Scandinavian Mountains Airport


Scandinavian Mountains Airport, also referred to as Sälen Trysil Airport, is an airport in Dalarna, Sweden, close to the Norwegian border.

History

The airport is intended for both scheduled and chartered services, primarily aimed at bringing tourists to the winter sports resorts of Sälen and Idre in Sweden, and Trysil in Norway. It was constructed on the site of an existing small sports airfield at Mobergskölen, near Rörbäcksnäs, in Malung-Sälen, by road or by straight line from the border, and is the first new airport in Sweden since Pajala opened in 1999. Before opening the nearest airports to the area were the local Mora Airport and the large Oslo Airport.
The airport company Scandinavia Mountains Airport AB is owned by local companies, such as ski resort owners like SkiStar AB and municipal tourist promotion companies in both countries. In addition, in 2014, the Swedish government supported SEK 250 million, and the local counties and municipalities have also supported money. Construction started in August 2017 with the runway paved in October 2018.
It opened on the 22 December 2019 and during the 2019-2020 winter it served 14,314 passengers. It was the first airport in the world designed to be operated from the outset with a virtual tower rather than a conventional air traffic control tower.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

2020 figures are until 2020-04-30

Ground transport

There are bus transfers to the ski resorts in connection with flights. The distance to the nearest one, Hundfjället is 10 km and the farthest in the Sälen area, Kläppen,. The distance to Trysil ski resort is and to Idre ski resort. Transfers to Sälen by dog sled or snowmobile is also available