Dala Airport

Borlange flygplats
Characteristics
ICAO code	ESSD
IATA code	BLE
Coordinates	60 ° 25 '20 "  N , 15 ° 30' 54"  E Coordinates: 60 ° 25 '20 "  N , 15 ° 30' 54"  E
Height above MSL	153.4 m (503  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km southeast of Borlänge , Sweden , 26 km south of Falun
Local transport	Bus route 601
Basic data
opening	1930
operator	AB Dalaflyget
Passengers	26,804 (2016)
Air freight	0 (2016)
Flight movements	4392 (2016)
Start-and runway
14/32	2313 m × 45 m asphalt

Dala Airport ( IATA : BLE, ICAO : ESSD) is the joint airport of the Swedish municipalities of Borlänge and Falun . The airport name is a marketing name of the operating company Dalaflyget. The airport is called Borlänge Airport (Borlänge flygplats) in the Swedish Aviation Manual . It is located on the outskirts of Borlänge , in the Romme district. Due to the marketing name of the airport, it could be confused with the Swedish airport Dala-Järna, ICAO code ESKD.

history

The airport was built during World War II and modernized in 1961. The first airlines landed in Dala in mid-1960. In 1972 the new terminal was completed and Dalaflyget AB took over the airport. Until 2007 the airport was owned by the Swedish Air Force . The highest number of passengers was 210,000 in 1989. In 2006 there were approximately 33,000 passengers, a decrease compared to the previous year. The reason for this is a faster train connection to Stockholm.

Runways

The airport has one runway : 14/32 (asphalt), which is 2313 meters long and 45 meters wide, is equipped with ILS . For the radio navigation are VOR / DME and NDB available.

Passenger numbers

Number of passengers

year	Domestic flights	International flights	total
2019	-	-	no regular service
2018	2,497	23,924	26,421
2017	6,564	22,980	29,544
2016	10,322	16,482	26,804
2015	10,839	21,503	32,342
2014	11,876	22,356	34,232
2013	17,851	17,851	38,950
2012	17,402	21,917	39,319
2011	19,716	16,659	36,375
2010	19,347	14,464	33,811
2009	23,807	10,081	33,888
2008	27,732	8888	36,620
2007	29,441	4400	33,841
2006	29,780	3696	33,476
2005	35,324	695	36,019
2004	38,580	166	38,746
2003	43,948	689	44,637
2002	52,470	308	52,778
2001	72.025	219	72,244
2000	81,827	9.416	91,243
1999	91,428	17,437	108,865
1998	86,817	18,768	105,585
1997	86,419	31,747	118.166
1996	92,337	26,931	119.268
1995	107.046	-	-
1990	210.073	-	-
1989	-	-	210,000
1988	-	-	203,853
1985	118,619	-	-
1980	54,955	-	-

Web links

• AB Dalaflyget (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dalaflygets flygplatser ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Swedish)  
2. ↑ Passenger frequency at Swedish airports. (Excel; 277 KB) In: transportstyrelsen.se. Transportstyrelsen (Transport Authority), February 20, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017 (Swedish).  
3. ↑ Freight frequency at Swedish airports. (Excel; 263 KB) In: transportstyrelsen.se. Transportstyrelsen (Transport Authority), January 24, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017 (Swedish).  
4. ↑ Landing frequency of the Swedish airports. (Excel; 258 KB) In: transportstyrelsen.se. Transportstyrelsen (Transport Authority), February 20, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017 (Swedish).  
5. ↑ AIP SWEDEN ES-AD-2-ESSD. (PDF; 116 KB) In: lfv.se. LFV , March 30, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017 (Swedish).  
6. ↑ Flygplatsstatistics. In: transportstyrelsen.se. Retrieved May 18, 2020 (Swedish).