[6] Stockholm Arlanda serves as a major hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle.

[citation needed] It is derived from Arland, an old name for the parish Ärlinghundra (now Husby-Ärlinghundra in Märsta) where the airport is situated.

The Boeing 747 jumbojet started to be used in the 1970s, both on one-stop scheduled flights to New York and on weekend nonstop charters to the Canary Islands.

Domestic flights to Gothenburg, Malmö, Luleå and Kiruna were operated by SAS DC-9s from Arlanda since they were considered too noisy to be used at downtown Bromma.

[citation needed] Swedavia built a new pedestrian tunnel between the two terminals, bypassing the security check area.

[20] This decision is expected to cause Bromma to lose around 90% of its traffic, potentially hastening its closure,[21] and leaving Arlanda as Stockholm County's only public airport.

Sky City also offers hotels connected to the terminals, located outside the security and passport check areas.Terminal 2 (gates 61–82) was inaugurated on 12 December 1990, by Prince Bertil.

[28] The terminal was constructed to facilitate short turnaround times, increased efficiency, and minimal walking distances for passengers.

At its opening, it did not have security checks and was intended for passengers with hand luggage, allowing them to arrive just 10 minutes before departure.

Significant updates were made in 2001 when Terminal 2 was reconfigured to handle exclusively international flights as part of preparations for Sweden’s entry into the Schengen area.

The terminal was adapted to meet new requirements, including the addition of security checks and a larger luggage claim area.

During this period, BRA (Braathens Regional Airlines) temporarily relocated its operations to Terminal 3 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

Terminal 4 takes the form of a single pier and features 14 aircraft parking stands with passenger bridges.

[32][33] In 1984, Linjeflyg and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) relocated all operations from Stockholm Bromma Airport to the new terminal at Arlanda to consolidate their domestic and international departures.

Similarly, all arriving passengers are routed via the airside walkway to Terminal 5 for customs clearance and baggage reclaim.

This expansion was part of a broader redevelopment of Arlanda Airport, which also saw the opening of Runway 3 and a new air traffic control tower.

It functions as a hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle, and accommodates both Schengen and non-Schengen destinations.

[40] Ongoing expansion efforts include the construction of an expanded airside concourse and new duty-free store, which has been opening gradually since 2023 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, featuring approximately 50 new retailers, restaurants, and services.

Runway 3 (01R/19L) is reached from the main terminal area via taxiway bridges constructed to be able to handle the heaviest and largest aircraft in traffic, although its length practically limits this.

SAS Technical Services is headquartered at Arlanda and has hangar facilities suitable for widebody aircraft up to the size of Boeing 747-400s.

In the early days of the airport these hangars provided heavy maintenance for members of the KSSU group,[48] which included KLM, SAS, Swissair and UTA.

[52] Oxford Aviation Academy has a flight simulator centre for some of the most common airliners of today (like Boeing 737) at Arlanda.

During heavy snowfall at least one runway stays open but in bad weather condition there may be delays even if flight operations continue at all times.

The airport has a total of 250 000 m2 to clear from snow and ice, at the same time as the aircraft continue taking off and landing.

[189] During the colder half of the year Stockholm Arlanda has about 65 seasonally hired snow removal staff.

In April 2011, the then-Chairman of the Russian Government Vladimir Putin visited Stockholm with a couple of large jet airplanes.

[192] In September 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama, made an official visit to Sweden with Air Force One.

[197] The line is not owned by Swedavia, and is privately operated by A-Train AB, the owner of the Arlanda Express.

[205] Proposals have been made to extend the Roslagsbanan local railway to Arlanda Airport, to improve connectivity to north-eastern Stockholm, including areas such as Danderyd, Täby, and Vallentuna.

The E4 motorway passes by Arlanda Airport, connecting it to central Stockholm, Uppsala, and northern Sweden.