Uppsala-Ärna military airfield

Uppsala-Ärna flygplats
Uppsala-arna
Characteristics
ICAO code	ESCM
Coordinates	59 ° 53 '50 "  N , 17 ° 35' 19"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 53 '50 "  N , 17 ° 35' 19"  E
Height above MSL	21 m (69  ft )
Basic data
opening	1944
operator	Försvarsmakten
Start-and runway
03/21	1905 m × 40 m asphalt

The airfield Uppsala Ärna (ICAO: ESCM ) is a military airport of the Swedish Air Force north of of Uppsala is located.

history

An airfield was already in operation in the municipality of Uppsala in the pre-war years. With the beginning of the Second World War, the Swedish Air Force began to convert the airfield into a military airfield. So the F16 squadron, the "Upplands Flygflottilj", moved to the airfield in 1944. In the 1950s, the Air Force built an underground aircraft cavern . At the end of the Cold War , the Air Force reduced its holdings so that it wanted to open this military airfield to civilian traffic as well. However, after fifteen years of discussion, these plans were ended in June 2018 by the then ruling provincial government.

Web links

• Official Website (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ unt.se Uppsala Nya Tidning: Planerna på civilt flyg på Ärna skrotas , June 8, 2018 (Swedish), accessed on April 4, 2020