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Eskilstuna Airport (ESSU) lies about 13 km east of Eskilstuna in Södermanland County, Sweden, on a former Cold War-era military airfield. It now serves general aviation, air ambulance, taxi and charter flights, with a long ILS-equipped runway that remains a legacy of its Base 60/Base 90 military heritage.
Eskilstuna Airport is a general aviation and charter field serving the city of Eskilstuna, owned by Eskilstuna Municipality. It occupies a former Swedish Air Force base and retains a notably long runway for its size, making it an interesting stop for simulator pilots wanting a substantial hard-surface strip away from the busier Stockholm airports. Today it supports taxi flights, air ambulance operations, private aviation and charter services, along with flight training conducted in association with nearby Kjula.
The airfield sits roughly 13 km east of the city of Eskilstuna and about 97 km from Stockholm, in Södermanland County, Sweden. No specific controlled airspace class or ATZ detail is given in available sources beyond its general location relative to Eskilstuna and Stockholm.
Eskilstuna has a single physical runway, 18/36, of hard (asphalt) construction and lit. Runway 36 is 7,117 ft long and equipped with an ILS, while runway 18 is 6,187 ft long. Field elevation is 128 ft.
Radio services are provided on AFIS 126.855 MHz, which also serves as the CON INFO frequency. An approach frequency of 136.2 MHz (APP) is also published, along with a MIL INFO service. Runway 36 is served by an ILS.
No specific joining or circuit procedures, circuit heights, or noise abatement details are given in available sources.
No published visual reference points or landmark joining features are given in available sources.
The runway at Eskilstuna, 2,176 metres in length, was originally built as the main runway for one of the Swedish Air Force's war air bases within the Base 60 system and was later adapted to the Base 90 system. It opened for military air traffic in 1963. Between 1969 and 1972 it also handled civil passenger traffic, including scheduled flights to Malmö and charter services to Visby and the Canary Islands. Following the Defence Decision of 2004, all military operations at the airfield ceased by the end of 2005, and Eskilstuna Municipality acquired the airport from the Swedish Fortifications Agency on 31 December 2007. The Svealand railway line runs south of the runway, offering potential transport links should the airport expand in future.
The airport currently serves taxi flights, air ambulance services, private aviation and charter flights, with flight training activities conducted in association with Kjula.
