# Växjö Kronoberg Airport (VXO / ESMX)

**Växjö Kronoberg Airport** (IATA: VXO, ICAO: ESMX) is a medium airport in Växjö, Kronoberge län, Sweden. It opened in 1975. It has one runway, 2,103 m (6,900 ft) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 111 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VXO / ESMX
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Växjö, Kronoberge län, Sweden
- Opened: 1975
- Elevation: 186 m / 610 ft
- Coordinates: 56.9291, 14.7280
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,103 m / 6,900 ft
- Passengers: 111,237 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: http://www.smalandairport.se/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6-Kronoberg_Airport (24 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1155940
- Weather station: ESMX · WMO 02641
- Ident: ESMX

## Timeline

- 1975: Växjö Kronoberg Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,103 m / 6,900 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 013° / 193° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 178,718 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 186,022 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 172,413 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 242,679 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 279,040 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 278,535 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 50,351 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 44,921 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 149,194 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 167,262 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 125,712 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 111,237 | Eurostat |

## Routes

7 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [BMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essb.md) Stockholm-Bromma Airport · Sweden · 329 km / 204 mi · Nyxair
- [PRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bkpr.md) Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Kosovo · 1,658 km / 1,030 mi · GP Aviation
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,357 km / 1,465 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (4)

- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 368 km / 229 mi · Ryanair
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 2,119 km / 1,317 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,357 km / 1,465 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 2,665 km / 1,656 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,997 km / 2,484 mi · TUIfly Nordic

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 3 · seasonal
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 2
- IV [GP Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gp-aviation) · 1
- OJ [Nyxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nyxair) · 1
- 6B [TUIfly Nordic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tuifly-nordic) · 1 · seasonal charter

Former hub of [Avitrans Nordic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avitrans-nordic).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 111K (2025) | #1,768 of 3,974 | #375 in Europe | #12 in SE |
| Longest runway | 2,103 m / 6,900 ft | =3,571 of 29,858 | #685 in Europe | #30 in SE |
| Elevation | 186 m / 610 ft | =25,134 of 43,403 | =2,344 in Europe | #31 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =1,194 in Europe | #58 in SE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [RNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esdf.md) Ronneby Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [KLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esmq.md) Kalmar Airport · 99 km / 61 mi
- [JKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgj.md) Jönköping Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [KID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esmk.md) Kristianstad Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [HAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esmt.md) Halmstad Airport · 119 km / 74 mi
- [ESTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/estl.md) Ljungbyhed Airfield · 132 km / 82 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: “Växjö-Kronoberg Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Växjö-Kronoberg_Airport&oldid=1369167775), revision of 13 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/esmx/data