# Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup (KRP / EKKA)

**Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup** (IATA: KRP, ICAO: EKKA) is a medium airport in Karup, Central Jutland, Denmark. It opened on 9 Aug 1940. It has 5 runways; the longest is 2,992 m (9,816 ft). In 2025 it handled 4 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekka

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KRP / EKKA
- Type: Medium airport
- Owner: Anders Holch Povlsen
- Serves: Karup, Central Jutland, Denmark
- Opened: 9 Aug 1940
- Elevation: 52 m / 170 ft
- Coordinates: 56.2971, 9.1043
- Runways: 5
- Longest runway: 2,992 m / 9,816 ft
- Passengers: 3,822 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Copenhagen
- Website: http://www.krp.dk
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karup_Midtjylland_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127331
- Weather station: EKKA · WMO 06060
- Ident: EKKA

## Timeline

- 9 Aug 1940: Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09L/27R | 2,992 m / 9,816 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes |
| 09R/27L | 2,928 m / 9,607 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Paved | 089° / 269° | yes |
| 03/21 | 859 m / 2,818 ft | 15 m / 50 ft | Paved | 034° / 214° | yes |
| 09/27 | 850 m / 2,789 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Grass | 090° / 270° |  |
| 14/32 | 700 m / 2,296 ft | 18 m / 60 ft | Paved | 134° / 314° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 126,347 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 135,421 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 154,732 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 145,622 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 133,405 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 113,612 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 28,821 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 19,973 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 35,210 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 12,903 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 7,410 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 3,822 | Eurostat |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,919 km / 1,192 mi · Copenhagen Air Taxi

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KRP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- CAT [Copenhagen Air Taxi](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copenhagen-air-taxi) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4K (2025) | #2,993 of 3,974 | #608 in Europe | #10 in DK |
| Longest runway | 2,992 m / 9,816 ft | =1,421 of 29,858 | =211 in Europe | #4 in DK |
| Elevation | 52 m / 170 ft | =34,720 of 43,403 | =4,494 in Europe | #7 in DK |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =538 in Europe | =3 in DK |
| Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =5 in Europe | #1 in DK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.425 |
| MISC | HANDLING | 123.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.575 |

## Nearby airports

- [SQW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksv.md) Skive Airport · 28 km / 18 mi
- [STA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekvj.md) Stauning Vestjylland Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [TED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekts.md) Thisted Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [EBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekeb.md) Esbjerg Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [AAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekah.md) Aarhus Airport · 93 km / 58 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: “Karup Midtjylland Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karup_Midtjylland_Airport&oldid=1363949377), revision of 13 Jul 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/ekka/data