Åre Östersund Airport (IATA: OSD, ICAO: ESNZ), previously known as Östersund–Frösön Airport is located about 11 km (6.8 mi) west of Östersund, Sweden and 94 km (58 mi) east of Åre, Sweden. The airport opened in 1958.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Swedavia | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Östersund & Åre | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Frösön, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,233 ft / 376 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°11′39″N 14°30′07″E / 63.19417°N 14.50194°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Åre Östersund airport is an international airport and served 465,196 passengers in 2015.[1]
Airlines and destinations
editThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Åre Östersund Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Braathens Regional Airlines | Stockholm–Bromma |
| Croatia Airlines | Seasonal charter: Split[citation needed] |
| Jonair | Umeå |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda[2] |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Copenhagen[3] |
| Transavia | Seasonal charter: Amsterdam, Groningen[4] |
Statistics
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| Rank | Airport | Passengers handled | % change 2018/19 |
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| 1 |  Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Bromma |
428,988 |  8.0
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| 2 |  United Kingdom, London-Gatwick |
9,476 |  24.4
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| 3 | Sweden, Umeå |
4,882 | 14.7
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| 4 |  Spain, Gran Canaria |
4,702 | 30.8
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| 5 | Spain, Palma de Mallorca |
4,644 | 2.2
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| Rank | Country | Passengers | Change 2018/19 |
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| 1 | United Kingdom
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10,705 | 32.3%
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| 2 | Spain
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9,346 | 17.6%
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| 3 |  Denmark
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3,118 | 5.3%
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| 4 |  Greece
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2,702 | 35,7%
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| 5 |  Turkey
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2,504 | NEW
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| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
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| 2019 | 473,628 | 7.5% |
440,995 | 8.3% |
32,633 | 5.7%
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| 2018 | 512,012 | 481,135 | 30,877 |
Ground transportation
editBus
editAirport Coaches (Stadsbussarna) departs from the airport to down town Östersund. In the winter, Åre Flygtransfer departs in connection with every SAS and BRA flight, to and from Åre.
Incidents and accidents
edit- On 9 September 2007 an MD83 took off for a charter flight bound for Antalya, Turkey. The plane was overloaded and left the runway very late and touched the landing light equipment that was placed outside the runway. It continued to Antalya where it landed normally.[7]
- On 29 December 2019 an Easyjet A320 (G-EZWY) skidded off a taxiway, resulting in a 29-hour delay of the return flight to LGW as an engineering inspection was required
Östersund Airport Circuit
editOn 2012 and 2013, Östersund Airport hosted a round of the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, in which 1.930 km (1.199 mi) temporary airfield circuit was made within this airport for these races.[8][9]
The fastest official race lap records at the Östersund Airport Circuit are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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| Full Circuit: 1.930 km (2012–2013)[8][9] | ||||
| Silhouette racing car | 0:51.564[10] | Robert Dahlgren | Volvo S60 TTA | 2013 Östersund STCC round |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 0:51.845[11] | Johan Kristoffersson | Porsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup | 2012 Östersund Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round |
| Formula Renault 1.6 | 0:54.568[12] | Martin Rump | Signatech FR1.6 | 2013 Östersund Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic round |
| Super 2000 | 0:54.744[13] | Tomas Engström | Honda Civic | 2012 Östersund STCC round |
| Renault Clio Cup | 0:59.929[14] | Joakim Forsell | Renault Clio III RS | 2012 Östersund Renault Clio Cup JTCC round |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "statistics". Swedavia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Norwegian Resumes 4 Seasonal Routes from Stockholm in NW22".
- ^ "SAS Adds Seasonal Copenhagen – Are/Ostersund Service in NW22".
- ^ "Komende winter opnieuw vanaf Groningen Airport naar Scandinavian Mountains en nog een nieuwe bestemming: Are Ostersund". 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Statistik". Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "RL2009_14a.pdf (havkom.se)" [Incident with the aircraft OE-LRW at Åre/Östersund Airport, Z county, on September 9, 2007] (PDF) (in Swedish). Statens haverikommission. 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ a b "Östersund - STCC Database". stccdatabas.se. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Östersund - Svensk Racing". svenskracing.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "STCC 2013 » Östersund Airport Round 7 Results". 10 August 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "STCC Östersund 2012 - Porsche Carrera Cup, Heat 1, 21 varv". 10 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "STCC Östersund 2013 - Formula Renault 1.6, Heat 2, 20 varv". 10 August 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "SSTCC 2012 » Östersund Airport Round 9 Results". 11 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "STCC Östersund 2012 - Renault Clio Cup JTCC, Heat 1, 18 varv". 11 August 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
External links
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