Umeå Airport

Umeå Airport (IATA: UME, ICAO: ESNU) is an airport located on the southern outskirts of the city of Umeå, Sweden. As of 2019, it is the seventh-largest airport in Sweden.^[2] It had 960,351 passengers in 2019.^[3] By road, the airport is located about 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) from Umeå city centre.

Umeå Airport
IATA: UME ICAO: ESNU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Swedavia
Serves	Umeå, Sweden
Elevation AMSL	24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	63°47′31″N 020°16′58″E
Website	swedavia.com/umea/
Map
UME Location within Västerbotten Show map of Västerbotten UME UME (Sweden) Show map of Sweden
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 7,551 2,302 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passenger total 960,351 (7%) Aircraft movements 10,152 (13%)
Statistics: Swedavia[1]

History

The airport was inaugurated in May 1962, but had its first flight in 1961.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Umeå Airport:^[5]

Airlines	Destinations
Braathens International Airways	Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria,[6] Larnaca[6]
Jonair	Östersund[7]
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Stockholm–Arlanda[8][9]
Scandinavian Airlines	Stockholm–Arlanda[10]
TUI fly Nordic	Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[11]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2023)^[12]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% change 2022/23
1	Stockholm, Sweden[a]	647,499	11.8
2	Gran Canaria, Spain	11,443	6.5
3	Chania, Greece	7,849	4.9
4	Larnaca, Cyprus	5,382
5	Östersund, Sweden	5,102	45.2

Traffic by calendar year^[3]

Year	Passenger volume	Change	Domestic	Change	International	Change
2019	960,284	06.9%	880,739	07.0%	79,545	05.7%
2018	1,031,744	02.2%	947,368	03.5%	84,376	013.8%
2017	1,055,353	00.4%	981,231	01.8%	74,122	023.5%
2016	1,059,194	01.0%	999,183	08.4%	60,011	020.5%
2015	1,047,081	01.1%	971,594	00.6%	75,487	08.9%
2014	1,035,450	04.7%	966,131	05.7%	69,319	06.4%
2013	988,406	00.3%	914,386	00.4%	74,020	011.3%
2012	984,771		918,275		66,496

Accidents and incidents

• On 21 September 1992, an Air Sweden IAI-1124 Westwind registered as SE-DLK was destroyed by a fire. The plane was departing to Arvidsjaur when takeoff was aborted due to an engine failure. None of the seven occupants were killed or injured, but the aircraft was written off.^[13][14][15]

Main article: 2019 Skydive Umeå Gippsland GA8 Airvan crash

• On 14 July 2019, a GippsAero GA8 Airvan aircraft with crew and skydivers lost control and crashed steeply into the ground. It had taken off from Umeå Airport. All nine on board died.^[16]

See also

• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

Notes

1. Includes flights to/from Stockholm–Arlanda and Stockholm–Bromma.