Oskarshamn Airport

Oskarshamn Airport (Swedish: Oskarshamns flygplats) was an airport in Oskarshamn, Sweden (IATA: OSK, ICAO: ESMO). It was built in 1970 and closed in 2014.

Oskarshamn Airport

Oskarshamn flygplats
Summary
LocationOskarshamn
Elevation AMSL96 ft / 29 m
Coordinates57°21′1.96″N 16°29′47.16″E
Map
OSK
Location within Sweden
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 4,921 1,500 Asphalt

The connection with Stockholm-Arlanda was closed down on 17 April 2014. In May 2014 there was a decision by the municipality to close down the airport totally. The nearest other airport is Kalmar Airport, 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Oskarshamn. The airport is still used for some general aviation.

Accidents

In 1989 a domestic scheduled passenger flight crashed on landing. It was a Beechcraft 99 operated by Holmström Flyg, scheduled from Stockholm Arlanda to Oskarshamn. All 16 on board died.[1]

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