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Stockholm-Arlanda Airport , is an international [airport located in Sigtuna Municipality near to the town of
Märsta, about 42km north of Stockholm and nearly 40km, by road, south-east of
Uppsala. By rail the distance from Uppsala is considerably shorter, while the rail distance to and from Stockholm's centre is comparable to that of the road.
The airport is located within
Stockholm County and the province of
Uppland. It is the largest airport in Sweden – in 2006 the third largest airport in the
Nordic countries – and had 17.5 million passengers in 2006. It is also one of three major Airline hubs of
Scandinavian Airlines System.
History
The airport was first used in
1959, but only for practice flights. In
1960, it opened for general traffic, and in
1962 the official opening ceremony took place. It was used for intercontinental traffic already in 1960 since the runway of Bromma was too short. The name
Arlanda was decided after a competition prior to the airport opening. It is derived from Arland, an old name for the parish Ärlinghundra (now Husby-Ärlinghundra in Märsta) where the airport is situated. The a was added in analogy with other Swedish place names ending with -landa, and also makes the name a pun on the
Swedish language verb "landa", which means "to land". Terminal 5 is the original terminal.
In 1983 the domestic traffic moved from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to Arlanda, using the newly built terminal now known as Stockholm-Arlanda Terminal 4. In 1990 two new domestic terminals called "Domestic 2 and 3" were built south of the first domestic terminal. In 1992 the terminal 2 was partly abandoned because of traffic decrease. It started to be used for international traffic the year after, and the main domestic and international terminals are renumbered into 4 and 5. The third runway was built 1998-2002. Due to low passenger figures in 2002 it wasn't used until 2003, at which time protests were raised by people living under the its flight path.
Airport layout
The airport has four terminals. Terminals 2 and 5 are used for international flights. Domestic flights are in terminal 3 and Stockholm-Arlanda Terminal 4. The new central building, Arlanda North, opened late
2003, connecting terminal 5 with the newly built Pier F. All international flights handled by SAS and its Star Alliance partners use the new central building. An Arlanda South building, connecting terminals 2, 3 and 4, was also planned, but construction is currently suspended due to lack of funds. Between terminals 4 and 5 is the shopping centre
Sky City, which also has a main line railway station. Furthermore, the Arlanda Express trains connect two stations at the airport with Stockholm. The airport has a capacity of about 25 million passengers per year.
- 4 passenger terminals
- 64 gates
- 5 cargo terminals
- 5 hangars
- 3 take-off and landing runways
- (3300 m, 2500 m and 2500 m)
Alternate space shuttle landing site
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is one of the emergency landing sites for
NASA's
Space Shuttle. List of Space Shuttle emergency landing sites at GlobalSecurity.org
Facilities
- 35 stores
- 33 restaurants
- 3 hotels
- 2 banks
- 1 pharmacy
- 1 chapel
- Conference facilities
- 49 conference rooms
- 6,300 m² conference space
- Exhibition hall for up to 1,000 delegates
Lounges
Ground transportation
Rail
The fastest way to the airport from
Stockholm Central Station is the
Arlanda Express high-speed train service. The 20-minute train ride costs 220
Swedish krona and can be combined with a taxi or use of the Storstockholms Lokaltrafik Public transport in Stockholm as a time efficient method of travel to the airport.
Upptåget, operated by
Upplands Lokaltrafik, is a commuter train service covering Upplands Väsby – Stockholm-Arlanda Airport – Uppsala – Gävle. The train takes about 19 minutes to Uppsala and 90 minutes to Gävle. The train departs every 30 minutes. The train costs 105 SEK to Uppsala and 180 SEK to Gävle. One can change in Upplands Väsby to commuter train to Stockholm, for a total price to Stockholm of 115 SEK, taking 35 min.
Long-distance trains called
Intercity or
X2000 operated by SJ AB go to locations north of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. A fee (75 SEK, normally included in the ticket price) is levied on arriving or departing passengers which use the underground railroad station. It is not allowed to use long-distance trains to go to the
Stockholm Central Station.
Hotel transfer
Airport Shuttle
Airport Shuttle provides transportation from Arlanda airport to hotels in Stockholm city. Airport Shuttle is a cheaper alternative compared to train and taxi since you share the shuttle with other travellers.
