

Furthermore, also Air Lithuania cancelled its Kaunas/Palangs service in March 2003. The route was subsequently taken over by Direktflyg, offering flights from Gothenburg via Kristianstad to Palanga and vice versa. The service lasted for about one year before it was abandoned.

In 2006, the airport entered a contract with Gothenburg-based City Airline over new twice-daily flights to Stockholm-Bromma. City Airline was given a minimum revenue guarantee of 4m SEK per months. Should its revenues out of Kristianstad fall below, the airport would pay the difference. The flights commenced in August and were to the mishap of incumbent carrier Skyways. Skyways went to court, accusing the revenue guarantee as an illegal state aid. The court confirmed Skyways’ position in December 2006, when the airport already had paid 5.6 mSEK to City Airline. City Airline closed subsequently closed the route in April 2007. Due to the cancellation of the revenue guarantee, it lacked 15 mSek. In 2009, it agreed with the airport that it would receive 1,5 mSEK in compensation. Skyways itself required 17m SEK compensation. It settled the case with the airport in 2008, although the compensation given was not made public.

In 2011, Skyways commenced international flights from Kristanstad to Berlin Tegel. The three-weekly flights started on 2 May but were already dropped three weeks later on 27 May.

Skyways ceased all operations due to financial reasons on 22 May 2012 without prior notice. Kristianstad thereby was left without any scheduled flights.

Flyglinjen assumes operations

Following the bankruptcy of Skyways, the airport was left without scheduled flights since May 2012. However, it lasted until August 20 before a new carrier resumed the vacant Stockholm route. The new operator was relatively young and small virtual carrier «Flyglinjen». As the company lacked an own licence, it deployed a Saab 340 chartered from Sky Taxi on the route and offered up to three daily flights. The Polish Saab 340 was replaced by a larger Fokker 50 chartered from Greek Minoan Airin October. The Fokker itself was again replaced in August 2013 by an Embraer 145 jet aircraft operated by bmi regional.

Despite now having a new carrier in place, the passenger numbers declined heavily as Fliglinjen just offered a much smaller capacity than Skyways once did.

In 2014, the airport handled around 39500 passengers. The airport accepted several charter flights to Antalya in Turkey as well occasionally to a few more destinations. Furthermore, Flyglinjen continued its operations to Stockholm but changed its name to Sparrow Aviation in August. Kristianstad Airport AB revenues totalled 4,692 mSEK while it made a loss of 14.000 SEK.

In 2016, the number of passengers dropped by 5000 to 30000. This was mainly due to the fact, that not a single charter flight to Turkey took place and a reduced number of flights by Sparrow Aviation. Furthermore, the airport and the virtual carrier agreed a new contract for future operations. Despite having a turnover of 8,05 mSEK, Kristianstad Airport AB lost 6,282 mSEK that year.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations
BRA Braathens Regional Airlines Stockholm–Bromma

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Amapola Flyg Stockholm–Arlanda


Kristianstad Airport
Kristianstad airport, Sweden.

Kristianstad Airport
Kristianstad airport, Sweden.

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General Info
Country Sweden
ICAO ID ESMK
Time UTC+1(+2DT)
Latitude 55.921686
55° 55' 18.07" N
Longitude 14.085536
014° 05' 07.93" E
Elevation 76 feet
23 meters
Type Civil
Magnetic Variation 002° E (01/06)
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Operating Hours SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
Daylight Saving Time Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October


Communications
TWR
Opr 0445-2015Z++ Mon-Fri, 0730-0945Z++ Sat, 1400-2200Z++ Sun.
129.35


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
01/19 7267 x 148 feet
2215 x 45 meters
ASPHALT 045FBXT YES


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
NDB OEM KRISTIANSTAD - 363 4.1 NM 187.2


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.

100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)


Remarks
CSTMS/IMG CSTMS avbl dur TWR hr.
FUEL Avbl dur TWR hr. (NC-100LL, A1)
LGT PAPI Rwy 02 GS 3.25 MEHT 58.5', PAPI Rwy 19 GS 3.25 MEHT 59'.
MISC Ldg fees, INCR charges outside TWR opr hr. Rwy 01-19 grooved.
RSTD PPR for ops outside TWR opr hr. PPR for IFR school flt.

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