Norrland
Norrbotten County
Arvidsjaur Municipality

Vidsel Air Base

Vidsel Air Base is a Swedish Air Force airfield located 15 km west-northwest of the town of , in . It is a critical part of Vidsel Test Range that provides an aerospace test and evaluation asset for Sweden through the Test & Evaluation department of Swedish Defence Materiel Administration.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: air force base in northern Sweden
  • Also known as: “Fält 42”

Places of Interest

Highlights include RFN museum.

Museum
Photo: CurtLL, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vidsel Air Base

Latitude
65.87528° or 65° 52′ 31″ north
Longitude
20.15° or 20° 9′ east
Elevation
181 metres (594 feet)
ICAO airport code
ESPE
Open location code
9GQ2V5G2+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042034148
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6296813
Wiki­data ID
Q7928149
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Vidsel Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Vidsel (tugpahanan)”
  • Cebuano: “Vidsel”
  • Finnish: “Vidselin lentotukikohta”
  • Japanese: “ヴィードセルス飛行場”
  • Malay: “Pangkalan Udara Vidsel”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Vidsel”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ویدسیل”
  • Portuguese: “Base Aérea Vidsel”
  • Swedish: “Vidsels flygbas”
  • Swedish: “Vidsels flygplats”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ видсил”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Видсел”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dåjom and Engelmarksstugan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Norra Linjeberget and Stortjärn.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vidsel Air Base”. Photo: CurtLL, CC BY-SA 3.0.