# Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)

> Stockholm, SE · IATA: ARN · ICAO: ESSA · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ARN` |
| ICAO | `ESSA` |
| City | Stockholm |
| Country | SE |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 42 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #1 |
| GPS | 59.64849, 17.92883 |

## Description

Forty kilometres north of Stockholm, on the E4 corridor towards Uppsala, Stockholm Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN, ICAO: ESSA) handles around 24 million passengers a year and forms, alongside Copenhagen, the second pillar of the SAS network; in 2025 Eurocontrol rated it Europe's most punctual airport. On the cargo side it leads the Swedish market by a wide margin, with flown volumes in the order of 85,000 tonnes a year. For an export economy of Sweden's size that is a modest figure – and therein lies the professional insight: a large share of Swedish air freight is trucked under RFS arrangements to the hubs of Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Amsterdam and only takes off there. What does fly locally is belly capacity, scheduled freighters and the express networks, processed in the Cargo City on the southern edge of the field; machinery, electronics and pharmaceuticals dominate the mix. Arlanda is also the country's main intercontinental gateway, with long-haul links to North America and Asia. Surface access is complete, with the E4 motorway at the gate, a mainline rail station beneath the terminal area and the Arlanda Express reaching Stockholm's centre in about 18 minutes. The airport's unofficial landmark greets visitors at the entrance: a retired Boeing 747 converted into a hotel, the Jumbo Stay.

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