Arvidsjaur Airport
Arvidsjaur Airport (IATA: AJR, ICAO: ESNX) is situated 13 km (8.1 mi) from Arvidsjaur town in Sweden and had 52,681 passengers in 2018.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Town of Arvidsjaur | ||||||||||
| Location | Arvidsjaur | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1990 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | (UTC+2) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,245 ft / 379 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°35′25″N 019°16′55″E | ||||||||||
| Website | arvidsjaurairport.se | ||||||||||
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The runway is longer than most in the northern interior of Sweden, and this allows international charter jet planes. This was a major reason winter car testing was established in the region around Arvidsjaur, now an important part of the local economy.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Arvidsjaur Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Amapola Flyg | Lycksele, Stockholm–Arlanda, Vilhelmina (all begin 27 October 2023)[4] |
| Eurowings[5] | Seasonal charter: Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart |
| Nordica[6] | Gällivare, Stockholm–Arlanda (both end 26 October 2023)[7][4] |
Arvidsjaur Airport is also used for irregular leisure and business charter flights during the European winter season.
Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at AJR airport.
See Wikidata query.
| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
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| 2019 | 58,769 |  11.6% | 27,912 | 29.9% | 30,857 |  1.1% |
| 2018 | 52,681 | 8.8% | 21,486 | 21.4% | 31,195 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 57,760 | 1.4% | 27,324 | 12.4% | 30,436 | 18.2% |
| 2016 | 56,940 | 11.3% | 31,202 | 3.2% | 25,738 | 22.9% |
| 2015 | 51,173 | 30,239 | 20,934 | |||
References
- "Passagerarfrekvens" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- "Landningsfrekvens" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen". flygtorget.se. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Flugplan AJR 2022/23".
- "Home". nordica.ee.
- "Start för flygtrafik till Gällivare och Arvidsjaur i september". www.trafikverket.se (in Swedish). 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
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