Kiruna Airport

Kiruna Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSwedavia
LocationKiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden
Elevation AMSL1,509 ft / 460 m
Coordinates67°49′20″N 020°20′12″E / 67.82222°N 20.33667°E / 67.82222; 20.33667
Websiteswedavia.com/kiruna/
Map
KRN
Location within Norrbotten
KRN
KRN (Sweden)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 8,208 2,502 Paved
Statistics (2018)
Passengers total277,018
International passengers4,374
Domestic passengers272,644
Landings total2,477
Source:[1]

Kiruna Airport is the northernmost airport in Sweden. It lies around 10 km (6.2 mi) from the old town centre of Kiruna and around 4 km from the new town centre. In 2023, the airport served 217,075 passengers.[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Kiruna:[2]

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle[3]
Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf[4]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Stockholm–Arlanda[5][2]
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda[2][6]
Seasonal: Copenhagen[7]

There are additional scheduled helicopter flights for paying passengers in the mountain region of Kiruna. One such is Nikkaluokta-Kebnekaise mountain lodge, which goes twice daily in the summer season operated by Kallax Flyg.[8]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Kiruna Airport (2025)[9]
Rank Airport Passengers handled
1 Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda 239,299
2 Denmark, Copenhagen 8,141
3 Germany, Düsseldorf 2,103
4 France, Paris 1,717
Traffic by calendar year[10]
Year Passenger volume Change Domestic Change International Change
2025 251,520 13.4% 239,008 10.2% 12,512 151.0%
2024 221,868 2.2% 216,884 1.4% 4,984 51.6%
2023 217,075 11.1% 213,787 10.6% 3,288 60.5%
2022 195,337 61.9% 193,288 60.9% 2,049 278.7%
2021 120,677 9.3% 120,136 12.0% 541 82.9%
2020 110,432 58.8% 107,267 59.2% 3,165 34.1%
2019 267,941 3.1% 263,138 3.3% 4,803 10.0%
2018 276,516 2.1% 272,149 1.3% 4,367 33.6%
2017 282,412 8.4% 275,834 9.1% 6,578 14.0%
2016 260,500 1.1% 252,851 1.1% 7,649 0.4%
2015 257,712 4.8% 250,090 3.7% 7,622 31.7%
2014 270,738 19.6% 259,576 23.0% 11,162 27.1%
2013 226,282 14.3% 210,964 11.1% 15,318 91.4%
2012 197,935 189,930 8,005

Accidents and incidents

Ground transportation

  • Airport Transfer to and from Kiruna City Center available year-round for flights to and from Stockholm, operated by Falcks Omnibus on behalf of Kiruna Municipality [11]
  • Bus 91 to Abisko - Riksgränsen - Narvik departs one time per day from the airport around February - may and June - September [12]
  • Nikkaluoktaexpressen to Nikkaluokta departs once or twice per day in march - may and June - September [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Passagerarfrekvens" (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c swevavia.com/kiruna - Destinations retrieved 29 May 2022
  3. ^ "Air France Adds Seasonal Paris – Kiruna Service From Dec 2024". AeroRoutes.
  4. ^ "Neue Strecken bei Eurowings" [New routes with Eurowings] (in German). Eurowings. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  5. ^ "Stockholm, Sweden". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1026–1033. August 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
  6. ^ Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  7. ^ "SAS NW24 European Service Expansion".
  8. ^ "Linjetrafik Nikkaluokta – Kebnekaise". Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "Statistik". Retrieved 2026-03-19.
  10. ^ "Statistik inom Swedavia". www.swedavia.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  11. ^ "Kiruna Flygbuss - Falcks Omnibus". 4 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Länstrafiken Norrbotten". lanstrafikennorrbotten.se.
  13. ^ "Nikkaluoktaexpressen". nikkaluoktaexpressen.se.

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