Aarhus Airport A/S
Public limited companyCVR 25449746KolindActive
Aarhus Airport A/S is a public limited company, based in Kolind, active in service activities incidental to air transportation, founded in 2000. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 4 of 39 companies in the industry in the database. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 36.9m. With 176 employees, the company is about 44 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 181% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 72.3m.
- The loss got smaller: from DKK 82.3m to DKK 36.9m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 64% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 20.6m.
Employees
- 11 more employees than a year earlier: 176 (07/2026) against 165 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Eddie Dydensborg (board member, 18/12/2025).
- Stepped down: Jørgen Osvald Mougaard Laursen (board member, 30/06/2025).
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 9,326 | 13,510 | 4,064 | 15,193 | 25,751 | 72,273 | +180.7% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | – | −43,098 | −69,803 | −66,977 | −66,679 | −19,365 | +71% |
| Profit before tax | −50,064 | −47,189 | −86,356 | −83,184 | −82,321 | −36,921 | +55.2% |
| Net profit | −50,064 | −47,189 | −86,356 | −83,184 | −82,321 | −36,921 | +55.2% |
| Total assets | 189,050 | 352,098 | 473,313 | 403,581 | 336,055 | 347,818 | +3.5% |
| Equity | 156,543 | 109,354 | 222,998 | 139,814 | 57,493 | 20,572 | −64.2% |
| Liabilities | 32,507 | 242,744 | 250,315 | 263,767 | 278,562 | 327,246 | +17.5% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 12,804 | 92,845 | 153,564 | 60,010 | 466 | 70,089 | +14,947.3% |
| Average number of employees | 99 | 97 | 117 | 121 | 125 | 129 | +3.2% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report. Revenue is not stated for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresLoss for 6 years in a row
Net result has been negative in 2020–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.
Equity fell sharply
Equity fell 64% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 57.5m to DKK 20.6m).
How is this calculated?
Equity has fallen by at least 30% from the previous annual report, and it was positive the year before.
Low equity ratio
Equity makes up 6% of total assets in 2025.
How is this calculated?
Equity ÷ total assets is below 10% in the latest annual report. Banks, insurers and some industries naturally have a low ratio.
The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.
Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 30/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 30/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 20/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 03/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 29/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 31/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
43 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in service activities incidental to air transportation based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.6m, net profit DKK 432k, equity DKK 3.5m, 4 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 1,118of 4,412 Better than 75% | No. 2,167of 4,466 Better than 51% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 992of 24,791 Better than 96% | No. 4,366of 24,909 Better than 82% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 2,106of 17,786 Better than 88% | No. 6,079of 18,024 Better than 66% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Service activities incidental to air transportation- Aarhus Airport A/SDKK 72.3m
- SAS Ground Handling Denmark A/SDKK 778.9m
- Aviator Flight Services ApSDKK 508.4m
- Aarhus Airport A/S−DKK 36.9m
- SAS Ground Handling Denmark A/SDKK 60.3m
- Aviator Flight Services ApSDKK 6.4m
- Aarhus Airport A/SDKK 20.6m
- SAS Ground Handling Denmark A/SDKK 333.5m
- Aviator Flight Services ApSDKK 32.8m
- Aarhus Airport A/S176
- SAS Ground Handling Denmark A/S1,721
- Aviator Flight Services ApS910
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Aarhus Kommune66.67%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Lotta Dybdahl Sandsgaard | CEO | 01/04/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Claus Christensen | Board member | 25/05/2016 |
| Poul Dalsgaard Nielsen | Board member | 01/07/2022 |
| Lars Dige Knudsen | Chair of the board | 01/07/2022 |
| Anne Zachariassen | Board member | 09/11/2023 |
| Peder Georg Mortensen | Board member | 20/06/2024 |
| Eddie Dydensborg | Board member | 18/12/2025 |
- Founders
- Århus Kommune, Randers Kommune, Ebeltoft Kommune, Grenaa Kommune, Århus Amt
Former management (61)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Overdal Aagaard | Board member | 15/06/2000 | 23/05/2002 |
| Ole Elkjær Paaske | Director | 15/06/2000 | 01/07/2013 |
| Poul Brian Skou | Chair of the board | 15/06/2000 | 23/05/2002 |
