Scandinavian Mountains Airport

Scandinavian Mountains Airport (IATA: SCR), also referred to as Sälen Trysil Airport, is an airport in Dalarna, Sweden, close to the Norwegian border.

Scandinavian Mountains Airport
IATA: SCR[1] ICAO: ESKS[2]
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Scandinavian Mountains Airport AB
Serves	Sälen and Trysil
Location	Rörbäcksnäs, Malung-Sälen, Dalarna, Sweden
Opened	December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 ()
Elevation AMSL	490 m / 1,608 ft
Coordinates	61.1590°N 12.8400°E / 61.1590; 12.8400
Website	scandinavianmountains.se/en/
Map
SCR
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Passengers total 14,157 International passengers 6,897 Domestic passengers 7,260

History

The airport is intended for both scheduled and chartered services, primarily aimed at bringing tourists to the winter sports resorts of Sälen and Idre in Sweden, and Trysil in Norway. It was constructed on the site of an existing small sports airfield at Mobergskölen, near Rörbäcksnäs, in Malung-Sälen, 6.5 km (4.0 mi) by road or 4.7 km (2.9 mi) by straight line from the border, and is the first new airport in Sweden since Pajala opened in 1999.[3] Before opening the nearest airports to the area were the local Mora Airport (113 km from Sälen/168 km from Trysil) and the large Oslo Airport (213 km from Sälen/171 km from Trysil).[4]

The airport company Scandinavia Mountains Airport AB is owned by local companies, such as ski resort owners like SkiStar AB and municipal tourist promotion companies in both countries. In addition, in 2014, the Swedish government supported SEK 250 million, and the local counties and municipalities have also supported money. Construction started in August 2017 with the runway paved in October 2018. It opened on the 22 December 2019 and during the 2019-2020 winter it served 14,314 passengers.[5] It was the first airport in the world designed to be operated from the outset with a virtual tower rather than a conventional air traffic control tower.[6] During the 2019-2020 winter season the Swedish airline BRA did operate with ATR72-600 and BAe RJ100 from Stockholm Bromma, Malmö, Ängelholm, Göteborg and Växjö.[7]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Aalborg, Copenhagen, London–Heathrow

Statistics

Traffic by calendar year[5]

Year	Passenger volume	Change	Domestic	Change	International	Change
2020	14,157	01720%	7,260		6,897
2019	773		539		234

2020 figures are until 2020-04-30

Ground transport

There are bus transfers to the ski resorts in connection with flights. The distance to the nearest one, Hundfjället is 10 km (6 mi) and the farthest in the Sälen area, Kläppen, 45 km (28 mi). The distance to Trysil ski resort (the largest in the area) is 43 km (27 mi) and to Idre ski resort 121 km (75 mi).[4] Transfers to Sälen by dog sled or snowmobile is also available[8]

See also

• List of airports in Norway
• List of airports in Sweden

References

1. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/scandinavianmountains/pressreleases/scandinavian-mountains-airport-receives-iata-code-2876065
2. https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/luftfart/flygplatser-flygtrafiktjanst-och-luftrum/Platsindikatorer/
3. "Scandinavian Mountain Airport ska öppna 2017". Vagabond. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
4. Google Maps
5. "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
6. Carlsson, Anders (20 December 2016). "Sälen första flygplats i världen utan flygledartorn" (in Swedish). Flygtorget. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
7. "Ett historiskt ögonblick - det första internationella flyget har landat på Scandinavian Mountains Airport" (in Swedish). Mynewsdesk. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
8. Thorne, Patrick (5 September 2019). "Ski Resort Transfers By Dog Sled Offered From New Airport". InTheSnow.

External links

• Official website
• Engelskmenn inntar skistedene (in Norwegian)