Lidköping-Hovby Airport

Lidköping–Hovby Airport, also known as Lidköping Airport, is an airport situated 5 km outside , . The airport was built by Swedish Air Force in the 1940s. It was bought by in 2000 and is now in civilian use.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Lidköping Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “ESGL”, “LDK”, “Lidkoeping-Hovby Airport”, “Lidkoping”, and “Lidköping–Hovby Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sparbanken Lidköping Arena and Norra Härene Church.

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is an indoor arena in , . It is the home arena for the bandy team, Villa Lidköping BK. The normal capacity of the arena is 4,500 for bandy games and 12,500 for concerts, and the arena was opened on December 25, 2009.

Church
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Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lidköping and Filsbäck.

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is a city with about 25,000 inhabitants in the province in . It is by the lake Vänern.

Village
is a locality situated in , , . It had 615 inhabitants in 2010.

Village
Photo: Leojth, CC BY 2.5.
is a locality situated in , , . It had 1,078 inhabitants in 2010.

Lidköping-Hovby Airport

Latitude
58.4655° or 58° 27′ 56″ north
Longitude
13.1744° or 13° 10′ 28″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Established
1940
IATA airport code
LDK
ICAO airport code
ESGL
Open location code
9FCMF58F+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042034101
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8505057
Wiki­data ID
Q6543711
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Lidköping-Hovby Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lidköping-Hovby Airport”
  • Chinese: “利德雪平-霍夫比機場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار ليدكوبينج هوفبى”
  • French: “aérodrome de Lidköping-Hovby”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Lidköping-Hovby”
  • German: “Flugplatz Lidköping-Hovby”
  • Japanese: “リドショーピング・ホビー空港”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Lidkoping”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Lidkoping”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه لیدشوپینگ–هابی”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه لیدکوپینگ-هابی”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Lidköping-Hovby”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Lidköping-Hovby”
  • Swedish: “Hovby flygbas” (historical)
  • Swedish: “Lidköping-Hovby flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Lidköping-Hovby Flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Lidköpingsbasen” (historical)
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи лидкупинг-ҳоби”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Karlstorp and Mjölnaregården.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Linköpings Segelflygklubb and Lidkopings Flygklubb.

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Worth a closer look: Stockholm and Uppsala.

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