Stockholm-Arlanda Airport |
Stockholm-Arlanda, or Arlanda, is an international airport in the Sigtuna municipality, located beween Stockholm and
Uppsala. The IATA code is
ARN. It is the largest airport in Sweden, one of two major hubs of Scandinavian Airlines System, and one of Europe's largest airports. 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.
Arlanda International Airport has four terminals. Terminals 5 and 2 are used for international flights. Domestic flights are
in terminal 4, while terminal 3 is used for regional lines. 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 seems 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 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) 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".
Terminal 2
Terminal 3
- Danish Air
Transport
- European Executive Express
- Skyways (Within Sweden, Norway, and Denmark)
- Swedline
Terminal 4
- Malmö Aviation
- Nordic Airlink (Scheduled
Flights)
- Scandinavian Airlines System (Within
Sweden, Norway, and Denmark)
- Skyways (Skellefteå)
- Fly Me(Malmö, Gothenburg)
Terminal 5
See also: Gothenburg-Landvetter
Airport, Swedish Civil
Aviation Administration
Various communications to Stockholm are available. Airport coaches, taxis, and the recently-opened train express-way, called
"Arlanda Express".
| Method |
Approx. time (minutes) |
Price (1 adult, 2004, SEK) |
| Airport coaches |
50 min |
80 kr |
| Taxi |
40 min |
350 kr |
| Arlanda Express trains |
20 min |
180 kr |
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