HCA Airport and AeroVironment establish strategic partnership
HCA Airport and AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore joint utilisation of UAS Denmark Test Center's airspace and advanced test facilities. The agreement aims to utilise UAS Denmark Test Centre's facilities and infrastructure to support AV's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) demonstration operations, mission training [...]
HCA Airport is on the right track: 2024 financial statements show increased activity in the two main business legs
HCA Airport has become a key drone and business hub, contributing to growth and job creation in both manned and unmanned aviation. Despite a loss on the bottom line, the 2024 accounts emphasise the positive development of the airport, which now houses more than 30 companies and approximately 100 jobs - and which expects a growing level of activity in the coming [...]]
Defence's new drone centre established at HCA Airport
Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen has today launched the Danish Defence UAS Centre in Odense, which will be responsible for the training of Defence personnel and development through experience gathering and collaboration with industry. Approximately DKK 725 million has been allocated to the initiative. The Danish Defence's use of drones will be significantly strengthened in the coming years. Therefore, the Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen is launching [...]
New chairman for HCA Airport
Stefan Birkebjerg Andersen, former City Director of Odense Municipality, will head HCA Airport in the future. The airport's new board of directors will help realise the ambitions of a special focus on drones and business parks. HCA Airport has made a minor reshuffle in the board, which means a welcome to Stefan Birkebjerg Andersen as the new chairman, while [...]
Increased activity level at HCA Airport in 2024
2024 saw growing activity at HCA Airport - both on land and in the air. The number of aircraft and drone operations grew at the Funen-based airport, which is now in the process of expanding its business park to meet demand. It was a busy 2024 for HCA Airport. This is shown by the airport's recently published passenger and [...]
HCA Airport expands its business park by four hectares
HCA Airport is expanding its area by approximately four hectares to meet the growing demand to become part of the airport's business park. This is a milestone for HCA Airport as it is the first time in the airport's history that the business park has been expanded. HCA Airport is already home to around 25 companies, and in [...]
Thunderstrike Aviation opens hangar at HCA Airport
American drone manufacturer Thunderstrike Aviation has just officially inaugurated its brand new hangar at HCA Airport, which was celebrated in style. On Monday, the Mayor of Odense Municipality, Peter Rahbæk Juel, the Mayor of Nordfyn Municipality, Mette Landtved-Holm, together with owner and founder of Thunderstrike Aviation, David Schmidt, cut the red ribbon for the new hangar, which will be used [...]
Experience the big airshow at HCA Airport
Join the Flight Fantastic Festival on Sunday 1 September at HCA Airport, where the whole family and aviation enthusiasts can look forward to an eventful day filled with amazing air shows and fun activities both on land and in the air. At the Flight Fantastic Festival on Sunday 1 September, you can experience an impressive airshow [...]
Another foreign drone company has moved into HCA Airport
American counterdrone company Dedrone establishes its own office at HCA Airport. At the same time, the airport's 2023 accounts show that drone activities have once again grown at the airport, which is experiencing great interest in both its drone test centre and its business park. The drone ecosystem in and around HCA Airport is adding another exciting international player. Earlier this year, it became official that [...]
Funen residents can now fly direct on autumn holidays from Odense to Rhodes
This autumn, Funen residents now have the opportunity to fly directly to the popular Greek holiday island of Rhodes. For the first time, Spies is offering a direct charter flight from HCA Airport to Rhodes during the autumn school holidays. Travellers from Funen can now warm themselves with the thought that this autumn it will be possible to fly to warmer climes to the Greek [...]