Pajala Airport

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| operator = Pajala Municipality

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| location = Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden

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| r1-length-f = 7552

| r1-length-m = 2302

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| stat-year = 2016

| stat1-header = Passengers total

| stat1-data = 5,914

| stat2-header = Domestic passengers

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| stat3-header = International passengers

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Pajala Airport ({{airport codes|PJA|ESUP|p=n}}) is an airport in Pajala, Sweden. While the English name is the official name, it may also be referred to in Swedish as Pajala flygplats.

History

The airport was opened for regular traffic in 1999. Before that, Pajala was said to be the most inaccessible municipality centre in Sweden, with around 5 hours travel time from central Stockholm (with propeller flights to Gällivare Airport, hand luggage only, and a 140 km journey by car from Gällivare to Pajala). A political principle was established at the time stating that the maximum travel time between central Stockholm and any municipality centre should be four hours to make one-day business travel possible.

The runway was extended by {{convert|880|m|ft}} to {{convert|2302|m|ft}} in 2007, to be able to handle larger charter aircraft.[http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?ArticleID=3591732 880 meter för världen – Nyheter – Norrländska Socialdemokraten – NORRLÄNDSKA SOCIALDEMOKRATEN][http://www.kuriren.nu/lokalt/?ort=360860&articleid=2706491 Bara uppåt i Pajala – Pajala – Lokala nyheter – Norrbottens-Kuriren] Beginning in December 2013, the airport has been used for several charter flights per year from Norwich, Birmingham and Humberside in the United Kingdom for tourists wishing to see a white Christmas.

In 2021 the terminal building was enlarged to allow more passengers and more luggage. The winter flights from UK has had passengers staying only for the day with hand luggage, but there is a desire to have 200-passenger flights with checked luggage for longer stays.[https://www.pajala.se/pajala-airport/nyheter/2020/11/ombyggnation-av-utrikesterminalen/ Ombyggnation av utrikesterminalen]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Pajala Airport:

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Ground transportation

The airport is {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} west of Pajala village. Taxi and rental cars are available. The bus no 46 Gällivare–Pajala stops at the main road near the airport, however only twice per day.

References

{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130217015912/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=SW00001&sch=ESUP World Aero Data]}}

External links

{{Official website|http://www.pajala.se/pajala-airport/}}

Category:Airports in Sweden

Category:Buildings and structures in Norrbotten County

Category:Airports in the Arctic

Category:Pajala Municipality