Gällivare Airport
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Gällivare Airport is located about 7 km east from Gällivare
, Sweden
and about 10 km from Malmberget
, Sweden
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The airport was originally a military facility with an 800 metre airstrip. The airstrip was extended to 1 350 metres before being opened to regular civilian flights on April 19, 1971. During the years 1984 and 1984 the airstrip was gradually extended to its current length. In 1989 the airstrip was broadened to 45 metres.
Gällivare
Gällivare is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 8,480 inhabitants in 2005. The town was founded in the 17th century...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and about 10 km from Malmberget
Malmberget
Malmberget is a locality and mining town situated in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 6,017 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated 5 kilometres from the municipal seat Gällivare....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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The airport was originally a military facility with an 800 metre airstrip. The airstrip was extended to 1 350 metres before being opened to regular civilian flights on April 19, 1971. During the years 1984 and 1984 the airstrip was gradually extended to its current length. In 1989 the airstrip was broadened to 45 metres.