Säve Airport
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, the airport in Argentina, see Esquel Airport.Säve Airport (Säve flygplats), known as Göteborg City Airport (IATA: GSE, ICAO: ESGP) until 2015, is an airport located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north-west[1] from the centre of Gothenburg, near Säve, on the island of Hisingen, Bohuslän, Sweden. It is located within the borders of Gothenburg Municipality, hence its former name. It was Gothenburg's second international airport, with international scheduled flights from 2001 to 2015. In addition to commercial airlines, the airport was also used by a number of rescue services, including the Swedish Coast Guard.
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Serneke | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Säve, Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 18 m / 59 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°46′32″N 011°52′14″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | goteborgcityairport.se | ||||||||||||||
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Owing to damage to the airport's runway by heavy aircraft and the high cost of repairs, the airport was closed to airline traffic indefinitely on 18 January 2015, but remains open to light aircraft.[4]