KLR — Kalmar Airport
- IATA code
- KLR
- ICAO code
- ESMQ
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 88,216
- 2025 · −1.3% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+1 / UTC+2
- Europe/Stockholm
- Elevation
- 5 m
- 16 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,050 m
Jan–Feb 2026: 13,417 passengers, +35.3% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About KLR
Kalmar Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kalmar, Sweden. It opened in 1957 and is run by Kalmar Municipality. 88,216 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from KLR.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from KLR
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| KLR → BMA | 313 km | 57,161 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| RNB | Ronneby Airport | 78 km |
| VXO | Växjö Kronoberg Airport | 99 km |
| VBY | Visby Airport | 165 km |
| JKG | Jönköping Airport | 179 km |
| LPI | Linköping City Airport | 195 km |
Distance from KLR to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,050 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 05/23 | 664 m | 40 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Kalmar, Kalmar län, Sweden · 56.6855, 16.2876
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