The journey with AirportShuttle.se between Arlanda airport and Stockholm city costs 150 SEK and takes between 30-70 minutes depending on traffic. They guarantee it will not take more than 70 minutes.
Bus
Flygbussarna
Flygbussarna offer airport coaches to and from the airport which stop at several locations in northern Stockholm County as well as
Stockholm City Centre. From the downtown city terminal
Flygbussarna offers a connecting coach to
Stockholm-Bromma Airport which in addition to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport caters to domestic and international travel.
Flygbussarna also has coaches which connect to Stockholm-Skavsta Airport which caters to low-cost airlines like Ryanair.
The journey with
Flygbussarna between Stockholm central bus terminal and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport costs 95 SEK and takes about 40 minutes, longer in rush hour.
SL bus and commuter rail
The cheapest way to travel to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is by using
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik bus lines 583 or 583X which travel between the airport and Märsta station where a commuter train connects with Stockholm Central Station. The travelling time from the airport to the Stockholm Central Station is about 60 minutes (of which about 18 minutes by bus, 6 minutes transit at Märsta station, 36 minutes by train).
Note that when travelling by SL buses the tickets must be purchased beforehand as it is not possible to purchase them on the bus. Pre-paid tickets are sold at the convenience stores operated by
Pressbyrån and 7-Eleven inside the terminals and Sky City. The trip to central Stockholm requires four zone tickets, which costs 52 SEK with pre-paid tickets. Just the bus trip to Märsta station requires two tickets, which costs 26 SEK with pre-paid tickets. See
Public transport in Stockholm#SL's tickets for a description of other ticket alternatives which may be a better option if one intends to utilise the public transport more than just for this single trip.
Commuter trains operated by Statens Järnvägar to Stockholm Central Station and Uppsala also stop at Märsta station (Stockholm: 21 min, costs 50 SEK; Uppsala: 19 minutes, costs 50 SEK).
Uppsala
Buses operated by
Upplands Lokaltrafik travel between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and
Uppsala (bus no. 801 and 802).
Taxi
The other quick method of transportation between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and locations in
Stockholm or Uppsala is by taxi. All taxi companies are required to offer fixed prices when going from the airport, which takes away the guess-work of how much the fare will cost (one can still request use of the taxi meter). Most companies also offer fixed prices to the airport. Approximate cost is 450 kr for the 35–50 minute journey to central Stockholm (2005) and the taxi can take four passengers (more if one orders a larger taxi).
Airport Parking
Terminal parking, short-term and long-term parking is available at the airport but can be quite expensive. Parking rules are heavily enforced and parking fines constitute one source of revenue for
Sigtuna municipality and the
Luftfartsverket.
Terminals, airlines and destinations
Terminal 2 International (Arlanda South)
- Air Berlin (Berlin-Tegel)
- British Airways (London-Heathrow)
- Finnair (Boston , Helsinki)
- FlyNordic (Bergen , Copenhagen, Dublin , Grenoble , Oslo, Prague, Tallinn , Toulon )
- Germanwings (Berlin-Schönefeld, Cologne/Bonn)
- Iberia Airlines (Madrid)
- Iceland Express (Reykjavík)
- Malev Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
- Norwegian Air Shuttle (Krakow, Oslo, Paris-Orly, Warsaw)
- Sterling Airways (Copenhagen)
- TAP Portugal (Copenhagen, Lisbon)
- TUIfly (Hanover, Stuttgart)
Terminal 3 Regional (Arlanda South)
- Nextjet (Hagfors, Mora, Örebro, Sveg, Torsby)
- Skyways Express (Arvidsjaur, Halmstad, Hemavan, Jönköping, Karlstad, Kristianstad, Lycksele, Skellefteå, Trollhättan, Visby)
Terminal 4 Domestic (Arlanda South)
- FlyNordic (Åre-Östersund, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kiruna, Luleå, Umeå)
- Nordic Regional (Gällivare, Kramfors-Sollefteå)
- Scandinavian Airlines System (Ängelholm, Åre-Östersund, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kalmar, Kiruna, Luleå, Malmö, Örnsköldsvik, Ronneby, Skellefteå, Sundsvall, Umeå, Växjö)
- Sterling Airways (Gothenburg-Landvetter, Malmö)
History
Terminal 4, formerly
Inrikes 1 was originally designed for the Swedish domestic carrier Linjeflyg, and initiated in
1983.
