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Sundsvall–Timrå Airport

Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats
Sundsvall–Timrå Airport; Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats
	IATA: SDL; ICAO: ESNN;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Municipalities of Sundsvall and Timrå
Operator	Midlanda Flygplats AB
Location	Timrå, but mainly; serves Sundsvall and Härnösand, Sweden
Opened	11 September 1944
Elevation AMSL	16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	62°31′41″N 17°26′38″E / 62.52806°N 17.44389°E
Website	www.sdlairport.se
Map
	SDL Location of airport in Västernorrland SDL SDL (Sweden)
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Passengers total
Passengers total	273,527
International passengers	30,481
Domestic passengers	243,046
Landings total	4,074
	Source:

Sundsvall–Timrå Airport (IATA: SDL, ICAO: ESNN) is about 21 km north of Sundsvall, 8 km east of Timrå and 32 km south of Härnösand, Sweden. The airport is also known as Midlanda, referring to its geographically central location in Sweden. It is Norrland's sixth-busiest airport and Sweden's fifteenth busiest.^{[citation needed]}

History

The airport was built on delta land formed by much sediment and flood debris that washed down the Indalsälven river to the sea when the lake Ragundasjön drained suddenly and catastrophically in June 1796. The airport was inaugurated on 11 September 1944.^[2]

The airport was known under the name Sundsvall–Härnösand Airport until the municipalities of Sundsvall and Timrå (but not Härnösand) obtained the ownership of the airport from Swedavia in June 2013.^[3]

In 2016, Sundsvall airport had Sweden's first centre for remote control towers. Four airports have their ground movements controlled from an office building with camera view only. These four airports are Örnsköldsvik, Linköping, Sälen and Sundsvall itself.^[4] The airport counted 282,047 passengers in 2011 and 273,527 in 2018.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Sundsvall–Timrå Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Scandinavian Airlines	Stockholm–Arlanda^[5]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Amapola Flyg	Malmö,^[6] Stockholm–Arlanda,^[6] Umeå^[6]
West Air Sweden^[7]	Stockholm-Arlanda

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at SDL airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

On 12 December 1999, a Piper PA-31 Navajo crashed shortly after takeoff. It hit a hill in bad visibility. All eight onboard died (pilot and seven passengers). This was not a regular flight, but a taxi flight with paying passengers.^[8]^[9]