Skarpnäck Airfield

Skarpnäck Airfield (Swedish: Skarpnäcks Flygfält) was an airfield on Skarpnäcksfältet, a subdistrict of Skarpnäck borough, Stockholm, Sweden. It was mostly used for gliding, and was closed in 1980. Apartment buildings were built at the site in the following years.[1]

Sailplane at Skarpnäck Airfield in 1972.
Skarpnäcksloppet 1952.

The airport was used as an auto racing circuit for the 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix, a Formula Two race, and the following year the Swedish Summer Grand Prix was held here. Automobile Racing were arranged the following years as well.

Skarpnäck Airfield in 1967.

See also

Skarpnäcksfältet

Sources

  1. "Skarpnäck". Svensk Flyghistorisk Förening. Retrieved 2010-08-02.


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