History
In 1940, a military airbase called F9 Säve was built here. The airbase was closed down in 1969. In 1977, the old airport Torslanda (about 10 km south of Säve) was closed down, and scheduled flights moved to Landvetter, and general aviation was moved to Säve. In 1984, the runway was improved and extended to allow larger business jets etc. In 2001, the airport was renamed City Airport, and Ryanair started operating scheduled flights to London. In 2004, the Swedish Armed Forces entirely left the airport, when a helicopter squadron of the Swedish Marines was shut down. Although it still lodges a museum called Aeroseum, keeping various fighter jets and showing military aircraft history.
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