Skarpnäck Airfield
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Skarpnäck Airfield was an airfield on Skarpnäcksfältet
, a subdistrict of Skarpnäck borough
, Stockholm
, Sweden
. It was mostly used for gliding
, and was closed in 1980. Apartment buildings were built at the site in the following years.
The airport was used as an auto racing circuit for the 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
, a Formula Two
race, and the following year the Swedish Summer Grand Prix
was held here. Automobile Racing were arranged the following years as well.
, a subdistrict of Skarpnäck borough
, Stockholm
, Sweden
. It was mostly used for gliding
, and was closed in 1980. Apartment buildings were built at the site in the following years.
The airport was used as an auto racing circuit for the 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
, a Formula Two
race, and the following year the Swedish Summer Grand Prix
was held here. Automobile Racing were arranged the following years as well.
, a subdistrict of Skarpnäck borough
, Stockholm
, Sweden
. It was mostly used for gliding
, and was closed in 1980. Apartment buildings were built at the site in the following years.
The airport was used as an auto racing circuit for the 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
, a Formula Two
race, and the following year the Swedish Summer Grand Prix
was held here. Automobile Racing were arranged the following years as well.
Skarpnäcksfältet
Skarpnäcksfältet is a subdistrict of Skarpnäcks Gård in the Skarpnäck borough of Stockholm, Sweden. Skarpnäcksfältet was built in the 1980s, and has 8,734 inhabitants as of December 31, 2009.- History :...
, a subdistrict of Skarpnäck borough
Skarpnäck borough
SkarpnäckCountry:Municipality: StockholmMunicipal part:SöderortArea:15.66 km²Population:40,707 Established:2007Website:MapSkarpnäck is a so called borough in the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden....
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, 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....
. It was mostly used for gliding
Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
, and was closed in 1980. Apartment buildings were built at the site in the following years.
The airport was used as an auto racing circuit for the 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
The 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix was a Grand Prix race held according to the then new Formula Two rules, at Skarpnäck Airfield outside Stockholm on 30 May 1948. It was won by B. Bira in a Simca-Gordini T15 entered by Equipe Gordini....
, a Formula Two
Formula Two
Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of open wheel formula racing. It was replaced by Formula 3000 in 1985, but the FIA announced in 2008 that Formula Two would return for 2009 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship...
race, and the following year the Swedish Summer Grand Prix
Swedish Grand Prix
The Swedish Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One World Championship from 1973 to 1978. It took place at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp , about 30km from Jönköping, in Småland, Sweden...
was held here. Automobile Racing were arranged the following years as well.
Sources
Skarpnäck Airfield was an airfield on SkarpnäcksfältetSkarpnäcksfältet
Skarpnäcksfältet is a subdistrict of Skarpnäcks Gård in the Skarpnäck borough of Stockholm, Sweden. Skarpnäcksfältet was built in the 1980s, and has 8,734 inhabitants as of December 31, 2009.- History :...
, a subdistrict of Skarpnäck borough
Skarpnäck borough
SkarpnäckCountry:Municipality: StockholmMunicipal part:SöderortArea:15.66 km²Population:40,707 Established:2007Website:MapSkarpnäck is a so called borough in the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden....
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, 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....
. It was mostly used for gliding
Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
, and was closed in 1980. Apartment buildings were built at the site in the following years.
The airport was used as an auto racing circuit for the 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
The 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix was a Grand Prix race held according to the then new Formula Two rules, at Skarpnäck Airfield outside Stockholm on 30 May 1948. It was won by B. Bira in a Simca-Gordini T15 entered by Equipe Gordini....
, a Formula Two
Formula Two
Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of open wheel formula racing. It was replaced by Formula 3000 in 1985, but the FIA announced in 2008 that Formula Two would return for 2009 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship...
race, and the following year the Swedish Summer Grand Prix
Swedish Grand Prix
The Swedish Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One World Championship from 1973 to 1978. It took place at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp , about 30km from Jönköping, in Småland, Sweden...
was held here. Automobile Racing were arranged the following years as well.
Sources
Skarpnäck Airfield was an airfield on SkarpnäcksfältetSkarpnäcksfältet
Skarpnäcksfältet is a subdistrict of Skarpnäcks Gård in the Skarpnäck borough of Stockholm, Sweden. Skarpnäcksfältet was built in the 1980s, and has 8,734 inhabitants as of December 31, 2009.- History :...
, a subdistrict of Skarpnäck borough
Skarpnäck borough
SkarpnäckCountry:Municipality: StockholmMunicipal part:SöderortArea:15.66 km²Population:40,707 Established:2007Website:MapSkarpnäck is a so called borough in the southern part of Stockholm, Sweden....
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, 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....
. It was mostly used for gliding
Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
, and was closed in 1980. Apartment buildings were built at the site in the following years.
The airport was used as an auto racing circuit for the 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
The 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix was a Grand Prix race held according to the then new Formula Two rules, at Skarpnäck Airfield outside Stockholm on 30 May 1948. It was won by B. Bira in a Simca-Gordini T15 entered by Equipe Gordini....
, a Formula Two
Formula Two
Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of open wheel formula racing. It was replaced by Formula 3000 in 1985, but the FIA announced in 2008 that Formula Two would return for 2009 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship...
race, and the following year the Swedish Summer Grand Prix
Swedish Grand Prix
The Swedish Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One World Championship from 1973 to 1978. It took place at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp , about 30km from Jönköping, in Småland, Sweden...
was held here. Automobile Racing were arranged the following years as well.
Sources