# Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST / ESOW)

**Stockholm Västerås Airport** (IATA: VST, ICAO: ESOW) is a large airport in Stockholm / Västerås, Västmanlanda län, Sweden. It opened in 1920. It has one runway, 2,581 m (8,468 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 93 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VST / ESOW
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Stockholm / Västerås, Västmanlanda län, Sweden
- Opened: 1920
- Elevation: 6 m / 21 ft
- Coordinates: 59.5894, 16.6336
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,581 m / 8,468 ft
- Passengers: 93,080 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: http://www.vasterasflygplats.se/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29864
- Weather station: ESOW · WMO 02446
- Ident: ESOW

## Timeline

- 1920: Stockholm Västerås Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,581 m / 8,468 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 008° / 188° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 174,507 | Eurostat |
| 2010 | 150,817 | Eurostat |
| 2011 | 144,434 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 158,144 | Eurostat |
| 2013 | 159,796 | Eurostat |
| 2014 | 115,778 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 113,740 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 143,381 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 109,133 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 36,968 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 45,953 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 93,080 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,331 km / 827 mi · Ryanair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 2,663 km / 1,655 mi · Ryanair
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 2,963 km / 1,841 mi · Ryanair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 93K (2022) | #1,838 of 3,974 | #392 in Europe | #14 in SE |
| Longest runway | 2,581 m / 8,468 ft | #2,171 of 29,858 | #333 in Europe | #7 in SE |
| Elevation | 6 m / 21 ft | =41,225 of 43,403 | =5,559 in Europe | =140 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1920 | =185 of 15,079 | =147 in Europe | #3 in SE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CON | 125.950 |
| TWR | TWR | 130.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [EKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essu.md) Eskilstuna Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [BMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essb.md) Stockholm-Bromma Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [NYO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eskn.md) Stockholm Skavsta Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [ORB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esoe.md) Örebro Airport · 99 km / 62 mi
- [BLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essd.md) Dala Airport · 112 km / 69 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: “Stockholm Västerås Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stockholm_Västerås_Airport&oldid=1369246910), 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/esow/data