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Visby Airport

Visby, Sweden

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Elevation

164 ft

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The Essence of Visby Airport

VBY

Location

Visby · I · Sweden

Connectivity

8 routes · 4 destinations

Position

57.663°, 18.346° · 164 ft elev.

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Gateway to Gotland, Sweden's historic island destination.

Opened

1943

Location

Visby, Sweden

Visby Airport (IATA: VBY, ICAO: ESSV) is the primary airport serving Visby, the capital of Gotland, Sweden's largest island in the Baltic Sea. It connects the island to mainland Sweden and handles a significant share of passenger traffic, particularly during the summer tourist season when Gotland attracts visitors to its medieval city walls and natural landscapes. The airport is operated by Swedavia and functions as a regional facility with a modest but efficient infrastructure suited to Gotland's island population and tourism needs. Seasonal demand fluctuations are pronounced, with peak traffic occurring during the summer months and around Gotland's famous Medieval Week festival. Given Gotland's island geography, air travel is an essential complement to the ferry services connecting the island to the Swedish mainland, making Visby Airport a critical piece of regional infrastructure.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal handling both arrivals and departures for its regional and domestic traffic.

Getting to & from

The airport is located approximately 3 kilometres north of Visby city centre and is served by local bus connections and taxi services.

Airlines here

BRA (Braathens Regional Airlines) and SAS have historically operated scheduled services between Visby and Stockholm Arlanda, with additional seasonal carriers serving the airport.

Notable facts

›Visby Airport is one of Swedavia's 10 managed airports across Sweden.
›Gotland's island status makes air travel especially important for residents requiring quick access to the mainland.
›The airport sees significant seasonal traffic spikes during Gotland's Medieval Week in August.
›Visby's UNESCO World Heritage medieval city walls attract substantial tourist traffic through the airport.
›The airport has a single runway oriented to accommodate prevailing Baltic Sea wind conditions.

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Route map (4 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

NextJet

Golden Air

Scandinavian Airlines System

Malmö Aviation

Routes

VBY → ARN2N · SF3 ATP

VBY → BMADC · AT7 AR1

VBY → MMXDC · AT7

VBY → GSEDC · AT7

VBY → ARNSK · AT7

VBY → GSETF · AT7

VBY → MMXTF · AT7

VBY → BMATF · AT7 AR1

Aircraft operating here

Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 727 routes Avro RJ1002 routes Saab SF340A/B1 routes British Aerospace ATP1 routes

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