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Electric Aircraft Charging Stations Open at Sweden’s Visby Airport
Three charging stations now occupy Sweden’s Visby Airport to serve electric aircraft as airports group Swedavia seeks to pioneer electric propulsion in commercial aviation.
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In 2020, Swedavia established a test center for electric aviation and autonomous aerial vehicles at Åre Östersund Airport, and now it is making investments in electric charging stations at Visby Airport. (Image: Swedavia).

Swedish airport owner and operator Swedavia officially inaugurated new electric aircraft charging infrastructure at Visby Airport on the island of Gotland as the first electric airplane landed at the field on October 1.

The infrastructure consists of three charging stations for electric aircraft at two sites at Visby Airport. Two charging stations occupy the airport’s main apron for aircraft while the third sits at the Gotland Flying Club, in the southern part of the airport.