Kiruna Airport – KRN Kiruna
Kiruna Airport is a public-used airport with an IATA airport code of KRN situated in the municipality of Kiruna, Laplan Province in Sweden. Swedavia, a state-owned corporation that also manages the operations of 10 other active airports in Sweden, is operating the airport. Kiruna Airport controls the air traffic movements of Kinura and its surrounding cities of Jukkasjarvi, Kirunavaara and Nattavaara. The airport is the selected destination of Project Spaceport Sweden that aims to develop a more advance way of learning the outer space.
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Kiruna Airport lies in an elevation of 1,500 feet above sea level with a sole designated 3/21 paved runway measuring around 8,200 feet long. The airport flight services are handled by Norwegian Air Shuttle bound to Stockholm and Arlanda and with seasonal flights catered by Transavia and Scandinavian Airlines to Amsterdam, London and Heathrow. As of 2011, the airport has nearly 165, passenger enplanements and more one thousand aircraft movements as recorded by Swedavia.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Hotel Bishops Arms Kiruna is one of the top-rated hotels near the Kiruna Airport, which is just 3.5 miles away. It is a 3-star casual hotel that offers the best amenities for a relaxing overnight accommodation. Other nearby hotels to stay when in Kinura are IceHotel, Malmfaltens Folkhogskola and Hotel Arctic Eden AB.
Gallivare Lapland Airport (GEV) is the nearest airport from Kiruna Airport, which is just 1hour and 19 minutes drive or roughly around 112 kilometers away. It is also a public-used airport catering the municipality of Gallivare, Sweden.
