Travellers who hire a car at Örnsköldsvik Airport find that it occupies a flat patch of land between the swathes of forest in the part of eastern Sweden. It's 15 miles drive southwest to the town itself. The airfield comprises a small single-runway regional facility but with the notable sophistication of using a control tower that is remotely controlled from Sundsvall-Timrå Airport over 100 miles away, a world-first. The airport site includes a modern terminal with free Wi-Fi, a restaurant and outside parking. The airport is about six miles from the E4 coastal trunk road running between Örnsköldsvik and Nordmaling.
Visitors with a hire car from Örnsköldsvik Airport are able to explore this section of Sweden's coast. Thanks to spectacular cliffs this stretch of shore has World Heritage Site status. The area is known locally as The High Coast. From the airport, it's a short drive to the E4 road that heads south to Örnsköldsvik. You'll find Örnsköldsvik is ideal in the summer because of the coast and waterpark in the area. There's also a golf course to take advantage of if you're a keen putter. Further south you can drive over Höga Kudsten suspension bridge that spans a mile-wide river mouth, making it one of Europe's longest.
