Pajala Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pajala Municipality | ||||||||||
| Location | Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 542 ft / 165 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 67°14′44″N 023°04′08″E / 67.24556°N 23.06889°ECoordinates: 67°14′44″N 023°04′08″E / 67.24556°N 23.06889°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Passengers total | 5,914 |
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| Domestic passengers | 2,007 |
| International passengers | 3,907 |
Pajala Airport (IATA: PJA, ICAO: ESUP) is an airport in Pajala, Sweden.
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 (hand luggage only) from central Stockholm (with flight to Gällivare Airport, and a 140 km journey by car from Gällivare to Pajala). A political principle was established at the time saying that there should be maximum four hours travel time between central Stockholm and any municipality centre, in order to make one-day business travel possible.
The runway was extended by 880 metres (2,890 ft) to 2,302 metres (7,552 ft) in 2007, to be able to handle larger charter aircraft. Beginning in December 2013, the airport has been used for several charter flights per year from the United Kingdom for tourists wishing to see a white Christmas.
The airport is 15 kilometres (9 mi) 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.
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