AirportsStockholm Västerås Airport is a large airport serving Stockholm / Västerås, in Västmanlanda län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VST.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VST
- ICAO code
- ESOW
- City
- Stockholm / Västerås
- State or region
- Västmanlanda län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 59.5894° N, 16.6336° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,581 m (8,468 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VST means Stockholm Västerås Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESOW. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 59.5894° N, 16.6336° E. It stands 6 metres (21 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Stockholm, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Stockholm Västerås Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,581 metres (8,468 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,581 m 8,468 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stockholm-Arlanda AirportStockholm | ARN | 73 km |
| Stockholm-Bromma AirportStockholm | BMA | 78 km |
| Stockholm Skavsta AirportNyköping | NYO | 90 km |
| Örebro AirportÖrebro | ORB | 99 km |
| Dala AirportBorlange | BLE | 112 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,653 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,313 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,840 km | 6 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,397 km | 2 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,229 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,826 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,730 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,225 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,668 km | 19 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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