Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN, ICAO: ESSA) is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Stockholm and nearly 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the province of Uppland. It is the largest airport in Sweden and the third-largest airport in the Nordic countries. The airport is the major gateway to international air travel for large parts of Sweden. Arlanda Airport was used by nearly 27 million passengers in 2017, with 21.2 million international passengers and 5.5 million domestic. The facility covers an expanse of about 2,500 hectares (9.7 sq mi) of airport property.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport Stockholm-Arlanda flygplats | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Swedavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Metropolitan Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Scandinavian Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 137 ft / 42 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°39′07″N 017°55′07″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the larger of Stockholm's two airports. The other, Stockholm–Bromma, is located north-west of the city's centre but can be used only by smaller aircraft. The smaller airports Stockholm-Skavsta and Stockholm-Västerås are both located around 100 kilometres (60 mi) away from the Swedish capital. Stockholm Arlanda serves as a major hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle.