Dala Airport

Borlänge Airport Dala Airport
IATA: BLE ICAO: ESSD
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Dala Airport AB
Location	Borlänge, Dalarna, Sweden
Elevation AMSL	503 ft / 153 m
Coordinates	60°25′19″N 015°30′54″E
Website	www.DalaFlyget.se
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,310 7,579 Asphalt
Sources: airport web site and DAFIF

Dala Airport or Borlänge Airport (IATA: BLE, ICAO: ESSD) is situated southeast of Borlänge, a city in the Dalarna province of Sweden. It is also 20 minutes from the city of Falun.

History

The airfield was built during the 2nd World War and was modernized in 1961. In mid 1960 the first civil airlines arrived at Dala Airport. 1972 saw the new terminal building finished and Dala Airport AB took over the airport. The airfield was owned by the Swedish military until 2007. The all-time-high number of passengers was 210.000 in 1989. In 2006 there was about 33.000 passengers, declining from previous year. The reason for the decline is faster trains (not much faster) to Stockholm (the most important connection), which also stopped at Arlanda from year 1999. Many passengers Borlänge-Arlanda continue on other flights, and the train is a good alternative from Borlänge. The road to Stockholm has been improved but not much. Higher cost awareness among companies has contributed also.

Ground transportation

Bus

• Bus 601 with Dalatrafiken takes you to downtown Borlänge.

Airport parking

• There is parking at the airport. One is free and is unlocked during the nights. The other one is locked during the nights and costs 25 SEK/night.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Direktflyg	Gothenburg-Landvetter, Malmö
Iberworld	Gran Canaria
Skyways Express operated by Direktflyg	Stockholm-Arlanda
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia	Palma de Mallorca

See also

• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

External links

• Current weather for ESSD at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for BLE at Aviation Safety Network