Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

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Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
IATA: ARN - ICAO: ESSA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Luftfartsverket
Serves Stockholm
Elevation AMSL 137 ft (42 m)
Coordinates 59°39′07″N, 017°55′07″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01L/19R 10,830 3,301 Concrete
01R/19L 8,201 2,500 Asphalt
08/26 8,202 2,500 Concrete


Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN, ICAO: ESSA), is an international airport located in Sigtuna Municipality near to the town of Märsta, circa 42km north of Stockholm and nearly 40km, by road, south-east of Uppsala. By rail the distance from Uppsala is considerably shorter, while the rail distance to and from Stockholm's centre is comparable to that of the road.

The airport is located within Stockholm County and the province of Uppland. It is the largest airport in Sweden – in 2006 the third largest airport in the Nordic countries – and had 17.5 million passengers in 2006.[1] It is also one of two major hubs of Scandinavian Airlines System.

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[edit] History

The airport was first used in 1959, but only for practice flights. In 1960, it opened for general traffic, and in 1962 the official opening ceremony took place. The name Arlanda was decided after a competition prior to the airport opening. It is derived from Arland, an old name for the parish Ärlinghundra (now Husby-Ärlinghundra in Märsta) where the airport is situated. The a was added in analogy with other Swedish place names ending with -landa, and also makes the name a pun on the Swedish verb "landa", which means "land".

[edit] Airport layout

Airport layout at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. (Pir=Pier and Utgång=Gate.)
Airport layout at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. (Pir=Pier and Utgång=Gate.)
Airport layout at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport after the planned expansion. The four terminals have now been replaced with two larger ones: Terminal North and Terminal South.
Airport layout at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport after the planned expansion. The four terminals have now been replaced with two larger ones: Terminal North and Terminal South.

The airport has four terminals. Terminals 2 and 5 are used for international flights. Domestic flights are in terminals 3 and 4. The new central building, Arlanda North, opened late 2003, connecting terminal 5 with the newly built Pier F. All international flights handled by SAS and its Star Alliance partners use the new central building. An Arlanda South building, connecting terminals 2, 3 and 4, was also planned, but construction is currently suspended due to lack of funds. Between terminals 4 and 5 is the shopping centre Sky City, which also has a main line railway station. Furthermore, the Arlanda Express trains connect two stations at the airport with Stockholm. The airport has a capacity of about 25 million passengers per year.

  • 4 passenger terminals
  • 64 gates
  • 5 cargo terminals
  • 5 hangars
  • 3 take-off and landing runways
  • (3300 m, 2500 m and 2500 m)

[edit] Alternate space shuttle landing site

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is one of the emergency landing sites for NASA's Space Shuttle.[1]

[edit] Facilities

  • 35 stores
  • 33 restaurants
  • 9 hotels
  • 2 banks
  • 1 pharmacy
  • 1 chapel
  • Conference facilities
    • 49 conference rooms
    • 6,300 m² conference space
    • Exhibition hall for up to 1,000 delegates

[edit] Lounges

[edit] Ground transportation

[edit] Rail

The fastest way to the airport from Stockholm Central Station is the Arlanda Express high-speed train. The 20-minute train ride costs 200 SEK and can be combined with a taxi or use of the public transportation system SL as a time efficient method of travel to the airport.

Upptåget, operated by Upplands Lokaltrafik, is the new commuter train between Upplands Väsby - Stockholm-Arlanda Airport - Uppsala - Gävle. The train takes about 19 minutes to Uppsala and 90 minutes to Gävle. The train depart every 30 minutes. The train costs 95 SEK to Uppsala and 180 SEK to Gävle. The train departs from Arlanda railway station.

Arlanda also has a railway station where long-distance trains operated by SJ to locations north and south of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport make stops to pick up and drop off passengers. A fee is levied on arriving or departing passengers which use the underground railroad station. It is not allowed to use long-distance trains to go to the Stockholm Central Station.

[edit] Bus

The cheapest way to travel to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is by using SL bus no. 583 which travels between the airport and Märsta station where a commuter train connects with Stockholm Central Station (travelling time by train is approximately 40 min). Discount coupons are sold at the convenience stores operated by Pressbyrån and 7-Eleven inside the terminals and Sky City. The cost is 40 kr or 18 kr if using discount coupons (one set costs 180 kr for 10 journeys) (2007). Passengers under the age of 20 pay only half as much. Commuter trains operated by SJ to Stockholm Central Station and Uppsala also stop at Märsta station (travelling time 21 min, ticket price 50 kr).

Flygbussarna offer convenient airport coaches to and from the airport which stop at several locations in northern Stockholm County as well as Stockholm City. From the downtown city terminal Flygbussarna offers a connecting coach to Stockholm-Bromma Airport which in addition to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport caters to domestic and international travel. Flygbussarna also has coaches which connect to Stockholm-Skavsta Airport which caters to low-cost airlines like Ryanair. The 40–50 min journey with Flygbussarna to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport costs 95 kr (2007).

Buses operated by Upplands Lokaltrafik travel between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Uppsala (bus no. 801 and 802).

[edit] Taxi

The other quick method of transportation between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and locations in Stockholm or Uppsala is by taxi. All taxi companies are required to offer fixed prices when going from the airport, which takes away the guess-work of how much the fare will cost (one can still request use of the taxi meter). Most companies also offer fixed prices to the airport. Approximate cost is 450 kr for the 35-50 minute journey to central Stockholm (2005) and the taxi can take four passengers (more if one orders a larger taxi).

[edit] Airport Parking

Terminal parking, short-term and long-term parking is available at the airport but can be quite expensive. Parking rules are heavily enforced and parking fines constitute one source of revenue for Sigtuna municipality and the Airport Authority.

