Sundsvall–Timrå Airport

Sundsvall–Timrå Airport (IATA: SDL, ICAO: ESNN) is about 21 km north of Sundsvall, 8 km east of Timrå and 32 km south of Härnösand, Sweden. The airport is also known as Midlanda, referring to its geographically central location in Sweden. The airport was known under the name Sundsvall–Härnösand Airport until the municipalities of Sundsvall and Timrå obtained the ownership of the airport from Swedavia on June 17, 2013.[2] Sundsvall–Timrå Airport is Norrland's fourth-busiest airport and the country's eleventh busiest. The airport counted 282,047 passengers in 2011 and 273,527 in 2018.[1]

Sundsvall–Timrå Airport

Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMunicipalities of Sundsvall and Timrå
OperatorMidlanda Flygplats AB
LocationTimrå, but mainly
serves Sundsvall and Härnösand, Sweden
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates62°31′41″N 17°26′38″E
Websitewww.sdlairport.se
Map
SDL
Location of airport in Västernorrland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 6,857 2,090 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers total273,527
International passengers30,481
Domestic passengers243,046
Landings total4,074
Source:[1]

It was built on delta land formed by much sediment and flood debris that washed down the Indalsälven river to the sea when the lake Ragundasjön drained suddenly and catastrophically in 1796.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal charter: Chania,[3] Rhodes[3]
Air Europa Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca[3]
Jet Time Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria,[3] Larnaca[3]
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda
SunClass Airlines Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca[4]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Malmö,[5] Stockholm–Arlanda,[5] Umeå[5]

Accidents

On December 12, 1999, a Piper PA-31 Navajo crashed shortly after takeoff. All eight onboard died (pilot and seven passengers).[6] This was not a regular flight, but a taxi flight with paying passengers.[7]

See also
  • List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

References
  1. "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "Swedavia överlämnar Sundsvall Härnösand Airport". 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. "Only Flight". tui.se.
  4. "Flight". ving.se.
  5. Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24.
  6. Ranter, Harro. "Accident Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain SE-GDN, 09 Dec 1999". aviation-safety.net.
  7. "Tio år sedan den svåra flygolyckan". st.nu. 12 December 2009.

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