| Verner Lau Møller | Board member | 15/06/2000 | 27/05/2020 |
| John Marquard | Board member | 15/06/2000 | 01/01/2010 |
| Knud Thorgaard | Board member | 15/06/2000 | 23/05/2002 |
| Keld Hüttel | Board member | 15/06/2000 | 23/05/2002 |
| Brian Korsgaard | Chair of the board | 23/05/2002 | 31/05/2006 |
| Jørgen Brøgger | Board member | 23/05/2002 | 31/05/2007 |
| Karsten Skjødt-Jakobsen | Board member | 23/05/2002 | 31/05/2007 |
| Gunhild Husum | Board member | 23/05/2002 | 31/12/2006 |
| Charles Poul Hansen | Board member | 27/05/2004 | 06/03/2008 |
| Margrethe Bogner | Chair of the board | 31/05/2006 | 27/05/2010 |
| Hans Erik Husum | Board member | 31/05/2007 | 27/05/2010 |
| Berner Gert Nielsen | Deputy chair | 31/05/2007 | 27/05/2010 |
| Gert Schou | Board member | 31/05/2007 | 31/05/2007 |
| Vilfred Friborg Hansen | Board member | 31/05/2007 | 27/05/2010 |
| Nikolaj Per Schøler | Board member | 06/03/2008 | 27/05/2010 |
| Lars Holm Madsen | Board member | 22/05/2008 | 27/05/2010 |
| Jens Flemming Nørgaard | Board member | 27/05/2010 | 06/05/2014 |
| Jytte Schmidt | Board member | 27/05/2010 | 06/05/2014 |
| Ango Winther | Chair of the board | 27/05/2010 | 06/05/2014 |
| Trine Charlotte Andersen | Board member | 27/05/2010 | 09/12/2014 |
| Lene Gravesen Jensen | Board member | 27/05/2010 | 28/05/2020 |
| Kirstine Helene Bille | Board member | 27/05/2010 | 06/05/2014 |
| Henning Jensen Nyhuus | Deputy chair | 27/05/2010 | 06/05/2014 |
| Kim Koch Boyter | Board member | 23/03/2011 | 06/05/2014 |
| Torben Jeppesen | Board member | 09/05/2012 | 25/05/2016 |
| Peter Jonas Høgsberg | Director | 01/07/2013 | 24/05/2019 |
| Claus Wistoft | Board member | 06/05/2014 | 31/12/2016 |
| Claus Omann Jensen | Board member | 06/05/2014 | 31/12/2016 |
| Jens Bjørnstad Stausholm | Board member | 06/05/2014 | 25/05/2016 |
| Torben Boldsen | Deputy chair | 06/05/2014 | 10/05/2015 |
| Jan Nordstrøm | Chair of the board | 06/05/2014 | 11/05/2015 |
| Nils Borring | Board member | 06/05/2014 | 31/12/2016 |
| Jan Petersen | Board member | 06/05/2014 | 31/12/2016 |
| Jacob Bundsgaard Johansen | Board member | 06/05/2014 | 31/12/2016 |
| Torben Andreasen | Board member | 09/12/2014 | 20/06/2024 |
| Torben Boldsen | Chair of the board | 11/05/2015 | 24/04/2019 |
| Peer Heldgaard Kristensen | Board member | 11/05/2015 | 24/05/2016 |
| Peer Heldgaard Kristensen | Deputy chair | 25/05/2016 | 30/12/2016 |
| Jens Bjørnstad Stausholm | Board member | 31/12/2016 | 22/01/2019 |
| Peer Heldgaard Kristensen | Board member | 31/12/2016 | 01/07/2022 |
| Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen | Board member | 31/12/2016 | 26/01/2017 |
| Terje Stefan Vammen | Board member | 31/12/2016 | 24/04/2019 |
| Peter Pedersen | Board member | 31/12/2016 | 26/01/2017 |
| Ole Selch Bak | Board member | 26/01/2017 | 24/04/2019 |
| Ole Wieth Christensen | Board member | 26/01/2017 | 24/04/2019 |
| Jens Bjørnstad Stausholm | Deputy chair | 24/04/2019 | 01/07/2022 |
| Jens Blomgren-Hansen | Board member | 24/04/2019 | 31/05/2023 |
| Peter Volquards Ekstrøm | Chair of the board | 24/04/2019 | 30/06/2022 |
| Bente Højsgaard Steffensen | Board member | 24/04/2019 | 31/05/2023 |
| Peer Heldgaard Kristensen | CEO | 24/05/2019 | 28/02/2021 |
| Verner Lau Møller | Deputy board member | 28/05/2020 | 31/03/2021 |
| Mads Køhlert Kring | Deputy board member | 28/05/2020 | 30/04/2022 |
| Lars Nygaard | Board member | 28/05/2020 | 30/04/2022 |
| Nicolai Krøyer | CEO | 01/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 |
| Brian Worm | CEO | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 |
| Mads Køhlert Kring | Board member | 01/05/2022 | 20/06/2024 |
| Peter Volquards Ekstrøm | Deputy chair | 01/07/2022 | 12/04/2024 |
| Jørgen Osvald Mougaard Laursen | Board member | 01/06/2023 | 30/06/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsens formand i forening med den administrerende direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsNy Lufthavnsvej 24
8560 Kolind
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARHUS AIRPORT A/S | Ny Lufthavnsvej 24, Stabrand, 8560 Kolind | 176 | 1003361225 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at eje og drive Aarhus Lufthavn i Tirstrup samt al virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsens skøn er beslægtet hermed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
149 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20253 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementEddie Dydensborg appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Osvald Mougaard Laursen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20245 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementPeder Georg Mortensen appointed board member
- ManagementMads Køhlert Kring stepped down as board member
- ManagementTorben Andreasen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementPeter Volquards Ekstrøm stepped down as deputy chair
