Vidsel Air Base
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Swedish Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Swedish Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Myrheden, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1957–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commander | LtCol Mats Hakkarainen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 597 ft / 182 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°52′31″N 020°09′00″E / 65.87528°N 20.15000°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Vidsel Air Base (ICAO: ESPE) is a Swedish Air Force airfield located 15 km west-northwest of the town of Vidsel, in Sweden. It is a critical part of Vidsel Test Range that provides an aerospace test and evaluation asset for Sweden through the Test & Evaluation (T&E) department of Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
The Swedish Armed Forces, 21st Air Force Wing is the proprietor of the Air Base. By contract between SAF and FMV, FMV T&E use the base as part of the Vidsel Test Range. SAF is responsible for keeping Vidsel Air Base in operational status and that the airport related activities are carried out in accordance with Swedish military regulations.
The airfield is located in the south-east corner of Vidsel Test Range, which is a missile test range consisting of 7,200 km2 restricted airspace and 3,300 km2 restricted ground space.
There is operational support staff at Vidsel Air Base supporting airfield ops at all times.