Airports / Sweden / ARN
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
ESSA / ARNStockholm, SwedenELEV 137 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 96% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ESSA / ARN) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 137 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Arlanda Helicopters, Avincis Aviation Critical Service, and City Airline are based here, 11 in all. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA, 18 nm), Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST, 39 nm), and Eskilstuna Airport (EKT, 41 nm).
Charter pricing from ARN depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Stockholm.
Field capability
ICAO
ESSA
IATA
ARN
FAA / Local
ESSA
Elevation
137 ft
Coordinates
59.6485° N · 17.9288° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Sweden fields
state range 16–1,608 ft
At 137 ft, ARN sits lower than 67% of the 45 Sweden fields on the register.
Based charter operators11

Arlanda Helicopters
Stockholm · Part 135
ESSA
Avincis Aviation Critical Service
Stockholm · Part 135
ESSA
City Airline
Stockholm · Part 135
ESSA
EAC Group AB
Stockholm · Part 135
ESSA
Grafair Flight Management
Stockholm · Part 135

ESSA
H-Bird Aviation Services AB
Stockholm · Part 135
ESSA
International Business Air (IBA)
Stockholm · Part 135

ESSA
RoyalAir
Stockholm · Part 135
ESSA
Skyways Express AB
Stockholm · Part 135

ESSA
Svenskt Ambulansflyg
Stockholm · Part 135
ESSA
Svenskt Industriflyg
Stockholm · Part 135
ESSA
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmBMAStockholm-Bromma AirportStockholm
- 39nmVSTStockholm Västerås AirportStockholm / Västerås
- 41nmEKTEskilstuna AirportEskilstuna
- 60nmNYOStockholm Skavsta AirportNyköping
- 66nmMHQMariehamn AirportMariehamn
- 82nmNRKNorrköping AirportNorrköping
Location
Open the full mapESSA · Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Stockholm, Sweden
