Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 542 ft / 165 m Code PJA Phone +46 978 511 10 | Operator Pajala Municipality 11/29 2,302 Elevation 165 m | |
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Location Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden Website www.pajala.se/pajala-airport Address Mommankangas, 984 91 Pajala, Sweden Similar OKQ8 Pajala Suokolov, Pajala Färghandel, Hertz Biluthyrni, Pajala kommun Kultur, Pajala kommun Plan‑ & m | ||
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Pajala Airport (IATA: PJA, ICAO: ESUP) is an airport in Pajala, Sweden.
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History
The airport was opened for regular traffic in 1999. Pajala was before that said to be the most inaccessible municipality centre in Sweden, with around 5 hours travel time (hand luggage only) from central Stockholm (with flight to Gällivare airport, and car 140 km Gällivare–Pajala). A political principle was established at the time saying that there should be maximum four hours travel time between central Stockholm and any municipality centre, in order to make one-day business travel possible.
The runway was extended with 880 metres (2,890 ft) to 2,302 metres (7,552 ft) in 2007, to be able to handle larger charter aircraft. In December, beginning 2013 and after that, the airport has been used for several charter flights per year from the United Kingdom for tourists wishing to see a white Christmas.
Ground transportation
The airport is 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Pajala village. Taxi and rental cars are available. The bus no 46 Gällivare–Pajala stops at the main road near the airport, however only twice per day.