# Aalborg Airport (AAL / EKYT) **Aalborg Airport** (IATA: AAL, ICAO: EKYT) is a large airport in Aalborg, North Jutland, Denmark. It opened on 29 May 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,654 m (8,707 ft). In 2025 it handled 1.5 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekyt ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: AAL / EKYT - Type: Large airport - Serves: Aalborg, North Jutland, Denmark - Opened: 29 May 1938 - Elevation: 3 m / 10 ft - Coordinates: 57.0948, 9.8499 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,654 m / 8,707 ft - Passengers: 1,480,777 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Copenhagen - Website: https://www.aal.dk - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aalborg_Airport (26 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q478620 - Weather station: EKYT · WMO 06030 - Ident: EKYT ## Timeline - 29 May 1938: Aalborg Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08L/26R | 2,654 m / 8,707 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Paved | 083° / 263° | yes | | 08R/26L | 2,549 m / 8,363 ft | 23 m / 74 ft | Asphalt | 083° / 263° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 1,376,858 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 1,416,786 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 1,492,659 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 1,493,129 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 1,580,240 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 1,442,627 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 510,178 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 759,900 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 1,339,038 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 1,407,007 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 1,432,015 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 1,480,777 | Eurostat | ## Routes 11 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (3) - [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 238 km / 148 mi · Scandinavian Airlines - [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 352 km / 219 mi · Scandinavian Airlines - [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 624 km / 388 mi · KLM ### Seasonal (8) - [RNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekrn.md) Bornholm Airport · Denmark · 379 km / 235 mi · DAT - [SCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esks.md) Scandinavian Mountains Airport · Sweden · 483 km / 300 mi · Scandinavian Airlines - [FAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekvg.md) Vágar Airport · Faroe Islands · 1,106 km / 687 mi · Atlantic Airways - [VRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipx.md) Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport · Italy · 1,303 km / 810 mi · Volotea - [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 1,830 km / 1,137 mi · Volotea - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,727 km / 1,694 mi · Pegasus Airlines - [GZP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfg.md) Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport · Türkiye · 2,849 km / 1,770 mi · Corendon Airlines - [GOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bggh.md) Nuuk International Airport · Greenland · 3,303 km / 2,052 mi · Air Greenland ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AAL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (8) - SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 3 - V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 2 · seasonal - GL [Air Greenland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-greenland) · 1 · seasonal - RC [Atlantic Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlantic-airways) · 1 · seasonal - XC [Corendon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - DX [DAT](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dat) · 1 · seasonal - KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1 - PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 1 · seasonal Former hub of [Great Dane Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/great-dane-airlines). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.5M (2025) | #690 of 3,974 | #177 in Europe | #3 in DK | | Longest runway | 2,654 m / 8,707 ft | #1,978 of 29,858 | #307 in Europe | #6 in DK | | Elevation | 3 m / 10 ft | =42,364 of 43,403 | =5,727 in Europe | =55 in DK | | Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =451 in Europe | #2 in DK | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in DK | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 123.975 | | ATIS | ATIS | 120.475 | | MISC | HANDLING | 131.550 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [CNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksn.md) Sindal Airport · 51 km / 32 mi - [TED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekts.md) Thisted Airport · 69 km / 43 mi - [SQW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eksv.md) Skive Airport · 73 km / 46 mi - [KRP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekka.md) Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup · 100 km / 62 mi - [AAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekah.md) Aarhus Airport · 100 km / 62 mi - [GSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgp.md) Säve Airport · 143 km / 89 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: “Aalborg Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aalborg_Airport&oldid=1376542698), revision of 24 Sep 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/ekyt/data