Linjeflyg and Scandinavian Airlines moved all operations from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to the new terminal at
Arlanda in 1984. This was made to assemble the domestic and international departures between
Scandinavian Airlines and
Linjeflyg, but the terminal was unfortunately 25% underdimentioned from the beginning. For that reason
Stockholm-Arlanda Terminal 2 was set up for
Scandinavian Airlines, who moved all domestic flights from Inrikes 1 to the new terminal in
1990.
Because of a recession in Swedish economy
Scandinavian Airlines wanted to move back in 1992, and again the two carriers shared the terminal. Also in
1992 the terminal got a new name, Terminal 4. Since
1999 the terminal has it's own express station for high-speed trains, connecting the terminal with Stockholm Central Station and Terminal 5.
The year 2006 marked Terminal 4:s first radical renovation program since it was completed in 1983
Terminal 5 International (Arlanda North)
- Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
- Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
- Air Åland (Mariehamn)
- AirBaltic (Riga, Vilnius)
- Air China (Beijing)
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air Malta (Malta)
- Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
- Arkia Israel Airlines (Tel Aviv)
- Austrian Airlines
- Blue1 (Vaasa, Tampere, Turku, Helsinki)
- Cimber Air (Billund)
- Continental Airlines (Newark)
- Czech Airlines (Prague)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta June 3, 2008)
- Estonian Air (Kuressaare, Tallinn)
- Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa, Rome-Fiumicino)
- Icelandair (Reykjavík-Keflavík)
- Iran Air (Tehran-Mehrabad)
- Israir (Tel Aviv)
- Jat Airways (Belgrade, Gothenburg)
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
- LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
- Lufthansa (Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Newark)
- Qatar Airways (Doha) November 27, 2007
- Rossiya (airline) (St. Petersburg)
- Scandinavian Airlines System (Amsterdam, Athens , Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi October 27, 2007, Barcelona October 25, 2007, Beijing, Bergen, Berlin-Tegel, Bristol , Brussels, Budapest, Chicago-O'Hare, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh , Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow-International , Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul-Atatürk, London-Heathrow, Malaga, Manchester, Milan-Linate, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, Newark, Nice, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Reykjavík-Keflavík, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino, Sarajevo March 3, 2008, St. Petersburg, Split , Stuttgart, Tallinn, Trondheim, Vienna, Zürich)
- Skyways Express (Kuressare , Luxembourg)
- Spanair (Alicante (seasonal), Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca )
- Sterling Airlines (Alicante, Amsterdam, Athens , Barcelona, Bologna , Brussels October 22, 2007 Budapest , Chambéry December 17, 2007, Chania , Dortmund October 22, 2007, Edinburgh, Faro, Las Palmas , London Gatwick, Malaga, Nice, Nottingham October 22, 2007, Palma de Mallorca , Prague , Rome-Ciampino, Salzburg December 17, 2007)
- Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
- Syrian Arab Airlines (Aleppo, Damascus)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- Turkish Airlines (Ankara , Antalya , Istanbul-Atatürk, Konya )
- US Airways (Philadelphia )
- Viking Airlines (Athens, Suleimanya)
Terminal 5 Charter
New destinations and airlines
Cargo operators
In addition to being a busy passenger airport Stockholm-Arlanda is also a major cargo hub. Some of the operators include:
Accidents, incidents and hijackings
- 1 November 1969: A Linjeflyg Convair 240 registered as SE-BSU suffered an accident while being used for training purposes. After a simulated engine failure at take-off the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft crash-landed after the nose and main landing gear collapsed. None of the four persons onboard were killed, but the aircraft was written off. (Source: )
- 5 January 1970: A Spantax Convair 990 registered as EC-BNM on a ferry flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) crashed while climbing after take-off. The aircraft had been scheduled for a charter flight earlier in the day, but the flight was cancelled after the no. 4 engine developed trouble. The decision was made to ferry the aircraft using three engines to Zurich for repairs and the aircraft departed at 10:54 p.m. from runway 19 (currently runway 19R). The aircraft contacted trees approximately 1,800 meters from the point of lift-off. Five of the 10 passengers and crew onboard were killed and the aircraft was written off. (Source: )
