Stockholm-Arlanda Airport - Definition and Overview

Stockholm-Arlanda, or simply Arlanda, is an international airport located in Sigtuna Municipality, 42 km north of Stockholm and 31 km south of Uppsala. The IATA airport code is ARN, and the ICAO airport code is ESSA. It is the largest airport in Sweden, one of two major hubs of Scandinavian Airlines System, and one of Europe's largest airports. 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.

Arlanda International Airport has four terminals. Terminals 5 and 2 are used for international flights. Domestic flights are in terminal 4, while terminal 3 is used for regional lines. 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 seems 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.

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) 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 verb "landa", which means "to land".

Terminal 2

• British Airways
• Duo Airways
• European Executive Express
• Finnair
• Iberia
• Luxair
• SN Brussels
• Swedline
• Swiss International Airlines
• TAP Air Portugal
• LOT Polish

Terminal 3

• Danish Air Transport
• European Executive Express
• Skyways (Within Sweden, Norway, and Denmark)
• Swedline

Terminal 4

• Malmö Aviation
• Nordic Airlink (Scheduled Flights)
• Scandinavian Airlines System (Within Sweden, Norway, and Denmark)
• Skyways (Skellefteå)
• Fly Me(Malmö, Gothenburg)

Terminal 5

• Aeroflot
• Aerosvit Airlines
• Air Baltic
• Air Botnia
• Air China
• Air Europe
• Air France
• Air Malta
• Austrian Airlines
• Balkan Tour
• Belavia Airlines
• Braathens
• Britannia Airways
• Condor
• Croatian Airlines
• CSA Czech Airlines
• Egyptair
• Estonian Air
• Eurocypria
• Falconair
• Icelandair
• Iran Air
• KLM
• Lithuanian Airlines
• Lufthansa
• Maersk Air
• MALEV Hungarian
• Malmo Aviation
• Mytravel Airways
• Nordic Airlink (Charter Flights)
• Nouvelair Tunisie
• Novair
• Pegasus Air
• Pulkovo Airlines
• Scandinavian Airlines System (International Flights)
• Skyways (International Flights)
• Spanair
• Sterling European
• Syrian Arab Airlines
• Thai Airways International
• Tunisair
• Turkish Airlines (THY)
• Wideroe's Flyveselskap
• Yugoslav Airlines

See also: Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, Swedish Civil Aviation Administration

Various communications to Stockholm are available. Airport coaches, taxis, and the recently-opened train express-way, called "Arlanda Express".

External links

• Arlanda Airport (http://www.arlanda.se/) - Official site
• Airport maps (http://www.arlanda.net/site/maps/terminals.asp) - Arlanda intranet