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]

Arvidsjaur Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTown of Arvidsjaur
LocationArvidsjaur
Opened1990
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)(UTC+2)
Elevation AMSL1,245 ft / 379 m
Coordinates65°35′25″N 019°16′55″E / 65.59028°N 19.28194°E / 65.59028; 19.28194
Websitearvidsjaurairport.se
Map
AJR is located in Norrbotten
AJR
AJR
AJR is located in Sweden
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Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
12/308,2012,500Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers total56,940
International passengers25,738
Domestic passengers31,202
Landings total (2009)6,957
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1][2]

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.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations edit

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Arvidsjaur Airport. It is also used for irregular leisure and business charter flights during the European winter season.

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg[4] Lycksele, Stockholm–Arlanda, Vilhelmina
Eurowings[5] Seasonal charter: Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart
Leav Aviation[6] Seasonal: Munich

Statistics edit

Annual passenger traffic at AJR airport.See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year[3]
YearPassenger volumeChangeDomesticChangeInternationalChange
201958,769 011.6%27,912 029.9%30,857 01.1%
201852,681 08.8%21,486 021.4%31,195 02.5%
201757,760 01.4%27,324 012.4%30,436 018.2%
201656,940 011.3%31,202 03.2%25,738 022.9%
201551,17330,23920,934

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Passagerarfrekvens" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Landningsfrekvens" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen". flygtorget.se. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Flugplan AJR 2022/23".
  6. ^ "Leav Aviation Adds Munich – Arvidsjaur Service in 1Q24".

External links edit