Arvidsjaur Airport

Arvidsjaur Airport (IATA: AJR, ICAO: ESNX) is situated 13 km (8.1 mi) from Arvidsjaur town in Sweden and had 52,681 passengers in 2018.

Arvidsjaur Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTown of Arvidsjaur
LocationArvidsjaur
Opened1990
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST)(UTC+2)
Elevation AMSL1,245 ft / 379 m
Coordinates65°35′25″N 019°16′55″E
Websitearvidsjaurairport.se
Map
AJR
AJR
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 8,201 2,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers total56,940
International passengers25,738
Domestic passengers31,202
Landings total (2009)6,957
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency

The runway is longer than most in the northern interior of Sweden, and this allows international charter jet planes. This was a major reason winter car testing was established in the region around Arvidsjaur, now an important part of the local economy.

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