About the airport
Åre Östersund Airport is located at Frösön, eleven kilometres west of Östersund, 94 kilometres east of Åre and about 133 kilometres north of Vemdalen.
Airport operations at Åre Östersund Airport started in 1926, when it was at the time the airforce's fourth flying corps, but it was not until 1958 that the airport opened for regular and civil flights.
Opening hoursThe terminal opens 1.5 hours before the first departure and closes 30 minutes after the last arrival.
Facts about the airport
Number of passengers 2020
141 000 (2019: 473 500)
Number of destinations
11
Year inaugurated
1958
Length of landing runway
2,500 metres
Terminal area
5,600 square metres
Number of companies at the airport
About 10
Total number of employees
More than 100
Travel time from city centre
Ten minutes
Travel time from Åre
One hour