20237 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementAnne Zachariassen appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementJørgen Osvald Mougaard Laursen appointed board member
- ManagementBente Højsgaard Steffensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Blomgren-Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementLotta Dybdahl Sandsgaard appointed ceo
- ManagementBrian Worm stepped down as ceo
202214 changesmanagement 11 · accounts 1 · capital 1 · ownership 1
- ManagementPeter Volquards Ekstrøm appointed deputy chair
- ManagementPoul Dalsgaard Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementLars Dige Knudsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJens Bjørnstad Stausholm stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementPeer Heldgaard Kristensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Volquards Ekstrøm stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- CapitalShare capital changed from 162,101,000 DKK to 200,400,000 DKK
- OwnershipStausholm Management ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementMads Køhlert Kring appointed board member
- ManagementMads Køhlert Kring stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementLars Nygaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementBrian Worm appointed ceo
- ManagementNicolai Krøyer stepped down as ceo
20215 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 3
- AddressMoved to Ny Lufthavnsvej 24, Stabrand, 8560 Kolind
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementVerner Lau Møller stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementNicolai Krøyer appointed ceo
- ManagementPeer Heldgaard Kristensen stepped down as ceo
20204 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementMads Køhlert Kring appointed deputy board member
- ManagementVerner Lau Møller appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLars Nygaard appointed board member
- ManagementLene Gravesen Jensen stepped down as board member
201916 changesname 1 · management 11 · capital 1 · ownership 3
- NameName changed from AARHUS LUFTHAVN A/S to AARHUS AIRPORT A/S
- ManagementPeer Heldgaard Kristensen appointed ceo
- ManagementPeter Jonas Høgsberg stepped down as director
- ManagementBente Højsgaard Steffensen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Volquards Ekstrøm appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJens Blomgren-Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Bjørnstad Stausholm appointed deputy chair
- ManagementOle Selch Bak stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Wieth Christensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementTerje Stefan Vammen stepped down as board member
- ManagementTorben Boldsen stepped down as chair of the board
- CapitalShare capital changed from 65,101,000 DKK to 162,101,000 DKK
- OwnershipStausholm Management ApS registered as owner (15%)
- OwnershipAarhus Kommune registered as owner (66.67%)
- OwnershipAarhus Kommune is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementJens Bjørnstad Stausholm stepped down as board member
20175 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 1
- ManagementOle Selch Bak appointed board member
- ManagementOle Wieth Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementJan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeter Pedersen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipAarhus Kommune registered as owner (90%)
201623 changesmanagement 16 · ownership 7
- ManagementJan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementPeer Heldgaard Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementTerje Stefan Vammen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Bjørnstad Stausholm appointed board member
- ManagementNils Borring stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Wistoft stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaus Omann Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJan Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJacob Bundsgaard Johansen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipAarhus Kommune registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipAarhus Kommune is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipFavrskov Kommune is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipNorddjurs Kommune is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipSyddjurs Kommune is no longer registered as owner
- OwnershipRanders Kommune is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementPeer Heldgaard Kristensen stepped down as deputy chair
- OwnershipAarhus Kommune is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementPeer Heldgaard Kristensen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementClaus Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Bjørnstad Stausholm stepped down as board member
