Umeå Airport
Umeå Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Swedavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Umeå, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°47′31″N 020°16′58″E / 63.79194°N 20.28278°E | ||||||||||
| Website | swedavia.com/umea/ | ||||||||||
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UME Location within Västerbotten UME UME (Sweden) | |||||||||||
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| 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
| 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 |
| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 719,596 | 6.6% | 693,112 | 8.6% | 26,484 | 28.0% |
| 2024 | 675,108 | 1.6% | 638,334 | 2.3% | 36,774 | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 685,824 | 12.8% | 653,092 | 12.0% | 32,732 | 30.8% |
| 2022 | 608,205 | 97.9% | 583,185 | 92.8% | 25,020 | 415.7% |
| 2021 | 307,379 | 5.0% | 302,527 | 7.8% | 4,852 | 60.1% |
| 2020 | 292,728 | 69.5% | 280,572 | 68.1% | 12,156 | 84.7% |
| 2019 | 960,351 | 6.9% | 880,806 | 7.0% | 79,545 | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 1,031,728 | 2.2% | 946,966 | 3.5% | 84,762 | 14.4% |
| 2017 | 1,055,353 | 0.4% | 981,231 | 1.8% | 74,122 | 23.5% |
| 2016 | 1,059,194 | 1.1% | 999,183 | 2.9% | 60,011 | 20.5% |
| 2015 | 1,047,580 | 0.4% | 972,094 | 0.1% | 75,486 | 7.4% |
| 2014 | 1,042,891 | 5.4% | 972,601 | 6.3% | 70,290 | 5.7% |
| 2013 | 989,094 | 0.7% | 914,555 | 0.1% | 74,539 | 12.7% |
| 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]
- 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
Notes
- ^ Includes flights to/from Stockholm–Arlanda and Stockholm–Bromma
References
- ^ "Statistics". Swedavia. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Pressinformation" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Om flygplatsen" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
- ^ "Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen". flygtorget.se. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1005–1011. ISSN 1466-8718.
- ^ "Route map". norwegian.com.
- ^ Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Destinations from Umea airport".
- ^ "Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2024" (XLSX). Swedavia.se. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Statistik inom Swedavia". www.swedavia.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ^ "JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson". JetPhotos.net. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind" (in Swedish). Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "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