- 14 July 1973: A Sterling Airlines Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as OY-SAN taxied into an obstruction and was written off as being damaged beyond repair. (Source: )
- 25 January 1974: Scandinavian Airlines System Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as OY-KRA was damaged beyond repair and written off. (Source: )
- 26 May 1977: An Antonov 24 belonging to Aeroflot registered as CCCP-46806 on a scheduled flight from Donetsk Airport (DOK) to Riga Airport (RIX) was hijacked by a single hijacker who demanded to be taken to Sweden where the hijacker surrendered releasing the 23 passengers and crew. (Source: )
- 14 November 1978: An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 registered as CCCP-85286 on a scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) aborted its take-off after having reached rotation speed. The aircraft overran the runway and while none of the 74 passengers or crew was injured the aircraft suffered substantial damage. (Source: )
- 27 February 1979: An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 on a flight from Oslo to Stockholm with a continuation to Moscow was taken over by three hijackers who were taken down in Stockholm. (Source: )
- 16 August 1980 While landing during a thunderstorm, a Jat Airways Boeing 707 YU-AGG received strong tailwind and overan runway 26 blowing several tyres and received mud in all 4 engines. There were no fatalities in the incident.
- 6 January 1987: A Transwede Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as SE-DEC on a non-scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Alicante Airport (ALC) encountered problems after take-off most likely caused by ice. The aircraft hit the runway hard causing the landing gear to fail and the aircraft slid off the runway and caught fire. None of the 27 passengers and crew was killed but the aircraft was written off and subsequently used by the airport's ARFF as a fire and rescue training aircraft.(Source: )
- 27 December 1991: A Scandinavian Airlines System McDonnell Douglas MD-81 registered as OY-KHO on a scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) crashed at Gottröra shortly after take-off. The accident was caused by a dual engine failure when clear ice which had formed during the night was not properly removed during de-icing broke off after take-off and was ingested into the engines. None of the 129 passengers and crew was killed but the aircraft was written off. See the article Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751.
- 20 February 1993: A hijacker onboard an Aeroflot Tupolev 134 on a scheduled flight between Tyumen Airport (TJM) and Pulkovo Airport (LED) demanded to be taken to the USA. The aircraft first made a refueling stop in Tallinn where 30 passengers were released, after which the aircraft was flown to Stockholm where the hijacker demanded a larger aircraft to be flown to the U.S. After having released 12 more passengers the hijacker, who was accompanied by his wife and child, surrendered releasing the remaining 40 passengers and crew. (Source )
- 7 October 1997: A BAC One-Eleven belonging to Tarom registered as YR-BCM on a scheduled flight from Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport suffered a failure of the nosewheel steering after touching down heavily on runway 26. As the airplane slowed down the commander discovered that he could not control the aircraft which departed the runway and continued into the grassy area to on the right side. The aircraft slowed down softly and when it came to a stop the passengers and crew were able to depart the aircraft using the normal exits. The aircraft was written off and taken to Halmstad by Le Caravelle Club to be used as a fire trainer. (Source: )
- 8 October 1999: A Saab 2000 belonging to Scandinavian Airlines System registered as SE-SLF called "Eir Viking" ran into a closed hangar door. At the time it was supposedly being taxied by two engineers or technicians. The two persons onboard received some injuries and the aircraft was written off. (source: )
See also
External links
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport - Official site
Notes
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Stockholm-Arlanda Airport , is an international [airport located in
Sigtuna Municipality near to the town of
Märsta, about 42km north of
Stockholm and nearly 40km, by road, south-east of
Uppsala. By rail the distance from Uppsala is considerably shorter, while the rail distance to and from Stockholm's centre is comparable to that of the road.
