Arvidsjaur Airport
Encyclopedia
Arvidsjaur Airport is situated 13 km from Arvidsjaur
town in Sweden
and had 42,664 passengers in 2009.
In the winter there are special flights from Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hanover and Munich, in Germany, about 2-3 flights per week. Close to these airports there are major German car producers, who perform lot of snow and cold temperature testing in the Arvidsjaur region.
The runway is longer than most in the northern interior of Sweden, and this allows international charter jet planes. This was a major reason why winter car testing was established in the region around Arvidsjaur, now an important part of the local economy.
Arvidsjaur
Arvidsjaur is a locality and the seat of Arvidsjaur Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 4,644 inhabitants in 2005.Arvidsjaur is a large centre for the European car industry. During the winter months major car-manufacturers perform arctic trials in the Arvidsjaur Municipality area...
town in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and had 42,664 passengers in 2009.
Airlines and destinations
The flights to Stockholm go 2-3 times per day, usually with a middle landing at Lycksele.In the winter there are special flights from Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hanover and Munich, in Germany, about 2-3 flights per week. Close to these airports there are major German car producers, who perform lot of snow and cold temperature testing in the Arvidsjaur region.
The runway is longer than most in the northern interior of Sweden, and this allows international charter jet planes. This was a major reason why winter car testing was established in the region around Arvidsjaur, now an important part of the local economy.