- ManagementTorben Jeppesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementPeer Heldgaard Kristensen stepped down as board member
201511 changescapital 2 · management 4 · ownership 5
- CapitalShare capital changed from 75,101,000 DKK to 65,101,000 DKK
- ManagementTorben Boldsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPeer Heldgaard Kristensen appointed board member
- ManagementJan Nordstrøm stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementTorben Boldsen stepped down as deputy chair
- CapitalShare capital changed from 75,100,000 DKK to 75,101,000 DKK
- OwnershipAarhus Kommune registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipFavrskov Kommune registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipNorddjurs Kommune registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipSyddjurs Kommune registered as owner (5%)
- OwnershipRanders Kommune registered as owner (15%)
201416 changesmanagement 16
- ManagementTorben Andreasen appointed board member
- ManagementTrine Charlotte Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNils Borring appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Wistoft appointed board member
- ManagementClaus Omann Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Bjørnstad Stausholm appointed board member
- ManagementTorben Boldsen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementJan Nordstrøm appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJan Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementJacob Bundsgaard Johansen appointed board member
- ManagementKim Koch Boyter stepped down as board member
- ManagementAngo Winther stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementJens Flemming Nørgaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementJytte Schmidt stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenning Jensen Nyhuus stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementKirstine Helene Bille stepped down as board member
20131 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPeter Jonas Høgsberg appointed director
20122 changescapital 1 · management 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 65,100,000 DKK to 75,100,000 DKK
- ManagementTorben Jeppesen appointed board member
20112 changesmanagement 1 · address 1
- ManagementKim Koch Boyter appointed board member
- AddressMoved to Ny Lufthavnsvej 24, Stabrand, 8560 Kolind
201013 changesmanagement 13
- ManagementLene Gravesen Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementTrine Charlotte Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementAngo Winther appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJens Flemming Nørgaard appointed board member
- ManagementJytte Schmidt appointed board member
- ManagementHenning Jensen Nyhuus appointed deputy chair
- ManagementKirstine Helene Bille appointed board member
- ManagementLars Holm Madsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNikolaj Per Schøler stepped down as board member
- ManagementBerner Gert Nielsen stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementVilfred Friborg Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Erik Husum stepped down as board member
- ManagementMargrethe Bogner stepped down as chair of the board
20085 changesmanagement 3 · capital 1 · industry 1
- ManagementLars Holm Madsen appointed board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 60,000,000 DKK to 65,100,000 DKK
- ManagementNikolaj Per Schøler appointed board member
- ManagementCharles Poul Hansen stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Service activities incidental to air transportation (522300)
20079 changescapital 1 · management 7 · address 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000,000 DKK to 60,000,000 DKK
- ManagementBerner Gert Nielsen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementVilfred Friborg Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementGert Schou appointed board member
- ManagementGert Schou stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Erik Husum appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Brøgger stepped down as board member
- ManagementKarsten Skjødt-Jakobsen stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Stabrandvej 24, Stabrand, 8560 Kolind
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementGunhild Husum stepped down as board member
- ManagementMargrethe Bogner appointed chair of the board
20041 changemanagement 1
- ManagementCharles Poul Hansen appointed board member
20023 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJørgen Brøgger appointed board member
- ManagementGunhild Husum appointed board member
- ManagementKarsten Skjødt-Jakobsen appointed board member
20001 changefounded 1
- FoundedRegistered as AARHUS LUFTHAVN A/S
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Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.