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Aalborg Airport (EKYT) is a dual-use civil and military aerodrome sited at Nørresundby, just across the Limfjord from Aalborg in North Jutland, Denmark. It is Denmark's third-largest airport by traffic, offering full ATC service, ILS-equipped hard runways and a long history stretching back to before the Second World War, making it a substantial and interesting destination for a VFR or IFR sim flight in Scandinavia.
Aalborg Airport, known locally as Aalborg Lufthavn, is a dual civilian and military airfield serving the city of Aalborg from its location across the Limfjord in Nørresundby. It is operated as a public airport handling scheduled and charter traffic, and it is also home to North Flying, which has its head office in the North Flying Terminal on the field. For a simulator pilot it offers a substantial airliner-scale layout with two long hard runways, full instrument approach capability and a mix of civil and military history worth exploring.
EKYT lies in North Denmark Region, at Nørresundby, about 3.5 nautical miles northwest of central Aalborg, on the north bank of the Limfjord. The field sits at coordinates 57.0928N, 9.8492E and an elevation of 7 feet above mean sea level. As a large dual-use civil/military airport it sits within controlled airspace with its own approach and tower service.
Aalborg has two parallel hard-surfaced runway pairs. The main runway, 08L/26R, is a long hard runway that is lit and equipped with ILS at both thresholds, measuring 9,397 feet from the 08L threshold and 9,578 feet from the 26R threshold. The second, 08R/26L, is also hard-surfaced and lit, running 8,827 feet from the 08R threshold and 8,836 feet from the 26L threshold, without published ILS.
Aalborg provides a full suite of radio services: Approach on 123.975 MHz, Tower on 118.3 MHz, and an ATIS broadcast on 120.475 MHz. A further frequency, 131.55 MHz, is listed for handling/miscellaneous use. Both main runway thresholds (08L and 26R) are served by ILS, supporting instrument approaches into the field.
Aalborg Airport opened in 1938 as Denmark's second national airport. During the Second World War the airfield was occupied and used by the German Air Force, with the 3rd and 5th squadrons of Bordfliegergruppe 196 (Embarked Air Group 196), together with the group's staff unit, based there for maritime reconnaissance flights and detachments serving aboard German Navy surface combatants. The current terminal building dates from 2001, and the airport was subsequently enlarged in 2007 and again in 2013, increasing terminal size and the number of gates.
Aalborg continues to operate as a dual-use civilian and military airport, handling scheduled and charter services from a range of airlines alongside based operators; North Flying has its head office in the North Flying Terminal at the airport. The field's two long, lit, hard-surfaced runways and ILS approach capability support a busy mix of domestic and international traffic.
