# Visby Airport (VBY / ESSV)

**Visby Airport** (IATA: VBY, ICAO: ESSV) is a large airport in Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden. It opened on 27 Jan 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,000 m (6,562 ft). It is operated by Swedavia. In 2025 it handled 262 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VBY / ESSV
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Swedavia
- Serves: Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden
- Opened: 27 Jan 1944
- Elevation: 50 m / 164 ft
- Coordinates: 57.6628, 18.3462
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Passengers: 262,113 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: https://www.swedavia.com/visby/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visby_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433208
- Weather station: ESSV · WMO 02590
- Ident: ESSV

## Timeline

- 27 Jan 1944: Visby Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 021° / 201° | yes |
| 10/28 | 1,101 m / 3,611 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Grass | 101° / 281° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 406,626 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 431,316 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 463,972 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 491,658 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 468,044 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 447,138 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 123,034 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 189,745 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 294,854 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 318,162 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 294,125 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 262,113 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (1)

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 222 km / 138 mi · Scandinavian Airlines

### Seasonal (4)

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 222 km / 138 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [THN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgt.md) Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport · Sweden · 361 km / 224 mi · Nyxair
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 415 km / 258 mi · Scandinavian Airlines
- [HEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efhk.md) Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Finland · 480 km / 298 mi · Finnair

### Cargo (1)

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 222 km / 138 mi · Amapola Flyg

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 2
- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1 · seasonal
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 1 · seasonal
- OJ [Nyxair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nyxair) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (1)

- HP [Amapola Flyg](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amapola-flyg) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 262K (2025) | #1,406 of 3,974 | #307 in Europe | #8 in SE |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =725 in Europe | =38 in SE |
| Elevation | 50 m / 164 ft | =34,868 of 43,403 | =4,515 in Europe | =92 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =702 in Europe | =24 in SE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =6 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | Visby APP | 126.155 |
| TWR | Visby TWR | 120.305 |

## Nearby airports

- [ESVB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esvb.md) Bunge Airfield · 46 km / 28 mi
- [ESMZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esmz.md) Ölanda Airfield · 86 km / 53 mi
- [VVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essw.md) Västervik Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [ESFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esfs.md) Sandvik Airfield · 111 km / 69 mi
- [OSK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esmo.md) Oskarshamn Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [ESVE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0002.md) Stegeborg · 133 km / 83 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: “Visby Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Visby_Airport&oldid=1368793026), revision of 11 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/essv/data