Skellefteå Airport

Skellefteå Airport
Skellefteå flygplats
IATA: SFT – ICAO: ESNS
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Skellefteå Municipality
Serves Skellefteå, Sweden
Elevation AMSL 157 ft / 48 m
Coordinates 64°37′29″N 21°04′37″E / 64.62472°N 21.07694°E / 64.62472; 21.07694Coordinates: 64°37′29″N 21°04′37″E / 64.62472°N 21.07694°E / 64.62472; 21.07694
Website skellefteaairport.se
Map
SFT

Location within Sweden

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 6,890 2,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers total 292,081
International passengers 28,176
Domestic passengers 263,905
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency[1][2]

Skellefteå Airport (IATA: SFT, ICAO: ESNS), is located about 17 km from Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden.

Skellefteå Airport is ranked as one of 10 largest airports in Sweden in terms of domestic flights.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean AirlinesSeasonal charter: Rhodes
Croatia AirlinesSeasonal charter: Split
Scandinavian AirlinesStockholm-Arlanda

Witch prank

Just before the Easter in March 2016, the airport gained notability for issuing a warning to witches flying south to Blockula during the holiday, not to enter the airport's airspace since they risked colliding with aircraft. Instructions for witches on how to submit proper flight plans were included in the warning.[3] According to old Swedish folklore, witches (påskkärringar) fly on their broomstick to Blockula during Easter, accompanied by their familiars, usually cats. Metrologist Åsa Rasmussen added a recommendation to let the cat stay at home, since the weather forecast predicted heavy snowfall.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Landningsfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Lindberg, Joel (25 March 2016). "Skellefteå airports varning: "Snälla undvik vårt luftrum"" [Skellefteå Airport's warning: "Please avoid our airspace"]. www.norran.se. Västerbottens-Kuriren. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Assmundsson, Mikael (24 March 2016). "Varningen: Kan bli trångt i luftrummet" [Warning: Airspace can get crowded]. www.svt.se. Sveriges Television. Retrieved 25 March 2016.


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