--- iata: OSD name: Åre Östersund Airport city: Östersund country: Sweden lastUpdated: '2026-09-05' officialWebsite: 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/' sources: - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/about-the-airport/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/contact/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/bus/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/taxi/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/parking/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/parking/parking-options-and-prices/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/food-beverages/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/shopping/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/service/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/check-in/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/ostersund/directions-to-the-airport/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/ostersund/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/ostersund/om-flygplatsen/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/ostersund/buss/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/ostersund/taxi/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/ostersund/parkering/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/ostersund/hyrbil/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/ostersund/kontakt/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/ostersund/mat-dryck/' - >- https://www.swedavia.se/contentassets/40c868cfca874b1e8fe5d20c22cbbc97/fpl_202512.pdf - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85re_%C3%96stersund_Airport' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/sweden' - 'https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-%C3%B6stersund-osd' quickFacts: - >- Åre Östersund Airport (IATA OSD / ICAO ESNZ) is Swedavia’s Jämtland gateway on Frösön at Frösö Flygplats 105, 832 96 Frösön — about 11 km / ~10 minutes west of Östersund centre and ~94 km / ~1 hour east of Åre (Swedavia About). Fully civilian public airport today (scheduled civil traffic since 1958); the former F 4 Frösön wing is historical, not an active passenger military airbase. Official site: swedavia.com/ostersund/ (+ swedavia.se/ostersund/). Contact Center +46 (0)10 109 56 00, info@ostersundairport.se, daily 06:00–22:00. - >- Swedavia’s December 2025 airport statistics PDF (fpl_202512) counts 245,656 passengers in calendar 2025 (+3% YoY). The English/Swedish About pages round 2024 as “239,000.” Wikipedia’s Swedavia-derived table: 239,196 (2024) and 473,497 (2019). - >- Single passenger terminal. Runway 12/30 is 2,500 m asphalt (Swedavia About / Wikipedia). Elevation ~1,233 ft / 376 m. About page markets 2 domestic + 4 international destinations — treat as a marketing snapshot; the live spine is Stockholm Arlanda with seasonal/charter add-ons. Verify FIDS before you travel. - >- Terminal opening is flight-tied: About/Contact pages say the building opens 1.5 hours before the first departure and closes 30 minutes after the last arrival. Do not assume 24/7 landside access. - >- Ground access: Länstrafiken Jämtland city bus line 4 at the curb (~30 min to Östersund centre; tickets via Länstrafiken app or card on board), taxi rank outside the terminal, ski-season Flygtaxi transfers toward Åre/Vemdalen, and Swedavia parking products (P1/P2 long-term, P3/P5 pick-up). No Priority Pass / LoungeKey product is listed for OSD on Priority Pass’s Sweden directory. - >- Swedavia’s live Food & beverages and Shopping directories currently return zero named POIs for OSD (“No results”). Do not invent café or shop names — eat before you arrive or confirm whatever counter is staffed on the day. General EU duty-free rules text still appears on the Shopping page. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Match the 1.5-hour door — not a hub clock detail: >- Swedavia’s About and Contact pages open the terminal 1.5 hours before the first departure and close it 30 minutes after the last arrival. For a typical domestic Arlanda bank, arriving ~60–90 minutes before STD is enough in normal conditions; add buffer for the day’s first wave, bag drop, winter weather, or ski-week peaks. Ultra-early “just show up” fails if you beat the door. summary: >- Flight-tied hours: 1.5 h before first departure until 30 min after last arrival — not 24/7. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One hall — the expensive mistake is the wrong Norrland code detail: >- Check-in, security, and the gate holdroom share one compact Swedavia terminal on Frösön. There is no pier train and no terminal transfer. Confusing OSD with UME (Umeå), LLA (Luleå), SDL (Sundsvall-Timrå), or ARN on a multi-city Norrland/ski itinerary is the failure mode — those are separate ground trips measured in hours, not gates. summary: >- Single terminal; navigation is trivial — airport mix-ups with UME / LLA / SDL are the costly error. category: terminal - label: Food title: Official F&B directory is empty — do not bet on airside dinner detail: >- Swedavia’s English Food & beverages and Shopping filters for Åre Östersund currently list no named restaurants or stores (“No results for All restaurants / All stores”). That can change, but as of research day you should treat café service as unverified: eat in Östersund/Åre, pack snacks, or confirm on the day what is actually open after security. The Shopping page still publishes generic EU duty-free purchase rules — not a shop name. summary: >- Swedavia POI directories show zero named F&B/retail outlets; plan food before the airport. category: food - label: Status title: Bus 4 to town; Flygtaxi when you are ski-bound detail: >- Länstrafiken Jämtland line 4 stops outside the terminal and takes about 30 minutes to Östersund centre on a schedule (not flight-tied). Tickets via the Länstrafiken Jämtland app or card on board. Taxi rank is immediately outside. For Åre or Vemdalen in ski season, Swedavia’s bus/taxi pages point to pre-booked Flygtaxi transfers rather than inventing a public coach. Car hire is offered via Swedavia’s Auto Europe comparison widget — verify which desks are actually staffed for your arrival. summary: >- Line 4 ~30 min to Östersund; taxi at curb; ski-season Flygtaxi toward Åre/Vemdalen. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: free name: Restroom taps (bring an empty bottle) zone: airside summary: >- No dedicated bottle-filler map is published on Swedavia’s Östersund pages. Swedish tap water is potable — refill from restroom cold taps after screening with an empty bottle. Buy a sealed bottle only if a staffed counter is actually open for your wave. location: Landside and airside toilet blocks in the single terminal terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Staffed café / retail bottled drinks (if open) zone: airside price: Café/retail pricing when a counter is staffed (varies) summary: >- Swedavia’s live POI directory currently names no F&B outlet. If a café or kiosk is open on your departure day, sealed water is the fallback — do not count on it for early or thin banks. location: Confirm on the day at any staffed counter after security terminal: Main terminal airportistScore: 6.4 slug: osd region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/osd](/airports/osd). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/osd) - [Lounge directory](/airports/osd/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Åre Östersund Airport (OSD) Östersund, Sweden · Europe Swedavia’s Frösön gateway for Östersund and Åre: ~246k passengers in 2025, one compact terminal 11 km from town, Arlanda as the schedule spine, bus 4 / taxi / ski-season Flygtaxi on the ground — and no Priority Pass lounge. ## Airportist Score **6.4 / 10** - Comfort: 6.8 - Navigation: 9.0 - Food: 3.2 - Transport: 7.0 - Disruption resilience: 5.5 ## At a glance - Passengers: 246k (2025) - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 82% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Östersund / Jämtland travellers who want a short city hop instead of a distant hub - Åre and Vemdalen ski trips using pre-booked Flygtaxi from the curb - Domestic connectors on SAS to Stockholm Arlanda - Self-drivers who pre-book Swedavia P1/P2 parking ## Watch out for - Terminal opens only 1.5 hours before the first departure — ultra-early arrivals can meet locked doors - Swedavia’s Food & Shopping directories currently list zero named outlets — eat before you arrive - No Priority Pass / LoungeKey product — plan on terminal seating - Do not confuse OSD with UME, LLA, or SDL on a multi-city Norrland ticket - Single runway and a thin regional schedule — a cancelled Arlanda bank can strand you for hours, especially in winter ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/osd/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/osd/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/osd/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/osd/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/osd/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/osd/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/osd/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/osd/reviews.md)