[edit] Terminals, airlines and destinations

[edit] Terminal 2 International (Arlanda South)

[edit] Terminal 3 Regional (Arlanda South)

  • Nextjet (Hagfors, Mora, Örebro, Sveg, Torsby)
  • Skyways Express (Arvidsjaur, Halmstad, Hemavan, Jönköping, Karlstad, Kristianstad, Lycksele, Skellefteå, Trollhättan, Visby)

[edit] Terminal 4 Domestic (Arlanda South)

  • FlyNordic (Åre-Östersund, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kiruna, Luleå, Umeå)
  • Nordic Regional (Gällivare, Kramfors-Sollefteå)
  • Scandinavian Airlines System (Ängelholm, Åre-Östersund, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kalmar, Kiruna, Luleå, Malmö, Örnsköldsvik, Ronneby, Skellefteå, Sundsvall, Umeå, Växjö)
  • Sterling Airways (Gothenburg-Landvetter, Malmö)

[edit] Terminal 5 International (Arlanda North)

International departure terminal 5 at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
International departure terminal 5 at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

[edit] Terminal 5 Charter

[edit] New destinations and airlines

[edit] Cargo operators

In addition to being a busy passenger airport Stockholm-Arlanda is also a major cargo hub. Some of the operators include:

[edit] Accidents, incidents and hijackings

  • 1 November 1969: A Linjeflyg Convair 440 registered as SE-BSU suffered an accident while being used for training purposes. After a simulated engine failure at take-off the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft crash-landed after the nose and main landing gear collapsed. None of the four persons onboard was killed, but the aircraft was written off. (Source: [16])
  • 5 January 1970: A Spantax Convair 990 registered as EC-BNM on a ferry flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) crashed while climbing after take-off. The aircraft had been scheduled for a charter flight earlier in the day, but the flight was cancelled after the no. 4 engine developed trouble. The decision was made to ferry the aircraft using three engines to Zurich for repairs and the aircraft departed at 10:54 p.m. from runway 19 (currently runway 19R). The aircraft contacted trees approximately 1,800 meters from the point of lift-off. Five of the 10 passengers and crew onboard were killed and the aircraft was written off. (Source: [17])
  • 14 July 1973: A Sterling Airway Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as OY-SAN taxied into an obstruction and was written off as being damaged beyond repair. (Source: [18])
  • 25 January 1974: Scandinavian Airlines Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as OY-KRA was damaged beyond repair and written off. (Source: [19])
  • 26 May 1977: An Antonov 24 belonging to Aeroflot registered as CCCP-46806 on a scheduled flight from Donetsk Airport (DOK) to Riga Airport (RIX) was hijacked by a single hijacker who demanded to be taken to Sweden where the hijacker surrendered releasing the 23 passengers and crew. (Source: [20])
  • 14 November 1978: An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 registered as CCCP-85286 on a scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) aborted its take-off after having reached rotation speed. The aircraft overran the runway and while none of the 74 passengers or crew was injured the aircraft suffered substantial damage. (Source: [21])
  • 27 February 1979: An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 on a flight from Oslo to Stockholm with a continuation to Moscow was taken over by three hijackers who were taken down in Stockholm. (Source: [22])
  • 16 August 1980 While landing during a thunderstorm, a JAT B 707 YU-AGG received strong tailwind and overan runway 26 blowing several tyres and received mud in all 4 engines. There were no fatalities in the incident.
  • 6 January 1987: A Transwede Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as SE-DEC on a non-scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Alicante Airport (ALC) encountered problems after take-off most likely caused by ice. The aircraft hit the runway hard causing the landing gear to fail and the aircraft slid off the runway and caught fire. None of the 27 passengers and crew was killed but the aircraft was written off and subsequently used by the airport's ARFF as a fire and rescue training aircraft.(Source: [23])
  • 27 December 1991: A Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-81 registered as OY-KHO on a scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kobenhavn-Kastrup Airport (CPH) crashed at Gottröra shortly after take-off. The accident was caused by a dual engine failure when clear ice which had formed during the night was not properly removed during de-icing broke off after take-off and was ingested into the engines. None of the 129 passengers and crew was killed but the aircraft was written off. See the article Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751. [24]
  • 20 February 1993: A hijacker onboard an Aeroflot Tupolev 134 on a scheduled flight between Tyumen Airport (TJM) and Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED) demanded to be taken to the USA. The aircraft first made a refueling stop in Tallinn where 30 passengers were released, after which the aircraft was flown to Stockholm where the hijacker demanded a larger aircraft to be flown to the U.S. After having released 12 more passengers the hijacker, who was accompanied by his wife and child, surrendered releasing the remaining 40 passengers and crew. (Source [25])
  • 7 October 1997: A BAC One-Eleven belonging to Tarom registered as YR-BCM on a scheduled flight from Bucharest-Otopeni International Airport (OTP) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport suffered a failure of the nosewheel steering after touching down heavily on runway 26. As the airplane slowed down the commander discovered that he could not control the aircraft which departed the runway and continued into the grassy area to on the right side. The aircraft slowed down softly and when it came to a stop the passengers and crew were able to depart the aircraft using the normal exits. The aircraft was written off and taken to Halmstad by Le Caravelle Club to be used as a fire trainer. (Source: [26])
  • 8 October 1999: A Saab 2000 belonging to SAS Commuter registered as SE-SLF called "Eir Viking" ran into a closed hangar door. At the time it was supposedly being taxied by two engineers or technicians. The two persons onboard received some injuries and the aircraft was written off. (source: [27])

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ List of Space Shuttle emergency landing sites at GlobalSecurity.org
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