Pajala Airport

Pajala Airport
File:Pajala airport.jpg
IATA: PJA – ICAO: ESUP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Pajala Municipality
Location	Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden
Elevation AMSL	542 ft / 165 m
Coordinates
Website	www.pajala.se/pajala-airport
Map
PJA is located in Norrbotten PJA Location within Norrbotten
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,302 7,552 Asphalt

Pajala Airport (IATA: PJA, ICAO: ESUP) is an airport in Pajala, Sweden.

History

The airport was opened for regular traffic in 1999. Pajala was before that said to be the most inaccessible municipality centre in Sweden, with around 5 hours travel time (hand luggage only) from central Stockholm (with flight to Gällivare airport, and car 140 km Gällivare–Pajala). A political principle was established at the time saying that there should be maximum four hours travel time between central Stockholm and any municipality centre, in order to make one day business travel possible.

The runway was extended with 880 metres (2,890 ft) to 2,302 metres (7,552 ft) in 2007, to be able to handle larger charter aircraft. In December of years 2013, 2014 and 2015 the airport was used for several charter flights per year from the United Kingdom for tourists wishing to see a white Christmas.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Jonair	Luleå

Ground transportation

The airport is 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Pajala village. Taxi and rental cars are available. The bus no 46 Gällivare–Pajala stops at the main road near the airport, however only twice per day.

References

• World Aero Data

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website