Umeå Airport

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″N020°16′58″E / 63.79194°N 20.28278°E / 63.79194; 20.28278
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]

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.

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
Jonair	Östersund [6]
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Stockholm–Arlanda [7] [8]
Scandinavian Airlines	Stockholm–Arlanda [9]
TUI fly Nordic	Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria [10]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2024) ^[11]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% change 2023/24
1	Stockholm [a]	633,205	2.2
2	Gran Canaria	12,301	7.5
3	Larnaca	7,024	30.5
4	Östersund	4,837	3.5
5	Rhodes	4,650	17.5

Traffic by calendar year ^[12]

Year	Passenger volume	Change	Domestic	Change	International	Change
2025	719,596	06.6%	693,112	08.6%	26,484	028.0%
2024	675,108	01.6%	638,334	02.3%	36,774	012.3%
2023	685,824	012.8%	653,092	012.0%	32,732	030.8%
2022	608,205	097.9%	583,185	092.8%	25,020	0415.7%
2021	307,379	05.0%	302,527	07.8%	4,852	060.1%
2020	292,728	069.5%	280,572	068.1%	12,156	084.7%
2019	960,351	06.9%	880,806	07.0%	79,545	06.2%
2018	1,031,728	02.2%	946,966	03.5%	84,762	014.4%
2017	1,055,353	00.4%	981,231	01.8%	74,122	023.5%
2016	1,059,194	01.1%	999,183	02.9%	60,011	020.5%
2015	1,047,580	00.4%	972,094	00.1%	75,486	07.4%
2014	1,042,891	05.4%	972,601	06.3%	70,290	05.7%
2013	989,094	00.7%	914,555	00.1%	74,539	012.7%
2012	981,831		915,673		66,158

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

References

1. "Statistics". Swedavia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
2. "Pressinformation" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
3. "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
4. "Om flygplatsen" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
5. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
6. "Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen". flygtorget.se. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
7. "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1005–1011. ISSN   1466-8718.
8. "Route map". norwegian.com.
9. Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
10. "Destinations from Umea airport".
11. "Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2024" (XLSX). Swedavia.se. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
12. "Statistik inom Swedavia". www.swedavia.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
13. "JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson". JetPhotos.net. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
14. "ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
15. "SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind" (in Swedish). Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
16. "Skydiving plane crash kills nine in Sweden". BBC News . 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13.

External links

Media related to Umeå Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website