Sweden's primary fighter wing and flight test base.
Opened
1940
Location
Såtenäs, Sweden
Såtenäs Air Base (ICAO: ESIB) is a Swedish Air Force installation located near the town of Såtenäs in Västra Götaland County, western Sweden. It serves as the home of Flygflottilj 7 (F 7), one of Sweden's active fighter wings, operating the Saab JAS 39 Gripen.
The base also plays a significant role in Swedish aerospace development, as it hosts flight test and evaluation activities related to the Gripen and other Swedish military aircraft programs. Saab's flight test operations have historically maintained a presence at the facility.
Såtenäs is a restricted military installation and is not open to civilian commercial air traffic. It has no scheduled passenger services and functions exclusively in support of national defense and aerospace research.
Notable facts
- ›Home to Flygflottilj 7 (F 7), a Swedish Air Force fighter wing operating the JAS 39 Gripen.
- ›Located on the eastern shore of Lake Vänern, Sweden's largest lake.
- ›Has been used for Saab flight test and development activities related to the Gripen program.
- ›Exclusively a military facility with no civilian or commercial aviation services.
- ›Established during the early years of World War II as Sweden expanded its air defense capabilities.
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