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

Gällivare Lapland 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. The airport has since 2009 been expanded in a project co-financed by the county council and the EU, the airport was also re-branded.

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).

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