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Arlanda Airport
Airport Directory » Sweden » Stockholm » Arlanda AirportStockholm-Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN, ICAO: ESSA), is an international airport turn up in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the city of Märsta, approximately 42 kilometre (26 mi) northward of Stockholm and almost 40 kilometre (25 mi), by route, south east of Uppsala.
The airport is turn up within Stockholm County and the district of Uppland. It is the biggest airport in Sweden – it is the 3rd biggest airport in the Nordic commonwealths – and had 18.1 million riders in 2008 with 13.3 million international riders and 4.9 million domestic. It is also 1 of 3 major hubs of Scandinavian Airlines System.
History
The airport was 1st used in 1959, but only for pattern voyages. In 1960, it opened for general traffic, and in 1962 the functionary opening observance took location. It was used for intercontinental traffic already in 1960 since the landing track of Bromma was excessively short. The name Arlanda was make up one's mind after a competition prior to the airport opening. It is inferred from Arland, an old name for the parish Ärlinghundra (currently Husby-Ärlinghundra in Märsta) where the airport is located. The '-a' was added in analogy with other Swedish location names finish with -landa, and also does the name a pun on the Swedish verb "landa", which averages "to bring down". Terminal five is the original depot.
In 1983 the domestic traffic travel from Bromma to Arlanda, using the new constructed depot currently known as Terminal 4. In 1990 two new domestic depots named "Domestic two and three" were made southward of the 1st domestic depot. In 1992 the depot two was partially abandoned because of traffic diminish. It set about to be used for international traffic the yr after, and the independent domestic and international depots are renumbered into four and 5. The 3rd landing track was made 1998-2002. Due to low rider figs in 2002 it wasn't used until 2003, at which clip protests were raised by someones dwelling under its voyage way.
Airport layout
The airport has 4 depots with a aggregative of 64 entrances. Terminals two and five are used for international voyages. Domestic voyages are in depot three and Terminal 4. The new central construction, Arlanda North, opened late 2003, tie depot five with the new constructed Pier F. All international voyages cared by SAS and its Star Alliance spouses use the new central construction. An Arlanda South construction, tie depots 2, 3 and 4, was also be after, but building is now suspended due to want of monetary funds. Between depots four and five is the shop mall Sky City, which also has a main line railroad terminal. Furthermore, the Arlanda Express railroad train tie 2 stations at the airport with Stockholm. The airport has a capacity of approximately 25 million riders per yr.
Arlanda has 3 landing track: Runway one (01L-19R), Runway two (08-26), Runway three (01R-19L). Runway one is 3,300 m (10,827 foot) long and is able to deal take-offs and landings of the heaviest aircraft in use currently. Runways two and three are 2,500 m (8,202 foot) long. As pointed, landing track one and three are parallel landing track that is able to be functioned independently of 1 another. Runway three is fit out with CAT III for instrument landing. The airport disposal demands to be world-leading at uncluttering snowfall from the landing track. Arlanda has a policy to ne'er close due to snow. Heavy snow is able to nevertheless do long hold up.
Arlanda has five depots for air freight and five aircraft depots. The figure of aircraft parkland locations is about 100. Arlanda has been named as 1 of the many emergency districting locations for NASA's Space Shuttle (most likely on history of its comparatively long independent landing track).
Facilities
- 35 shops
- 33 eating house
- Three hotels
- Two banks
- One pharmaceutics
- One chapel
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Conference installations
- 49 conference appartment
- 6,300 m² conference infinite
- Exhibition hallway for up to 1,000 deputes
Lounges
- Finnair Lounge , Terminal two (Oneworld Business/First Class riders )
- Lounge Novia, Terminal five (Contract Lounge)
- SAS Business Lounge , Terminal five (Star Alliance/SAS Group Business/First Class riders)
- SAS Scandinavian Lounge , Terminal five (Star Alliance/SAS Group Gold Card Holders)
- SAS Stockholm Lounge , Terminal four (Star Alliance/SAS Group Gold Card Holders)
Ground transportation system
Arlanda ExpressRail
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The fastest fashion to the airport from Stockholm Central Station is the Arlanda Express high-speed railroad train service. The 20-minute railroad train sit costs 240 SEK for an adult and 120 SEK for traveler of 25 yr of age or immature and is able to be united with a cab or use of the SL public transport system as a clip efficient method of travel to the airport.
