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Stockholm-Arlanda Airport , is an international airport located in Sigtuna Municipality near to the town of Märsta, 42 km north of Stockholm and 28 km south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the province of Uppland. It is the largest airport in Sweden and the 15th largest airport in Europe (17.1 million passengers 2005). It is also one of two major hubs of Scandinavian Airlines System.

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History

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. 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 in Märsta) 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".

Airport Layout

Airport layout at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. (Pir=Pier and Utgång=Gate.)
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Airport layout at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. (Pir=Pier and Utgång=Gate.)

Airport layout at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport after the planned expansion. The four terminals have now been replaced with two larger ones: Terminal North and Terminal South.
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Airport layout at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport after the planned expansion. The four terminals have now been replaced with two larger ones: Terminal North and Terminal South.

The airport has four terminals. Terminals 2 and 5 are used for international flights. Domestic flights are in terminals 3 and 4. 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 is 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.

Facilities

Lounges

Ground transportation

Rail

The fastest way to connect to the airport from the downtown central station is by taking the Arlanda Express high-speed train. The 20-minute train ride costs 200 kr (2005) and can be combined with a taxi or use of the public transportation system SL as a time efficient method of travel to the airport.

Arlanda also has a railway station where long-distance trains operated by SJ to locations north and south of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport make stops to pick up and drop off passengers. A fee is levied on arriving or departing passengers which use the underground railroad station.

Bus

The cheapest way to travel to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is by using SL bus no. 583 which travels between the airport and Märsta station where a commuter train connects with Stockholm Central Station (travelling time by train is approximately 60 min). Discount coupons are sold at the convenience stores operated by Pressbyrån and 7-eleven inside the terminals and Sky City. The cost is 20 kr or 18 kr if using discount coupons (one set costs 180 kr for 10 journeys) (2006). Commuter trains operated by SJ to Stockholm Central Station and Uppsala also stop at Märsta station.

Flygbussarna offer convenient airport coaches to and from the airport which stop at several locations in northern Stockholm County as well as Stockholm City. From the downtown city terminal Flygbussarna offers a connecting coach to Stockholm-Bromma Airport which in addition to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport caters to domestic and international travel. Flygbussarna also has coaches which connect to Stockholm-Skavsta Airport which caters to low-cost airlines like Ryanair. The 40–50 min journey with Flygbussarna to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport costs 89 kr (2005).

Buses operated by Upplands Lokaltrafik travel between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Uppsala (bus no. 801).

Taxi

The other quick method of transportation between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and locations in Stockholm or Uppsala is by taxi. All taxi companies are required to offer fixed prices when going from the airport, which takes away the guess-work of how much the fare will cost (one can still request use of the taxi meter). Most companies also offer fixed prices to the airport. Approximate cost is 450 kr for the 35-50 minute journey to downtown Stockholm (2005) and the taxi can take four passengers (more if one orders a larger taxi).

Airport Parking

Terminal parking, short-term and long-term parking is available at the airport but can be quite expensive. Parking rules are heavily enforced and parking fines constitute one source of revenue for Sigtuna municipality and the Airport Authority.

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Terminal 2 International (Arlanda South)

Terminal 3 Regional (Arlanda South)

Terminal 4 Domestic (Arlanda South)

Terminal 5 International (Arlanda North)

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Terminal 5 Charter

Cargo operators

In addition to being a busy passenger airport Stockholm-Arlanda is also a major cargo hub. Some of the operators include:

And after 24 August will Korean Air Cargo start flying to Arlanda and after the 17 september will Cathay Pacific Cargo start flying to Arlanda

Accidents, incidents and hijackings

See also

External links

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