Gällivare Lapland Airport

Gällivare Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Gällivare Municipality
Serves Gällivare and Malmberget
Location Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten, Sweden
Elevation AMSL 1,027 ft / 312 m
Coordinates 67°07′59″N 020°48′44″E / 67.13306°N 20.81222°E / 67.13306; 20.81222Coordinates: 67°07′59″N 020°48′44″E / 67.13306°N 20.81222°E / 67.13306; 20.81222
Website www.gellivare.se/Projekt/Lapland-Airport
Map
GEV
Location within Norrbotten
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,610 1,714 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers total 36,836
Domestic passengers 36,836
Landings total 1,613
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1][2]

Gällivare Lapland Airport (IATA: GEV, ICAO: ESNG) is an airport located in Gällivare Municipality, Sweden, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) east from Gällivare and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Malmberget. The airport has since 2009 been expanded in a project co-financed by the county council and the EU, the airport was also re-branded.

Facilities

The airport was originally a military facility with an 800-metre (2,625 ft) airstrip. The airstrip was extended to 1,350 metres (4,429 ft) before being opened to regular civilian flights on April 19, 1971. During the years 1984 and 1984 the airstrip was gradually extended to its current length. In 1989 the airstrip was broadened to 45 metres (148 ft).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Following the bankruptcy of Nextjet, as of 18 May 2018 there are no longer any regular passenger flights. A new operator to Stockholm is expected to be operating around August or September 2018.[3] Until then the main alternative airport is Kiruna airport.

AirlinesDestinations
Regional Jet Stockholm–Arlanda (PSO) (begins 15 September 2018)[4]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Kiruna, Umeå

Ground transportation

There are a taxi stand, short-term and long-term parking lots at the airport.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Landningsfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Snart klart vem som tar över efter Nextjet
  4. ↑ "Start för flygtrafik till Gällivare och Arvidsjaur i september". www.trafikverket.se (in Swedish). 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-10.


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