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Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

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Stockholm-Arlanda, or Arlanda, is an international airport in the Sigtuna municipality, located beween Stockholm and Uppsala. The IATA code is ARN. It is the largest airport in Sweden, one of two major hubs of Scandinavian Airlines System, and one of Europe's largest airports. The airport was first used in 1959, but only for practice flights. In 1960, it opened for general traffic, and in 1962 the official opening ceremony took place.

Arlanda International Airport has four terminals. Terminals 5 and 2 are used for international flights. Domestic flights are in terminal 4, while terminal 3 is used for regional lines. The new central building, Arlanda North, opened late 2003, connecting terminal 5 with the newly built Pier F. All international flights handled by SAS and its Star Alliance partners use the new central building. An Arlanda South building, connecting terminals 2, 3 and 4, was also planned, but construction seems currently suspended due to lack of funds. Between terminals 4 and 5 is the shopping centre Sky City, which also has a main line railway station. Furthermore, the Arlanda Express trains connect two stations at the airport with Stockholm.

The name Arlanda was decided after a competition prior to the airport opening. It is derived from Arland, an old name for the parish Ärlinghundra (now Husby-Ärlinghundra) where the airport is situated. The a was added in analogy with other Swedish place names ending with -landa, and also makes the name a pun on the Swedish verb "landa", which means "to land".

Table of contents
1 Terminal 2
2 Terminal 3
3 Terminal 4
4 Terminal 5
5 External Links

Terminal 2

Terminal 3

Terminal 4

Terminal 5

See also: Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, Swedish Civil Aviation Administration

Various communications to Stockholm are available. Airport coaches, taxis, and the recently-opened train express-way, called "Arlanda Express".

Method Approx. time (minutes) SEK)
Airport coaches 50 min 80 kr
Taxi 40 min 350 kr
Arlanda Express trains 20 min 180 kr 



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