Ärna Air Base
Ärna or Uppsala Air Base is an air base located northwest of Uppsala, Sweden. It is a base of the Swedish Air Force. In 2009, it was announced that the Armed Forces had the intention to phase out its airport unit on 1 July 2010 and hand over the operation of the aerodrome to a private operator.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Farm
- Description: military airbase in northern Uppsala, Sweden
- Also known as: “Arna”, “Ärna Airbase”, “ESCM”, and “Uppsala Airbase”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uppland Runic Inscription 1089 and Ulva kvarn.
Uppland Runic Inscription 1089
Runestone
Photo: Uwezi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Uppland Runic Inscription 1089 is a runestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamla Uppsala and Tuna backar.
Gamla Uppsala
Suburb
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Gamla Uppsala is a parish and a village outside Uppsala in Sweden. It had 17,973 inhabitants in 2016. As early as the 3rd century AD and the 4th century AD and onwards, it was an important religious, economic and political centre. Gamla Uppsala is situated 3 km southeast of Ärna Air Base.
Tuna backar
Suburb
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Tuna backar is a suburb, which is situated 5 km south of Ärna Air Base.
Bälinge
Village
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Bälinge is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 2,437 inhabitants in 2010. The village was built around Bälinge Church, which was originally erected in the 13th century and is decorated with paintings made by Albertus Pictor. Bälinge is situated 5 km northwest of Ärna Air Base.
Ärna Air Base
- Categories: air base and agriculture
- Location: Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tajik—“Ärna Air Base” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “乌普萨拉机场”
- Chinese: “烏普薩拉機場”
- German: “Flugplatz Uppsala-Ärna”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Uppsala-Ärna”
- German: “Uppsala-Ärna flygplats”
- Indonesian: “ESCM”
- Japanese: “ウプサラ＝アーナ飛行場”
- Japanese: “ウプサラ空港”
- Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Uppsala”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Uppsala”
- Persian: “فرودگاه آرنا”
- Portuguese: “Aeroporto militar de Uppsala-Ärna”
- Swedish: “Anders Celsius Airport”
- Swedish: “Ärna flygplats”
- Swedish: “Ärna”
- Swedish: “Uppsala flygplats”
- Swedish: “Uppsala-Ärna flygplats”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Арна”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи орно”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Uppsala Church and Gamla Uppsala.
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