The airport is located within
Stockholm County and the province of
Uppland. It is the largest airport in
Sweden – in 2006 the third largest airport in the Nordic countries – and had 17.5 million passengers in 2006. It is also one of three major Airline hubs of
Scandinavian Airlines System.
History
The airport was first used in
1959, but only for practice flights. In
1960, it opened for general traffic, and in 1962 the official opening ceremony took place. It was used for intercontinental traffic already in 1960 since the runway of
Bromma was too short. The name
Arlanda was decided after a competition prior to the airport opening. It is derived from Arland, an old name for the parish Ärlinghundra (now Husby-Ärlinghundra in
Märsta) where the airport is situated. The a was added in analogy with other Swedish place names ending with -landa, and also makes the name a pun on the Swedish language verb "landa", which means "to land". Terminal 5 is the original terminal.
In 1983 the domestic traffic moved from
Stockholm-Bromma Airport to Arlanda, using the newly built terminal now known as
Stockholm-Arlanda Terminal 4. In 1990 two new domestic terminals called "Domestic 2 and 3" were built south of the first domestic terminal. In 1992 the terminal 2 was partly abandoned because of traffic decrease. It started to be used for international traffic the year after, and the main domestic and international terminals are renumbered into 4 and 5. The third runway was built 1998-2002. Due to low passenger figures in 2002 it wasn't used until 2003, at which time protests were raised by people living under the its
flight path.
Airport layout
The airport has four terminals. Terminals 2 and 5 are used for international flights. Domestic flights are in terminal 3 and Stockholm-Arlanda Terminal 4. The new central building, Arlanda North, opened late 2003, connecting terminal 5 with the newly built Pier F. All international flights handled by SAS and its Star Alliance partners use the new central building. An Arlanda South building, connecting terminals 2, 3 and 4, was also planned, but construction is currently suspended due to lack of funds. Between terminals 4 and 5 is the shopping centre
Sky City, which also has a main line railway station. Furthermore, the Arlanda Express trains connect two stations at the airport with Stockholm. The airport has a capacity of about 25 million passengers per year.
- 4 passenger terminals
- 64 gates
- 5 cargo terminals
- 5 hangars
- 3 take-off and landing runways
- (3300 m, 2500 m and 2500 m)
Alternate space shuttle landing site
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is one of the emergency landing sites for NASA's
Space Shuttle. List of Space Shuttle emergency landing sites at GlobalSecurity.org
Facilities
- 35 stores
- 33 restaurants
- 3 hotels
- 2 banks
- 1 pharmacy
- 1 chapel
- Conference facilities
- 49 conference rooms
- 6,300 m² conference space
- Exhibition hall for up to 1,000 delegates
Lounges
- Finnair, Terminal 2 (Oneworld Business/First Class passengers )
- Lounge Novia, Terminal 5 (Contract Lounge)
- Scandinavian Airlines System, Terminal 5 (Star Alliance/SAS Group Business/First Class passengers)
- Scandinavian Airlines System, Terminal 5 (Star Alliance/SAS Group Gold Card Holders)
- Scandinavian Airlines System, Terminal 4 (Star Alliance/SAS Group Gold Card Holders)
Ground transportation
Rail
The fastest way to the airport from
Stockholm Central Station is the
Arlanda Express high-speed train service. The 20-minute train ride costs 220
Swedish krona and can be combined with a taxi or use of the Storstockholms Lokaltrafik Public transport in Stockholm as a time efficient method of travel to the airport.
Upptåget, operated by Upplands Lokaltrafik, is a commuter train service covering
Upplands Väsby – Stockholm-Arlanda Airport – Uppsala –
Gävle. The train takes about 19 minutes to Uppsala and 90 minutes to Gävle. The train departs every 30 minutes. The train costs 105 SEK to Uppsala and 180 SEK to Gävle. One can change in Upplands Väsby to commuter train to Stockholm, for a total price to Stockholm of 115 SEK, taking 35 min.
Long-distance trains called
Intercity or
X2000 operated by SJ AB go to locations north of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. A fee (75 SEK, normally included in the ticket price) is levied on arriving or departing passengers which use the underground railroad station. It is not allowed to use long-distance trains to go to the Stockholm Central Station.
