# Karlstad Airport (KSD / ESOK)

**Karlstad Airport** (IATA: KSD, ICAO: ESOK) is a medium airport in Karlstad, Värmlanda län, Sweden. It opened in 1997. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,516 m (8,255 ft). It is operated by Swedavia. In 2022 it handled 20 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KSD / ESOK
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Swedavia
- Serves: Karlstad, Värmlanda län, Sweden
- Opened: 1997
- Elevation: 107 m / 352 ft
- Coordinates: 59.4447, 13.3374
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,516 m / 8,255 ft
- Passengers: 19,840 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: http://ksdarprt.se/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlstad_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q734482
- Weather station: ESOK · WMO 02418
- Ident: ESOK

## Timeline

- 1997: Karlstad Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,516 m / 8,255 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 026° / 206° | yes |
| 03L/21R | 561 m / 1,840 ft | 52 m / 170 ft | Grass | 026° / 206° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 118,793 | Eurostat |
| 2009 | 84,867 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 82,401 | Eurostat |
| 2011 | 108,776 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 100,337 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 109,690 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 93,638 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 85,922 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 52,009 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 10,900 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 3,830 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 19,840 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 260 km / 162 mi · Nyxair
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 427 km / 265 mi · Nyxair

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 4,129 km / 2,566 mi · TUIfly Nordic

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- OJ [Nyxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nyxair) · 2
- 6B [TUIfly Nordic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tuifly-nordic) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 20K (2022) | #2,445 of 3,974 | #504 in Europe | #24 in SE |
| Longest runway | 2,516 m / 8,255 ft | =2,255 of 29,858 | #356 in Europe | #10 in SE |
| Elevation | 107 m / 352 ft | =30,089 of 43,403 | =3,448 in Europe | #61 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =1,308 in Europe | =71 in SE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =6 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 119.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [KSK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eskk.md) Karlskoga Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [TYF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esst.md) Torsby Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [ORB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esoe.md) Örebro Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [ESFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esfr.md) Råda Air Base · 107 km / 66 mi
- [KVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgr.md) Skövde Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [ESIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esib.md) Såtenäs Air Base · 119 km / 74 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: “Karlstad Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karlstad_Airport&oldid=1374094947), revision of 9 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/esok/data