# Vidsel Air Base, Vidsel, Sweden

**Vidsel Air Base** is a small airport in Vidsel, Norrbottena län, Sweden. It opened in 1957. It has one runway, 2,230 m (7,316 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Defence Materiel Administration.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/espe

## At a glance

- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Defence Materiel Administration
- Serves: Vidsel, Norrbottena län, Sweden
- Opened: 1957
- Elevation: 182 m / 597 ft
- Coordinates: 65.8753, 20.1499
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,230 m / 7,316 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidsel_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7928149
- Weather station: ESPE · WMO 02154
- Ident: ESPE

## Timeline

- 1957: Vidsel Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,230 m / 7,316 ft | 35 m / 115 ft | Asphalt | 117° / 297° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,230 m / 7,316 ft | #3,217 of 29,858 | #630 in Europe | #24 in SE |
| Elevation | 182 m / 597 ft | =25,411 of 43,403 | =2,402 in Europe | #32 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1957 | =4,248 of 15,079 | =876 in Europe | =31 in SE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TCA | TCA | 124.150 |
| TWR | TWR | 130.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [ESUV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esuv.md) Älvsbyn Airfield · 49 km / 30 mi
- [SE-0040](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0040.md) Kokhedsfältet Airstrip · 50 km / 31 mi
- [AJR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnx.md) Arvidsjaur Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [SE-0042](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0042.md) Pålsträsket Airstrip · 56 km / 35 mi
- [SE-0044](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0044.md) Vuollerim Airstrip · 66 km / 41 mi
- [ESNJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnj.md) Jokkmokk Airfield · 69 km / 43 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/espe/data