Hotel transfer
Airport Shuttle
Airport Shuttle provides transportation from Arlanda airport to hotels in Stockholm city. Airport Shuttle is a cheaper alternative compared to train and taxi since you share the shuttle with other travellers.
The journey with AirportShuttle.se between Arlanda airport and Stockholm city costs 150 SEK and takes between 30-70 minutes depending on traffic. They guarantee it will not take more than 70 minutes.
Bus
Flygbussarna
Flygbussarna offer airport coaches to and from the airport which stop at several locations in northern
Stockholm County as well as Stockholm City Centre. From the downtown city terminal
Flygbussarna offers a connecting coach to Stockholm-Bromma Airport which in addition to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport caters to domestic and international travel.
Flygbussarna also has coaches which connect to
Stockholm-Skavsta Airport which caters to low-cost airlines like Ryanair.
The journey with
Flygbussarna between Stockholm central bus terminal and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport costs 95 SEK and takes about 40 minutes, longer in rush hour.
SL bus and commuter rail
The cheapest way to travel to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is by using Storstockholms Lokaltrafik bus lines 583 or 583X which travel between the airport and Märsta station where a commuter train connects with
Stockholm Central Station. The travelling time from the airport to the Stockholm Central Station is about 60 minutes (of which about 18 minutes by bus, 6 minutes transit at Märsta station, 36 minutes by train).
Note that when travelling by SL buses the tickets must be purchased beforehand as it is not possible to purchase them on the bus. Pre-paid tickets are sold at the convenience stores operated by Pressbyrån and
7-Eleven inside the terminals and Sky City. The trip to central Stockholm requires four zone tickets, which costs 52 SEK with pre-paid tickets. Just the bus trip to Märsta station requires two tickets, which costs 26 SEK with pre-paid tickets. See
Public transport in Stockholm#SL's tickets for a description of other ticket alternatives which may be a better option if one intends to utilise the public transport more than just for this single trip.
Commuter trains operated by Statens Järnvägar to Stockholm Central Station and Uppsala also stop at Märsta station (Stockholm: 21 min, costs 50 SEK; Uppsala: 19 minutes, costs 50 SEK).
Uppsala
Buses operated by
Upplands Lokaltrafik travel between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and
Uppsala (bus no. 801 and 802).
Taxi
The other quick method of transportation between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and locations in
Stockholm or Uppsala is by taxi. All taxi companies are required to offer fixed prices when going from the airport, which takes away the guess-work of how much the fare will cost (one can still request use of the taxi meter). Most companies also offer fixed prices to the airport. Approximate cost is 450 kr for the 35–50 minute journey to central Stockholm (2005) and the taxi can take four passengers (more if one orders a larger taxi).
Airport Parking
Terminal parking, short-term and long-term parking is available at the airport but can be quite expensive. Parking rules are heavily enforced and parking fines constitute one source of revenue for
Sigtuna municipality and the
Luftfartsverket.
Terminals, airlines and destinations
Terminal 2 International (Arlanda South)
- Air Berlin (Berlin-Tegel)
- British Airways (London-Heathrow)
- Finnair (Boston , Helsinki)
- FlyNordic (Bergen , Copenhagen, Dublin , Grenoble , Oslo, Prague, Tallinn , Toulon )
- Germanwings (Berlin-Schönefeld, Cologne/Bonn)
- Iberia Airlines (Madrid)
- Iceland Express (Reykjavík)
- Malev Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
- Norwegian Air Shuttle (Krakow, Oslo, Paris-Orly, Warsaw)
- Sterling Airways (Copenhagen)
- TAP Portugal (Copenhagen, Lisbon)
- TUIfly (Hanover, Stuttgart)
Terminal 3 Regional (Arlanda South)
- Nextjet (Hagfors, Mora, Örebro, Sveg, Torsby)
- Skyways Express (Arvidsjaur, Halmstad, Hemavan, Jönköping, Karlstad, Kristianstad, Lycksele, Skellefteå, Trollhättan, Visby)
- Skyways Express operated by Direktflyg (Borlänge, Oskarshamn, Linköping)
Terminal 4 Domestic (Arlanda South)
- FlyNordic (Åre-Östersund, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kiruna, Luleå, Umeå)
- Nordic Regional (Gällivare, Kramfors-Sollefteå)
- Scandinavian Airlines System (Ängelholm, Åre-Östersund, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Kalmar, Kiruna, Luleå, Malmö, Örnsköldsvik, Ronneby, Skellefteå, Sundsvall, Umeå, Växjö)
- Sterling Airways (Gothenburg-Landvetter, Malmö)
History
Terminal 4, formerly
Inrikes 1 was originally designed for the Swedish domestic carrier Linjeflyg, and initiated in 1983. Linjeflyg and
Scandinavian Airlines moved all operations from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to the new terminal at Arlanda in 1984. This was made to assemble the domestic and international departures between Scandinavian Airlines and
Linjeflyg, but the terminal was unfortunately 25% underdimentioned from the beginning. For that reason Stockholm-Arlanda Terminal 2 was set up for
Scandinavian Airlines, who moved all domestic flights from Inrikes 1 to the new terminal in
1990.
