Sundbro Airfield

Sundbro Airfield is an aerodrome in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County. Sundbro Airfield is situated nearby to the hamlet Lundbacken, as well as near the village Forkarby.

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Type: Aerodrome
Description: airstrip near Uppsala, Sweden
Also known as: “ESKC”, “Sundbro Airport”, “Sundbro flygfält”, “Uppsala”, and “Uppsala-Sundbro Airfield”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Åkerby Church and Bälinge Church.

Bälinge Church

Church

Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.

Bälinge Church is a medieval church in Bälinge, Uppsala Municipality, Sweden. It is part of the Archdiocese of Uppsala.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bälinge and Lövstalöt.

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.

Lövstalöt

Village

Lövstalöt is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,046 inhabitants in 2010. Lövstalöt is situated 12 km north of the city of Uppsala, in the flat country that surrounds the city.

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.