Skövde Airport
Skövde Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Skövde Municipality (96 %) | ||||||||||
Operator | Skövde Airport AB | ||||||||||
Serves | Skövde | ||||||||||
Location | Skövde, Sweden | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 58°27′25″N 13°58′23″E / 58.45694°N 13.97306°E | ||||||||||
Website | skovdeairport | ||||||||||
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Skövde Airport (
History
The runways were built by Skanska and Skövde Airport AB had a usage agreement of 25 years. Skövde Municipality replaced the airline as a contractual partner in 1993 and redeemed the runways early in 2012.[1]
There is currently no regular commercial flight from Skövde Airport. Previously, the airline
The current airport is located at Knistad and replaced an older airport built in 1938[4] at Aspelund which has become an industrial area.
Skövde Airport Circuit
On 8–9 May 2015 and 1 May 2016, Skövde Airport hosted a round of the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, Formula STCC Nordic and RallyX, when, among other things, a new runway was built at the airport at 2.146 km (1.333 mi).[5][6][7]
The fastest official race lap records at the Skövde Airport Circuit are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 2.146 km (2015–2016)[5] | ||||
Silhouette racing car | 0:49.964[8] | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 TTA | 2016 Skövde STCC round |
Porsche Carrera Cup | 0:50.382[9] | Philip Morin | Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup | 2016 Skövde Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round |
Formula Renault 1.6 | 0:53.507[10] | Laurents Hörr | Signatech FR1.6 | 2015 Skövde Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic round |
Renault Clio Cup | 0:57.242[11] | Nicklas Oscarsson | Renault Clio IV RS | 2016 Skövde Renault Clio Cup JTCC round |
References
- ^ Jens Lagerlöf (2011-12-19). "Förtida lösen av Skövde flygplats". Skövde Nyheter. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
- ^ "Flying Enterprise Shorts 330". svenskaflygbolag.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ a b "Trafikverkets prognos för inrikesflyg" (PDF). Publikation 2 012:222. Trafikverket. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ "Svenska militära flygbaser" (PDF). Fortifikationsverket. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
- ^ a b "Skövde - Racing Circuits". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Klart för STCC Volvo Race Skövde 2015". stcc.se (in Swedish). STCC. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "STCC-premiär i helgen på banan i Skövde!". stcc.se (in Swedish). STCC. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "STCC 2016 » Skövde Airport Round 1 Results". 1 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "STCC Volvo Race Skövde 2016 - Porsche Carrera Cup, Heat 2, 16 varv". 1 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "STCC Volvo Race Skövde 2015 - Formula Renault 1.6, Heat 1, 19 varv". 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "STCC Volvo Race Skövde 2016 - Renault Clio Cup JTCC, Heat 2, 14 varv". 1 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
External links
Media related to Skövde Airport at Wikimedia Commons