Because of a recession in Swedish economy
Scandinavian Airlines wanted to move back in 1992, and again the two carriers shared the terminal. Also in 1992 the terminal got a new name, Terminal 4. Since
1999 the terminal has it's own express station for high-speed trains, connecting the terminal with Stockholm Central Station and Terminal 5.
The year 2006 marked Terminal 4:s first radical renovation program since it was completed in 1983
Terminal 5 International (Arlanda North)
- Aeroflot (Moscow-Sheremetyevo)
- Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
- Air Åland (Mariehamn)
- AirBaltic (Riga, Vilnius)
- Air China (Beijing)
- Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
- Air Malta (Malta)
- Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa)
- Arkia Israel Airlines (Tel Aviv)
- Austrian Airlines
- Blue1 (Vaasa, Tampere, Turku, Helsinki)
- Cimber Air (Billund)
- Continental Airlines (Newark)
- Czech Airlines (Prague)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta June 3, 2008)
- Estonian Air (Kuressaare, Tallinn)
- Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa, Rome-Fiumicino)
- Icelandair (Reykjavík-Keflavík)
- Iran Air (Tehran-Mehrabad)
- Israir (Tel Aviv)
- Jat Airways (Belgrade, Gothenburg)
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
- LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw)
- Lufthansa (Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich)
- Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur, Newark)
- Qatar Airways (Doha) November 27, 2007
- Rossiya (airline) (St. Petersburg)
- Scandinavian Airlines System (Amsterdam, Athens , Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi October 27, 2007, Barcelona October 25, 2007, Beijing, Bergen, Berlin-Tegel, Bristol , Brussels, Budapest, Chicago-O'Hare, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh , Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow-International , Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul-Atatürk, London-Heathrow, Malaga, Manchester, Milan-Linate, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Munich, Newark, Nice, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Prague, Reykjavík-Keflavík, Riga, Rome-Fiumicino, Sarajevo March 3, 2008, St. Petersburg, Split , Stuttgart, Tallinn, Trondheim, Vienna, Zürich)
- Skyways Express (Kuressare , Luxembourg)
- Spanair (Alicante (seasonal), Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca )
- Sterling Airlines (Alicante, Amsterdam, Athens , Barcelona, Bologna , Brussels October 22, 2007 Budapest , Chambéry December 17, 2007, Chania , Dortmund October 22, 2007, Edinburgh, Faro, Las Palmas , London Gatwick, Malaga, Nice, Nottingham October 22, 2007, Palma de Mallorca , Prague , Rome-Ciampino, Salzburg December 17, 2007)
- Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
- Syrian Arab Airlines (Aleppo, Damascus)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
- Turkish Airlines (Ankara , Antalya , Istanbul-Atatürk, Konya )
- US Airways (Philadelphia )
- Viking Airlines (Athens, Suleimanya)
Terminal 5 Charter
New destinations and airlines
Cargo operators
In addition to being a busy passenger airport Stockholm-Arlanda is also a major cargo hub. Some of the operators include:
Accidents, incidents and hijackings
- 1 November 1969: A Linjeflyg Convair 240 registered as SE-BSU suffered an accident while being used for training purposes. After a simulated engine failure at take-off the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft crash-landed after the nose and main landing gear collapsed. None of the four persons onboard were killed, but the aircraft was written off. (Source: )
- 5 January 1970: A Spantax Convair 990 registered as EC-BNM on a ferry flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) crashed while climbing after take-off. The aircraft had been scheduled for a charter flight earlier in the day, but the flight was cancelled after the no. 4 engine developed trouble. The decision was made to ferry the aircraft using three engines to Zurich for repairs and the aircraft departed at 10:54 p.m. from runway 19 (currently runway 19R). The aircraft contacted trees approximately 1,800 meters from the point of lift-off. Five of the 10 passengers and crew onboard were killed and the aircraft was written off. (Source: )
