Barkarby Airport

Barkarby Airport was a disbanded Swedish Air Force base, near Akalla north of Stockholm used for general aviation. Barkarby Airport was one of Sweden’s oldest active airports until it was closed in 2010.

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Type: Abandoned airfield
Description: airport in Järfälla Municipality, Sweden
Also known as: “ESKB”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barkarby station and Akalla metro station.

Barkarby station

Railway station

Photo: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barkarby station is a railway station and future metro station located in the Barkarby area of Järfälla Municipality in Stockholm County. Currently part of the Stockholm commuter rail network on the Mälaren Line, it lies approximately 14.6 kilometers northwest of Stockholm City railway station. Barkarby station is situated 1½ km southwest of Barkarby Airport.

Akalla metro station

Metro station

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Akalla is a station on the Stockholm Metro in the Akalla district of Stockholm. The station was opened on 5 June 1977 as the northern terminus of the extension of the Blue Line from Hallonbergen. Akalla metro station is situated 1½ km east of Barkarby Airport.

Järfälla Church

Church

Photo: Svenska kyrkan Järfälla, CC BY 2.0.

Järfälla Church is situated 1 km southwest of Barkarby Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akalla and Hjulsta.

Akalla

Suburb

Photo: Kotoviski, CC BY 3.0.

Akalla is a district in Rinkeby-Kista borough, Stockholm, Sweden. Akalla has a population of roughly 9,100 as of 2018, in which immigrants, mostly from Finland, make up 60.4% of the population.

Hjulsta

Locality

Hjulsta, a suburb of Stockholm known for its working-class roots, is often associated with Tensta but boasts its own subway station. Hjulsta is considered an informal area part of Tensta.