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Bornholm Airport (EKRN) is Denmark's easternmost airport, serving the island of Bornholm from a site just southeast of Rønne. A tower-controlled field with a long lit runway and ILS approach, it has handled scheduled links to Copenhagen and seasonal charter traffic since 1940, making it a straightforward and well-equipped destination for visiting pilots.
Bornholm Airport, known locally as Bornholms Lufthavn, is the principal airport serving the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It is a public aerodrome operated by the Danish Civil Aviation Administration (Statens Luftfartsvæsen), with air traffic control provided by Naviair. For a simulator pilot the field offers an interesting mix of a substantial, ILS-equipped main runway alongside a much shorter grass strip, set on an island with striking coastal scenery, making it a rewarding stop for both airliner and light-aircraft operations.
The airport lies on the island of Bornholm, about 2.7 nautical miles (5 km) southeast of the town of Rønne. It sits within Danish airspace under the control of Naviair, which provides approach and tower services for the field.
Bornholm Airport has one main hard runway, 11/29, measuring 6,527 ft (asphalt, hard surface), lit and equipped with an ILS in both directions. A second, much shorter runway, 12/30, is 1,802 ft long with a grass surface and no lighting. Field elevation is 46 ft.
Approach and Tower services are combined on 118.325 MHz. A further frequency, 131.55 MHz, is listed for miscellaneous use. The main runway, 11/29, is equipped with an ILS to support instrument approaches.
Plans for an airfield on Bornholm date to 1935, when representatives of the Danish Rigsdag, Rønne municipality and Det Danske Luftfartsselskab (DDL, later part of Scandinavian Airlines System) agreed to establish an air connection between Rønne and Copenhagen. A/S Den bornholmske Flyveplads was founded the following year, and construction began in 1937. An initial route began on a temporary licence in 1939 but was quickly suspended after runway problems emerged. The airport was formally opened on 16 November 1940, with DDL flying a daily service to Copenhagen. A temporary terminal followed in 1941, though a permanent terminal building was not completed until 1961. The Danish state took over the airport in 1947, renaming it Rønne Airport; it was renamed again in 1992 to Bornholm Airport as part of an effort to market the island as a holiday destination. Maersk Air took over operations in 1982, later continuing under Sterling Airlines, before heavy losses forced withdrawal from the route in 2002; Cimber Air then took over the service. Danish Air Transport became a second operator on the Copenhagen route in 2005, withdrew in 2008, and resumed flying after the collapse of Cimber Sterling in 2012.
Bornholm Airport continues to handle scheduled and seasonal charter flights, with operators including DAT to Copenhagen and seasonal services to Aalborg, Aarhus and Billund, alongside seasonal links flown by Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines and Sunclass Airlines, and domestic seasonal services from Alsie Express. The field's long, lit, ILS-served main runway supports these scheduled operations, while the shorter grass runway offers an option for light aircraft.