- 14 July 1973: A Sterling Airlines Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as OY-SAN taxied into an obstruction and was written off as being damaged beyond repair. (Source: )
- 25 January 1974: Scandinavian Airlines System Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as OY-KRA was damaged beyond repair and written off. (Source: )
- 26 May 1977: An Antonov 24 belonging to Aeroflot registered as CCCP-46806 on a scheduled flight from Donetsk Airport (DOK) to Riga Airport (RIX) was hijacked by a single hijacker who demanded to be taken to Sweden where the hijacker surrendered releasing the 23 passengers and crew. (Source: )
- 14 November 1978: An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 registered as CCCP-85286 on a scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) aborted its take-off after having reached rotation speed. The aircraft overran the runway and while none of the 74 passengers or crew was injured the aircraft suffered substantial damage. (Source: )
- 27 February 1979: An Aeroflot Tupolev 154 on a flight from Oslo to Stockholm with a continuation to Moscow was taken over by three hijackers who were taken down in Stockholm. (Source: )
- 16 August 1980 While landing during a thunderstorm, a Jat Airways Boeing 707 YU-AGG received strong tailwind and overan runway 26 blowing several tyres and received mud in all 4 engines. There were no fatalities in the incident.
- 6 January 1987: A Transwede Sud Aviation Caravelle registered as SE-DEC on a non-scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Alicante Airport (ALC) encountered problems after take-off most likely caused by ice. The aircraft hit the runway hard causing the landing gear to fail and the aircraft slid off the runway and caught fire. None of the 27 passengers and crew was killed but the aircraft was written off and subsequently used by the airport's ARFF as a fire and rescue training aircraft.(Source: )
- 27 December 1991: A Scandinavian Airlines System McDonnell Douglas MD-81 registered as OY-KHO on a scheduled flight from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) crashed at Gottröra shortly after take-off. The accident was caused by a dual engine failure when clear ice which had formed during the night was not properly removed during de-icing broke off after take-off and was ingested into the engines. None of the 129 passengers and crew was killed but the aircraft was written off. See the article Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751.
- 20 February 1993: A hijacker onboard an Aeroflot Tupolev 134 on a scheduled flight between Tyumen Airport (TJM) and Pulkovo Airport (LED) demanded to be taken to the USA. The aircraft first made a refueling stop in Tallinn where 30 passengers were released, after which the aircraft was flown to Stockholm where the hijacker demanded a larger aircraft to be flown to the U.S. After having released 12 more passengers the hijacker, who was accompanied by his wife and child, surrendered releasing the remaining 40 passengers and crew. (Source )
- 7 October 1997: A BAC One-Eleven belonging to Tarom registered as YR-BCM on a scheduled flight from Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport suffered a failure of the nosewheel steering after touching down heavily on runway 26. As the airplane slowed down the commander discovered that he could not control the aircraft which departed the runway and continued into the grassy area to on the right side. The aircraft slowed down softly and when it came to a stop the passengers and crew were able to depart the aircraft using the normal exits. The aircraft was written off and taken to Halmstad by Le Caravelle Club to be used as a fire trainer. (Source: )
- 8 October 1999: A Saab 2000 belonging to Scandinavian Airlines System registered as SE-SLF called "Eir Viking" ran into a closed hangar door. At the time it was supposedly being taxied by two engineers or technicians. The two persons onboard received some injuries and the aircraft was written off. (source: )
See also
External links
- Stockholm-Arlanda Airport - Official site
Notes