Arvidsjaur Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Arvidsjaur, in Norrbottena län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AJR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AJR
- ICAO code
- ESNX
- City
- Arvidsjaur
- State or region
- Norrbottena län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 65.5903° N, 19.2819° E
- Elevation
- 379 m (1,245 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,500 m (8,201 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AJR means Arvidsjaur Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESNX. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 65.5903° N, 19.2819° E. It stands 379 metres (1,245 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Piteå, about 106 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Stockholm, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Arvidsjaur Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,500 metres (8,201 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,500 m 8,201 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lycksele AirportLycksele | LYC | 119 km |
| Luleå AirportLuleå | LLA | 131 km |
| Skellefteå AirportSkellefteå | SFT | 136 km |
| Vilhelmina South Lapland AirportVilhelmina | VHM | 161 km |
| Gällivare AirportGällivare | GEV | 185 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,677 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,452 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,152 km | 6 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,926 km | 2 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,094 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,365 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,628 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,670 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,291 km | 18 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.