Stockholm-Barkarby Airport

Stockholm-Barkarby flygplats
Characteristics
ICAO code	ESKB
Coordinates	59 ° 24 '57 "  N , 17 ° 53' 21"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 24 '57 "  N , 17 ° 53' 21"  E
Height above MSL	15 m (49  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	18 km north of Stockholm
Basic data
opening	1915
closure	2010
operator	Barkarby Flygklubb
Start-and runway
24/06	990 m × 40 m asphalt

The airport Stockholm-Barkarby (also Hägerstalunds airfield or Barkarby Flygstation , ICAO : ESKB) was until 1974 an air force base in the municipality of Järfälla about 18 kilometers north of the Swedish capital Stockholm . It was one of the oldest airfields in Sweden. It was closed in June 2010.

history

The meadow near Barkarby was first mentioned in 1913 as a training field for army pilots. The Swedish Air Force used the airfield until 1974, and from 1936 it was the base of the F8 Barkarby squadron . In the 1950s, the Swedish Air Force (Flyvapnet) built an underground aircraft cavern (mountain hangar) in the middle to accommodate around 50 combat aircraft. The Air Force operated its J-34 Hunter and J-35 Draken from the cavern . In the 1970s, the Air Force relied more on its BAS 60 concept with the scattered makeshift runways. After the squadron was dissolved in 1974, the airfield was only used for civilian purposes, but the area remained military property.

In addition to the military use, civil flight operations took place from 1919 by PO Flygkompani . From 1928 Barkarby was one of three airports with regular international connections, alongside Malmö / Bulltofta and Stockholm / Bromma .

From 2007 the airfield belonged to the municipality of Järfälla, but was leased to the Barkarby Flygklubb until it was closed in 2010.

The picture for the cover of the ABBA album Arrival was taken at the airport in 1976 , in which the group is sitting in a helicopter cockpit.

Web links

• Official website (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ merkur.de: Stockholm - The ABBA city article from March 3, 2011