Pajala Airport
| Pajala Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: PJA – ICAO: ESUP | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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  PJA Location within Norrbotten | |||||||||||
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Pajala Airport (IATA: PJA, ICAO: ESUP) is an airport in Pajala, Sweden.
History
The airport was opened for regular traffic in 1999. Pajala was before that 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 car 140 km Gällivare–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 with 880 metres (2,890 ft) to 2,302 metres (7,552 ft) in 2007, to be able to handle larger charter aircraft.[1][2] In December of years 2013, 2014 and 2015 the airport was used for several charter flights per year from the United Kingdom for tourists wishing to see a white Christmas.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Jonair | Luleå |
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
External links
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Media related to Pajala Airport at Wikimedia Commons - Official website