Stockholm Arlanda Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Stockholm Arlanda Airport
IATA: ARN ICAO: ESSA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Swedavia
Serves	Stockholm
Location	Uppsala, Stockholm
Opened	April 1, 1962 (1962-04-01)
Hub for	Scandinavian Airlines

Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is an international airport between Uppsala and Stockholm. It was opened in 1962. It's the largest hub for Scandinavian Airlines. It is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Stockholm. Arlanda has four terminals. Terminals 2 and 5 are for international flights. Terminal 3 is for regional airlines. Terminal 4 is for in-country or domestic flights.

Images for kids

The airport in 1970
Airplanes taxiing to the runway
Arlanda's Terminal 2
King Gustaf VI Adolf presiding over the ceremony which officially inaugurated Stockholm–Arlanda Airport (1 April 1962)
Terminal 5
Shopping and restaurant area in Sky City between terminals 4 and 5
Terminal 5 check-in area
Check-In at Terminal 2
Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300 in Stockholm
Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 in Stockholm
Estonian Air Bombardier CRJ900 in Stockholm
Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 in Stockholm
Lufthansa Airbus A320-200 in Stockholm
Icelandair Boeing 757-200 in Stockholm
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia Airbus A321-200 in Stockholm
A Lufthansa Airbus A321 in retro colors taxies in snow at Arlanda
Boeing 767-300ER in TUI fly Nordic hangar at Arlanda
Jumbohostel at the entrance to Arlanda
Taxi at Arlanda airport
Arlanda Express