# Aarhus Airport (AAR / EKAH) **Aarhus Airport** (IATA: AAR, ICAO: EKAH) is a large airport in Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,777 m (9,111 ft). In 2025 it handled 523 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekah ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: AAR / EKAH - Type: Large airport - Owner: Aarhus Municipality - Serves: Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark - Elevation: 25 m / 82 ft - Coordinates: 56.3033, 10.6183 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,777 m / 9,111 ft - Passengers: 523,460 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Copenhagen - Website: https://www.aar.dk/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarhus_Airport (23 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341664 - Weather station: EKAH · WMO 06070 - Ident: EKAH ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10L/28R | 2,777 m / 9,111 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Paved | 100° / 280° | yes | | 10R/28L | 2,702 m / 8,865 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 100° / 280° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 418,608 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 362,193 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 380,334 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 369,425 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 483,536 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 498,561 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 119,128 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 132,972 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 419,252 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 541,275 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 508,047 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 523,460 | Eurostat | ## Routes 14 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 148 km / 92 mi · Scandinavian Airlines - [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 434 km / 270 mi · Scandinavian Airlines - [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 540 km / 336 mi · Ryanair - [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 835 km / 519 mi · Ryanair - [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 2,458 km / 1,527 mi · Ryanair ### Seasonal (7) - [SCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esks.md) Scandinavian Mountains Airport · Sweden · 555 km / 345 mi · Scandinavian Airlines - [RIX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/evra.md) Riga International Airport · Latvia · 819 km / 509 mi · Ryanair - [KTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkt.md) Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport · Poland · 856 km / 532 mi · Ryanair - [ZAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldzd.md) Zadar Airport · Croatia · 1,398 km / 869 mi · Ryanair - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,950 km / 1,212 mi · Ryanair - [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 1,978 km / 1,229 mi · Ryanair - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,631 km / 1,635 mi · Pegasus Airlines ### Seasonal charter (2) - [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 2,525 km / 1,569 mi · Aegean Airlines - [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,727 km / 2,316 mi · Air Cairo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AAR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 8 - SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 3 - A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter - SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1 · seasonal charter - PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 523K (2025) | #1,093 of 3,974 | #251 in Europe | #4 in DK | | Longest runway | 2,777 m / 9,111 ft | =1,702 of 29,858 | #269 in Europe | #5 in DK | | Elevation | 25 m / 82 ft | =37,619 of 43,403 | =5,024 in Europe | #29 in DK | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in DK | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 119.275 | | MISC | HANDLING | 130.225 | | MISC | AIRPORT OFFICE | 130.225 | | TWR | TWR | 118.525 | ## Nearby airports - [SQW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksv.md) Skive Airport · 93 km / 58 mi - [KRP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekka.md) Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup · 93 km / 58 mi - [ODE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekod.md) Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport · 94 km / 58 mi - [AAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekyt.md) Aalborg Airport · 100 km / 62 mi - [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · 110 km / 69 mi - [RKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekrk.md) Copenhagen Roskilde Airport · 123 km / 77 mi ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Aarhus Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aarhus_Airport&oldid=1370920852), revision of 23 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekah/data