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
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AJR is located in Sweden
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 8,201 2,500 Asphalt
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:

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

Arvidsjaur Airport is also used for irregular leisure and business charter flights during the European winter season.

Statistics edit

Annual passenger traffic at AJR airport. See Wikidata query.
Traffic by calendar year[3]
Year Passenger volume Change Domestic Change International Change
2019 58,769  011.6% 27,912  029.9% 30,857  01.1%
2018 52,681  08.8% 21,486  021.4% 31,195  02.5%
2017 57,760  01.4% 27,324  012.4% 30,436  018.2%
2016 56,940  011.3% 31,202  03.2% 25,738  022.9%
2015 51,173 30,239 20,934

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".

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