Gällivare Airport

Gällivare Airport
IATA: GEV – ICAO: ESNG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Gällivare Municipality
Serves Gällivare and Malmberget
Location Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten, Sweden
Elevation AMSL 1,027 ft / 312 m
Coordinates 67°07′59″N 020°48′44″E / 67.13306°N 20.81222°E / 67.13306; 20.81222Coordinates: 67°07′59″N 020°48′44″E / 67.13306°N 20.81222°E / 67.13306; 20.81222
Website www.gellivare.se/Projekt/Lapland-Airport
Map
GEV

Location within Norrbotten

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,610 1,714 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers total 36,836
Domestic passengers 36,836
Landings total 1,613
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1][2]

Gällivare Airport (IATA: GEV, ICAO: ESNG) is an airport located in Gällivare Municipality, Sweden, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east from Gällivare and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Malmberget.

Facilities

The airport was originally a military facility with an 800-metre (2,625 ft) airstrip. The airstrip was extended to 1,350 metres (4,429 ft) before being opened to regular civilian flights on April 19, 1971. During the years 1984 and 1984 the airstrip was gradually extended to its current length. In 1989 the airstrip was broadened to 45 metres (148 ft).

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Kiruna, Umeå (Mailservice)
NextJetArvidsjaur, Stockholm–Arlanda

Ground transportation

There are a taxi stand, short-term and long-term parking lots at the airport.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Landningsfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

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