History

Säve Airport, as it was called earlier, was founded in 1940 as a military wing. The wing was closed in 1969, and in 1976, work started to take over general aviation from Göteborg’s major airport - Landvetter.

In 1984, work also started to adapt the airport for large aircraft. The runway was lengthened by approx 400 metres, and in 2001, Ryanair opened its first route to London. Since then, Ryanair has continued to expand at the airport, and today it has regular flights to London, Frankfurt, Glasgow etc.

In 2000, LVF stepped in as a partner in the airport’s operating company together with Volvo and the Municipality of Göteborg. The airport was renamed Göteborg City Airport. After environment testing, which had been going on since 1993, the Environmental Court of Appeal gave is judgement in 2001. The judgement, which controls much of the airport’s operations, gained legal force in 2002. This process had then been going on since 1993.

Important years:

1940 - Military airport

1979 - Civil airport with general aviation

1984 - Adaptation to large aircraft

2000 – Name change to Göteborg City Airport

2001 - Decision by the Environmental Court

2002 - Continuous investment

2005 - One of the fastest-growing airport in Sweden,
           More than half a million passengers
2006 - Addition of two more low cost airlines
2007 - New terminal with almost twice the space for
          departures and arrivals
2008 - Continued passenger growth,
           now number 7 of Swedish airports
           Classified as an airport of national interest