BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S
BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S is a Danish aktieselskab (joint-stock company) registered with the Danish Business Authority under CVR number 23343118, with its registered address at Passagerterminalen 10, 7190 Billund, Denmark. The company has held active status in the Central Business Register (CVR) since 16 October 1999.
BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S owns and operates Billund Airport, Denmark’s second-largest airport by passenger volume, located in Billund Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. Its registered business purpose is to own and operate an airport and to conduct other business naturally related to airport operations. The company is classified under Danish industry code 52.23, service activities incidental to air transportation.
The company’s principal activities span passenger air services, air cargo handling and ground handling. Ground-handling and cargo-handling operations are carried out under the secondary trading names Ground Handling Billund Airport (GHBA) and Cargo Handling Billund Airport (CHBA), both registered as alternate business names of BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S rather than as separate legal entities. The airport also generates revenue from commercial building rental, parking and retail concessions.
For the 2025 financial year, BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S reported an EBITDA of DKK 179.3 million and a net result of DKK 89.3 million, the highest in the airport’s history, on passenger traffic of approximately 3.05 million, achieved despite Ryanair’s exit from the airport in March 2024. As of February 2026 the company reported approximately 1,032 employees (823 full-time equivalents).
Registration details
Officers
136
BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S has an active board of directors (bestyrelse) and an executive management (direktion) consisting of a chief executive officer. Per eStatistik.dk, citing Danish CVR filings, the current board comprises a chairman, a vice chairman and ten further members, together with four alternates (suppleanter) appointed on 26 May 2025. The company’s own registry history additionally shows 136 total officer records over time, the majority of which are historical/resigned appointments dating back to the 1990s and 2000s.
Current board of directors:
- Morten Hansen – Chairman (since 22 May 2023)
- Jens Wittrup Willumsen – Vice Chairman (since 13 August 2013)
- Jens Ejner Christensen – Board member (since 1 January 2022)
- Martin Sikaer Kristensen – Board member (since 1 January 2022)
- Stephanie Skovgaard Storbank – Board member (since 1 January 2022)
- Robert Aakjaer Mortensen – Board member (since 15 May 2017)
- Henrik Puggaard Kristensen – Board member (since 15 May 2017)
- Jakob Ville – Board member (since 1 July 2023)
- Henrik Vest – Board member (since 26 May 2025)
- Daniel Schakmann – Board member (since 26 May 2025)
- Peter Sonderby Westphal Sorensen – Board member (since 1 January 2026)
- Jens Christian Jorgensen – Board member (since 1 January 2026)
- Alternates: Anette Trip Lassen, Lone Teist, Preben Beim Hansen, Stephanie Trollund (all since 26 May 2025)
Executive management:
- Jan Hessellund – Chief Executive Officer / Adm. direktoer (since 1 June 2018)
Nationality is not disclosed for any officer in the sources reviewed.
Recent officer changes
- Morten Hansen appointed Chairman of the Board, 22 May 2023, succeeding Clas Nylandsted Andersen (source: check-in.dk).
- Peter Sonderby Westphal Sorensen and Jens Christian Jorgensen appointed board members, 1 January 2026 (source: eStatistik.dk).
- Henrik Vest and Daniel Schakmann appointed board members, and four alternates appointed, 26 May 2025 (source: eStatistik.dk).
Data availability
Officer disclosure for this Danish entity is Full for current appointments, with exact appointment dates available; historical resigned appointments are also recorded in the underlying registry data back to the 1990s.
Sources
- eStatistik.dk, "BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S | Roller og ejerstruktur", https://estatistik.dk/virksomhed/billund-lufthavn-as/23343118/roller, retrieved 18 September 2026
- CHECK-IN.DK, "Ny bestyrelsesformand i Billund Lufthavn", https://check-in.dk/ny-bestyrelsesformand-i-billund-lufthavn/, retrieved 18 September 2026
- Danish Business Authority – CVR (Central Business Register), https://datacvr.virk.dk
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Danish Business Authority — CVR (Central Business Register), including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S is not part of a verified corporate group. No corporate parent company, corporate ultimate parent, or corporate subsidiary was identified for this entity in the Danish CVR register. Its owners are six Danish municipalities, covered in the Shareholders section; as public-sector bodies these do not constitute a corporate parent in a group-structure sense.
The company registers several secondary trading names (binavne) under its own CVR number 23343118, including Billund Airport A/S, Ground Handling Billund Airport A/S (GHBA A/S) and Cargo Handling Billund Airport A/S (CHBA A/S), most recently updated 26 May 2025. These are alternate business names used for the company’s ground-handling and cargo-handling activities and are the same legal entity as BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S, not separate subsidiary companies.
Data availability
Corporate-linkage information for this Danish entity is Not found for subsidiaries or a corporate parent: Denmark’s CVR register discloses corporate ownership links where they exist, and none were identified for BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S beyond its municipal shareholders and its own secondary trading names.
Sources
- Danish Business Authority – CVR (Central Business Register), https://datacvr.virk.dk
- Billund Lufthavn, "GHBA", https://www.bll.dk/om-lufthavnen/aviation/ghba, retrieved 18 September 2026
BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S
Denmark
Frequently asked questions
What does BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S do?
Owns and operates Billund Airport, Denmark's second-largest airport, providing passenger air services, air cargo, ground handling and commercial airport operations.
Who owns BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S?
Owned by six Danish municipalities: Vejle Kommune (~35.8%), Kolding Kommune (~26.2%), Billund Kommune (~15.7%), Horsens Kommune (~10.7%), Fredericia Kommune and Hedensted Kommune (~5.7%).
Who is BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No natural-person UBO disclosed; all shareholders are Danish public-sector municipalities.
What is BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S's company registration number?
BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S's registration number is 23343118, filed with Danish Business Authority — CVR (Central Business Register) in Denmark. Its current status on the register is active.
Is BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S still an active company?
BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S's status on Danish Business Authority — CVR (Central Business Register) is listed as active.
When was BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S incorporated?
BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S was incorporated on 16 October 1999, according to Danish Business Authority — CVR (Central Business Register).
What is BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S's registered address?
The registered address on file for BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S is Billund, Denmark.
What is BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S's revenue?
FY2025: EBITDA of DKK 179.3 million and net result of DKK 89.3 million, a record high, on about 3.05 million passengers.
Who are the officers/directors of BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S?
CEO Jan Hessellund (since 2018); board chaired by Morten Hansen (since 2023), vice-chaired by Jens Wittrup Willumsen (since 2013).
Does BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S have a parent company or subsidiaries?
No verified corporate parent or subsidiaries; GHBA and CHBA are secondary trading names of the same legal entity, not separate companies.
Can Zavia monitor changes to BILLUND LUFTHAVN A/S's ownership over time?
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Danish Business Authority — CVR (Central Business Register) and was last synced on 18 September 2026.