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Lidköping-Hovby Airport

Lidköping, Sweden

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Location

Lidköping · Q · Sweden

Position

58.465°, 13.174° · 200 ft elev.

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Regional Swedish airport serving Lidköping and Västra Götaland.

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Lidköping, Sweden

Lidköping-Hovby Airport (IATA: LDK, ICAO: ESGL) is a small regional airport located near Lidköping in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It sits close to Lake Vänern, Sweden's largest lake, and serves the surrounding region with limited scheduled and general aviation traffic. The airport has historically offered connections to Stockholm and other Swedish cities, though scheduled service has been intermittent over the years. It primarily serves general aviation, charter flights, and occasional regional airline operations. Lidköping is known for its proximity to Läckö Castle and the Kinnekulle nature reserve, making the airport a potential gateway for tourism in the area, though most travelers to the region use larger nearby airports such as Gothenburg Landvetter.

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The airport has a small, single terminal facility suited to low-volume regional and general aviation traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Lidköping city centre is available primarily by road, with taxi services being the main option.

Notable facts

›Located near Lake Vänern, the largest lake in Sweden.
›Serves both general aviation and occasional regional scheduled flights.
›Lidköping is approximately 100 km northeast of Gothenburg.
›The airport has seen varying levels of scheduled airline service over its history.
›Nearby attractions include Läckö Castle and the Kinnekulle nature reserve.

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Lidköping–Hovby Airport, also known as Lidköping Airport, is an airport situated 5 km outside Lidköping, Sweden. The airport was built by the Swedish Air Force in the 1940s. It was bought by Lidköping Municipality in 2000 and is now in civilian use.

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Lidköping–Hovby Airport

Airport in Lidköping, Sweden

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