Billund Airport () is an international airport in Denmark. Located northeast
The construction of the new airport was carried out during 1964 and the airport opened on 1 November, with one runway at 1660 meters in length and 45 meters width, a small platform where aircraft could be served, and a control tower. Hans Erik Christensen, the former chief pilot at Lego, became director, and the passengers were handled in Lego's hangar until the first terminal building was opened in the spring of 1966. In connection with this expansion, the largest since the beginning of the airport, it was with effect from 1 January 1997 turned into a joint-stock company, Billund Airport A/S, with the former members Vejle County and municipalities Vejle, Kolding, Grindsted, Billund, and Give as shareholders.
A new terminal was slated to open in the fall of 2019. It cost more than 100 million Danish kroner.
In late 2023, a theatre opened at the airport.
Corporate affairs
In 2007, Vejle County was abolished after a municipality reform. Its 50% shareholding was then distributed among municipalities in the county leading to the following ownership:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Ownership distribution of Billund Airport
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! Owner !! Percentage of shares
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| Vejle municipality || 34.3%
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| Kolding municipality || 25.9%
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| Billund municipality || 15%
|-
| Horsens municipality || 10.7%
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| Fredericia municipality || 6.9%
|-
| Hedensted municipality || 6.1%
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| Ikast-Brande municipality || 1%
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| Billund Airport || 0.1%
|}
Capabilities
The airport handles an average of more than three million passengers a year, and millions of pounds of cargo. The airport's main runway can handle airliners as large as the Boeing 747, although most passengers arrive on smaller aeroplanes, such as ATR-72s, Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s. Boeing 747 activity at this airport is almost exclusively limited to cargo flights.
Airlines and destinations
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Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Billund:
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