Upptåget, functioned by UL, is a commuter railroad train service covering Upplands Väsby – Stockholm-Arlanda Airport – Uppsala – Gävle. The railroad train takes approximately 19 min. to Uppsala and 90 min. to Gävle. The railroad train goes away every 30 min.. The railroad train costs 105 SEK to Uppsala and 180 SEK to Gävle. One is able to modify in Upplands Väsby to suburban railroad train to Stockholm, for a aggregative monetary value to Stockholm of 115 SEK, taking 35 minute.
Long-distance railroad train named Intercity or X2000 functioned by SJ go to places northward of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. A fee (75 SEK, usually included in the ticket monetary value) is imposed on getting or going away riders who use the underground railroad terminal. Passengers are not allowed to use long-distance railroad train to go to the Stockholm Central Station.
Hotel conveyance
Airport Shuttle
Airport shuttle furnishes transportation system from Arlanda airport to hotels in Stockholm town. Airport Shuttle is a inexpensive choice compared to railroad train and cab since you part the shuttle with other traveler.
The journey with AirportShuttle.se between Arlanda airport and Stockholm town costs 150 SEK and takes between 30-70 min. depending on traffic. They vouch it will not take more than 70 min..
Bus
Flygbussarna
Flygbussarna offer airport managers to and from the airport which halt at several places in northern Stockholm County as good as Stockholm City Centre. From the business district town depot Flygbussarna offers a tie manager to Stockholm-Bromma Airport which in addition to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport provides to domestic help and international locomote. Flygbussarna also has managers which link to Stockholm-Skavsta Airport which supplies to low-cost air hose like Ryanair.
The journey with Flygbussarna between Stockholm central bus depot and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport costs 110 SEK and takes approximately 40 min., longer in rush 60 minute.
SL coach and commuter train rail
The inexpensive fashion to travel to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is by using SL bus line 583 or 583X which move between the airport and Märsta station where a commuter railroad train ties with Stockholm Central Station. The travel time from the airport to the Stockholm Central Station is approximately hours (of which approximately 18 min. by coach, six min. theodolite at Märsta station, 36 min. by railroad train).
Note that when travelling by SL jitneys the tickets moldiness be bought ahead as it is not possible to buy them on the coach. Pre-paid tickets are sold at the convenience stores functioned by Pressbyrån and 7-Eleven inside the depots and Sky City. The trip to central Stockholm claims 4 zone tickets, which costs 52 SEK with pre-paid tickets. Just a coach trip to Märsta station claims 2 tickets, which costs 26 SEK with pre-paid tickets. See Public transport in Stockholm for a verbal description of other ticket choices which may be a more better option if 1 thinks to use the public transport more than merely for this individual trip.
Commuter railroad train functioned by SJ to Stockholm Central Station and Uppsala also halt at Märsta station (Stockholm: 21 minute, costs 50 SEK; Uppsala: 19 min., costs 50 SEK).
Uppsala
Buses functioned by Upplands Lokaltrafik locomote between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Uppsala (jitney no. 801 and 802).
Taxi
The other quick method of transportation system between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and places in Stockholm or Uppsala is by cab. All cab corporations are claimed to offer restored monetary values when travel from the airport, which take away the guess-work of how much the menu will cost (1 is able to calm call for use of the cab metre). Most leading corporations also offer restored costs to the airport. Approximate fixed-price cost is 495 kr for the 35–50 min journey to central Stockholm (2008) and the cab is able to take 4 riders (more if 1 say a bigger cab). If no restored monetary value is agreed upon with the driver, the journey may be much more expensive.
Airport parkland
Terminal parkland, short-term and long-term parkland is available at the airport. The low cost long-term parkland claims a free shuttle jitney sit. The coach departes every 8-15 min. so traveler using them should be after one-half an 60 minute for parkland and transport. Parking patterns are to a great extent applied.
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