Hemavan Airport
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Hemavan Airport is an airport in Hemavan
, Sweden
. The nearest villages are Hemavan
and Tärnaby
, both of which are ski resorts. It is located in Storuman Municipality
(Västerbotten County
), the only municipality in Sweden with two airports operating scheduled flights. The other airport, Storuman Airport
, is located 150 km (by air) or 185 km (by road) to the southeast.
Hemavan
Hemavan is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 216 inhabitants in 2005.It is located on European route E12 between Storuman and Mo i Rana. Hemavan is most famous for being a family-friendly ski resort...
, 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....
. The nearest villages are Hemavan
Hemavan
Hemavan is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 216 inhabitants in 2005.It is located on European route E12 between Storuman and Mo i Rana. Hemavan is most famous for being a family-friendly ski resort...
and Tärnaby
Tärnaby
Tärnaby is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 533 inhabitants in 2005.It is known for its successful skiers, particularly in the "technical" disciplines: Slalom and Giant Slalom: Ingemar Stenmark, Anja Pärson, Bengt Fjällberg, Stig Strand and Jens Byggmark...
, both of which are ski resorts. It is located in Storuman Municipality
Storuman Municipality
Storuman Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Storuman.The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own...
(Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :...
), the only municipality in Sweden with two airports operating scheduled flights. The other airport, Storuman Airport
Storuman Airport
Storuman Airport is an airport about 35 km east of Storuman, Sweden, in the small village of Gunnarn.It was built as a military airbase , hence the relatively long runway. Scheduled passenger traffic began in 1993. The airport had 12,753 passengers in 2006.The government and the relevant...
, is located 150 km (by air) or 185 km (by road) to the southeast.