Sundsvall–Timrå Airport

Sundsvall–Timrå Airport (IATA: SDL, ICAO: ESNN) 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]

Sundsvall–Timrå Airport

Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMunicipalities of Sundsvall and Timrå
OperatorMidlanda Flygplats AB
LocationTimrå, but mainly
serves Sundsvall and Härnösand, Sweden
Opened11 September 1944 (11 September 1944)
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates62°31′41″N 17°26′38″E
Websitewww.sdlairport.se
Map
SDL is located in Västernorrland
SDL
SDL
Location of airport in Västernorrland
SDL is located in Sweden
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SDL (Sweden)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 6,857 2,090 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers total273,527
International passengers30,481
Domestic passengers243,046
Landings total4,074
Source:[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:

AirlinesDestinations
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Malmö,[6] Stockholm–Arlanda,[6] Umeå[6]
West Air Sweden[7]Stockholm-Arlanda

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at SDL airport. See Wikidata query.

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).[8] This was not a regular flight, but a taxi flight with paying passengers.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "Swedavia överlämnar Sundsvall Härnösand Airport". 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries#2019 statistics
  4. Mattias Thuresson. "Historia" (in Swedish). Aviation Society of Sundsvall. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. Sälen första flygplats i världen utan flygledartorn
  6. Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24.
  7. westatlantic.eu - Air Cargo Destinations retrieved 23 January 2021
  8. Ranter, Harro. "Accident Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain SE-GDN, 09 Dec 1999". aviation-safety.net.
  9. "Tio år sedan den svåra flygolyckan". st.nu. 12 December 2009.

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