Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport
Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains flygplats | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Scandinavian Mountains Airport AB | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sälen and Trysil | ||||||||||
| Location | Rörbäcksnäs, Malung-Sälen, Dalarna, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Opened | December 22, 2019 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 () | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 490 m / 1,608 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°09′32″N 12°50′24″E / 61.1590°N 12.8400°E / 61.1590; 12.8400 | ||||||||||
| Website | scandinavianmountains.se | ||||||||||
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Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport (IATA: SCR, ICAO: ESKS), also referred to as Sälen Trysil Airport, is an airport in the municipality of Malung-Sälen, Dalarna, Sweden, close to the Norwegian border.
History
The airport is intended for both scheduled and chartered services, primarily aimed at bringing tourists to the winter sports resorts of Sälen and Idre in Sweden, and Trysil in Norway. It was constructed on the site of an existing small sports airfield at Mobergskölen, near Rörbäcksnäs, in Malung-Sälen, 6.5 km (4.0 mi) by road or 4.7 km (2.9 mi) by straight line from the Norwegian border, and is the first new airport in Sweden since Pajala opened in 1999.[3] Before opening, the nearest airports to the area were the local Mora Airport (113 km from Sälen/168 km from Trysil) and the large Oslo Airport (213 km from Sälen/171 km from Trysil).[4]
The airport company Scandinavian Mountains Airport AB is owned by local companies, such as ski resort owners like SkiStar AB and municipal tourist promotion companies in both countries. In addition, in 2014, the Swedish government contributed SEK 250 million to the project, and the local counties and municipalities have also contributed money. Construction started in August 2017 with the runway paved in October 2018.[citation needed] It opened on 22 December 2019, and during the 2019-2020 winter it served 14,314 passengers.[5] It was the first airport in the world designed to be operated from the outset with a virtual tower rather than a conventional air traffic control tower.[6] During the 2019-2020 winter season, the Swedish airline BRA did operate with ATR72-600 and BAe RJ100 from Stockholm Bromma, Malmö, Ängelholm, Göteborg and Växjö.[7]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Sälen/Scandinavian Mountains Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| BRA Braathens Regional Airlines | Seasonal: Ängelholm, Malmö, Stockholm–Bromma Seasonal charter: Groningen[8] |
| Scandinavian Airlines[9] | Seasonal: Aalborg, Copenhagen |
| Transavia | Seasonal charter: Amsterdam, Groningen[10] |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam[11] |
Statistics
| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
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| 2022 | 17,961 |  483% |
7,888 | 10,073 | ||
| 2021 | 3,081 |  73% |
1,656 | 1,425 | ||
| 2020 | 14,157 | 1720% |
7,260 | 6,897 | ||
| 2019 | 773 | 539 | 234 |
Terminal building
The terminal building is 6,000 m2 and has four gates (no footbridges). There is a restaurant and a shop after the security check, and a vending machine café in the outer hall.[12]
Ground transport
There are bus transfers to the ski resorts in connection with flights. The distance to the nearest one, Hundfjället, is 10 km (6 mi) and the farthest in the Sälen area, Kläppen, 45 km (28 mi). The distance to Trysil ski resort (the largest in the area) is 43 km (27 mi) and to Idre ski resort 121 km (75 mi).[4] Taxis and car rental is available.
See also
References
- ^ "Scandinavian Mountains Airport receives IATA code". Mynewsdesk. 20 May 2019.
- ^ "ICAO platsindikatorer - Transportstyrelsen". www.transportstyrelsen.se.
- ^ "Scandinavian Mountain Airport ska öppna 2017". Vagabond. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ a b "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Carlsson, Anders (20 December 2016). "Sälen första flygplats i världen utan flygledartorn" (in Swedish). Flygtorget. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Ett historiskt ögonblick - det första internationella flyget har landat på Scandinavian Mountains Airport" (in Swedish). Mynewsdesk. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Ook BRA voor BBI van Groningen naar Scandinavian Mountains". 31 August 2023.
- ^ "SAS launches two international routes from Denmark to Scandinavian Mountains Airport, Transavia two more from Amsterdam and Groningen". 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Transavia to Scandinavian Mountains from Groningen Airport". groningenairport.nl. 8 Nov 2023.
- ^ "TUIFLY NETHERLANDS ADDS SÄLEN/TRYSIL SERVICE IN NW23". aeroroutes.com. 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Café och kiosk". Scandinavian Mountains Airport.
External links
- Official website
- Engelskmenn inntar skistedene (in Norwegian)
