AirportsPajala Airport is a small airport serving Pajala, in Norrbottena län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PJA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PJA
- ICAO code
- ESUP
- City
- Pajala
- State or region
- Norrbottena län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 67.2446° N, 23.0749° E
- Elevation
- 165 m (542 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,302 m (7,552 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PJA means Pajala Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESUP. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 67.2446° N, 23.0749° E. It stands 165 metres (542 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Kiruna, about 139 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
Pajala Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,302 metres (7,552 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 2,302 m 7,552 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kittilä International AirportKittilä, Finland | KTT | 91 km |
| Gällivare AirportGällivare | GEV | 98 km |
| Enontekio AirportEnontekio, Finland | ENF | 125 km |
| Kiruna AirportKiruna | KRN | 133 km |
| Rovaniemi AirportRovaniemi, Finland | RVN | 142 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,580 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,392 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,164 km | 6 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,175 km | 3 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,178 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,307 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,480 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,423 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,064 km | 18 h 40 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
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