Swedavia
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| Type | Aktiebolag |
|---|---|
| Predecessor(s) | Swedish Civil Aviation Administration |
| Founded | 1 April 2010 |
| Headquarters | Sweden |
| Employees | 2,600 (2010)[1] |
| Website | swedavia.com |
Swedavia AB is a Swedish nationally owned company, which owns and operates the major airports of Sweden.[1] It has its head office on the grounds of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Sigtuna Municipality, near Stockholm.[2]
It was formed on 1 April 2010, when the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration was split up, and all commercial airport operation was transferred to the new Swedavia company. Air navigation services continues as a state enterprise under the name LFV (Civil Aviation Administration). In 2010, the number of employees was about 2,600.[1]
Airports
As of May 2011, Swedavia owns 11 airports in Sweden:[3][4]
- Åre Östersund Airport
- Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Kiruna Airport
- Luleå Airport
- Malmö Airport
- Ronneby Airport
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Stockholm-Bromma Airport
- Sundsvall-Härnösand Airport
- Umeå Airport
- Visby Airport
Region Värmland took over the operations of Karlstad Airport in 2010.[5] In 2011, the operations for Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport was transferred to Region Skåne Nordväst[6] and Örnsköldsvik Airport was transferred to Örnsköldsvik Municipality.[7] Jönköping Airport and Skellefteå Airport were transferred to local ownership before Swedavia was formed.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Swedavia AB". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 September 2010. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Swedavia Start Page." Swedavia. Retrieved on 7 December 2010. "Swedavia AB, 190 45 Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden."
- ↑ "Swedavia's airports". Swedavia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Airports in Sweden". Swedavia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Karlstad Airport överlämnad till värmlänningarna" (Press release) (in Swedish). Swedavia. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Swedavia överlämnar Ängelholm Helsingborg Airport" (Press release) (in Swedish). Swedavia. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Swedavia överlämnar Örnsköldsvik Airport" (Press release) (in Swedish). Swedavia. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.