SWEDAVIA AB

Their core work

Swedavia is Sweden's national airport operator, managing ten airports including Stockholm Arlanda, Gothenburg Landvetter, and other major Swedish airports. Within H2020, they serve as a real-world testbed and operational partner for SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research) projects, providing live airport environments, operational data, and practitioner expertise for validating new air traffic management concepts. Their contribution centers on translating research into airport reality — testing runway throughput improvements, digital tower technologies, arrival/departure sequencing, and environmental management procedures at actual operating airports.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In 2016–2019, Swedavia's SESAR involvement focused on network-level ATM architecture: master planning, demand-capacity balancing, air traffic flow management, and integrated network planning. From 2019 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward operational airport performance — runway throughput optimization, enhanced arrival/departure sequencing (AMAN/DMAN), digital tower deployment, and environmental management including green flight trajectories. This evolution reflects a move from strategic planning participation toward hands-on operational validation of specific airport technologies.

Swedavia is moving toward sustainable airport operations and integrated digital technologies, making them a strong validation partner for green aviation and smart airport projects.

How they like to work

Swedavia participates exclusively as a partner — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, which is consistent with their role as an operational end-user providing airport infrastructure and expertise rather than leading R&D. With 111 unique partners across 26 countries, they operate within large SESAR consortia and maintain a broad European network. This makes them an accessible, experienced consortium partner who understands their role: providing real-world airport environments and operational feedback, not competing for research leadership.

Swedavia has collaborated with 111 distinct partners across 26 countries through the SESAR programme, giving them one of the broadest airport-operator networks in European ATM research. Their partners span ANSPs, technology providers, airlines, and research organizations across virtually all EU aviation nations.

What sets them apart

Swedavia offers what few partners can: access to a national network of ten operational airports as live validation environments for ATM and airport technologies. Unlike research institutes or technology vendors, they bring the end-user perspective of a major airport operator — they know what works on the ground, in real weather, with real traffic. For any consortium needing a Scandinavian airport testbed or operational validation from an experienced airport group, Swedavia is a proven and reliable choice.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PJ02-W2 AART
  Their highest-funded project (EUR 217K), focused on runway throughput and separation optimization including GNSS approaches and curved approaches at secondary airports.
• PJ04 TAM
  Second-highest funding (EUR 195K) and their flagship involvement in Total Airport Management — integrating airside, landside, and network performance into a unified operational concept.
• ALBATROSS
  Their only non-SESAR project, signaling a strategic move into sustainable aviation with focus on green trajectories and CO2 emission reduction.