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Pajala Airport (IATA: PJA, ICAO: ESUP) is an airport in Pajala, Sweden.

Pajala Airport
IATA: PJA ICAO: ESUP
Summary
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
Website	www.pajala.se/pajala-airport
Map
PJA Location within Norrbotten
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,302 7,552 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers total 5,914 Domestic passengers 2,007 International passengers 3,907

History

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 from central Stockholm (with propeller flight to Gällivare Airport, hand luggage only, 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.[1][2] 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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Jonair	Luleå

Enter Air operate irregular charters to/from the UK in December.[3]

Statistics

Ground transportation

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.

References

• World Aero Data

External links

Media related to Pajala Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Pajala

Der Flughafen Pajala (IATA: PJA, ICAO: ESUP) ist ein Flughafen nahe Pajala, einem Ort (tätort) in der nordschwedischen Provinz Norrbottens län, nahe der finnischen Grenze. Der offizielle Name des Flughafens lautet Pajala Airport, früherPajala-Ylläs Airport, noch früher Pajala flygplats. Das Ylläs im Namen bezieht sich auf ein finnisches Skigebiet im nahe gelegenen Yllästunturi.

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- [en] Pajala Airport

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[fr] Aérodrome de Pajala

L'aérodrome de Pajala (code IATA : PJA • code OACI : ESUP) est un aéroport à Pajala, en Suède.

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