Sundsvall–Timrå Airport Explained

Sundsvall–Timrå Airport
Nativename:Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats
Image2-Width:250
Iata:SDL
Icao:ESNN
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västernorrland#Sweden
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Västernorrland
Pushpin Label:SDL
Pushpin Label Position:top
Type:Public
Owner:Municipalities of Sundsvall and Timrå
Operator:Midlanda Flygplats AB
Location:Timrå, but mainly
serves Sundsvall and Härnösand, Sweden
Elevation-F:16
Elevation-M:5
Website:www.sdlairport.se
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:6,857
R1-Length-M:2,090
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Passengers total
Stat1-Data:273,527
Stat2-Header:International passengers
Stat2-Data:30,481
Stat3-Header:Domestic passengers
Stat3-Data:243,046
Stat4-Header:Landings total
Stat4-Data:4,074
Footnotes:Source:[1]

Sundsvall–Timrå Airport 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 (but not Härnösand) obtained the ownership of the airport from Swedavia on June 17, 2013.[2] Sundsvall–Timrå Airport is Norrland's sixth-busiest airport and Sweden's fifteenth busiest[3] . The airport counted 282,047 passengers in 2011 and 273,527 in 2018.[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 June 1796. The airport was inaugurated on 11 September 1944.[4]

Sundsvall airport has Sweden's first centre for remote control towers. Four airports have their ground movements controlled from an office building with camera view only. These four airports are Örnsköldsvik, Linköping, Sälen and Sundsvall itself.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Sundsvall–Timrå Airport:

Cargo

Accidents

On December 12, 1999, a Piper PA-31 Navajo crashed shortly after takeoff. It hit a hill in bad visibility. 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Passagerarfrekvens . . sv . 30 November 2019 .
  2. Web site: Swedavia överlämnar Sundsvall Härnösand Airport . 13 June 2013 . 8 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130805161245/http://www.swedavia.se/om-swedavia/nyheter/swedavia-overlamnar-sundsvall-harnosand-airport/ . 5 August 2013 .
  3. [List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries#2019 statistics]
  4. Web site: Historia. Aviation Society of Sundsvall. Mattias Thuresson. Swedish. 2 February 2021.
  5. https://www.flygtorget.se/Aktuellt/Artikel/?ID=11893&KatID=1 Sälen första flygplats i världen utan flygledartorn
  6. Web site: Accident Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain SE-GDN, 09 Dec 1999. Harro. Ranter. aviation-safety.net.
  7. Web site: Tio år sedan den svåra flygolyckan. 12 December 2009. st.nu.