Kiruna Airport

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]

Kiruna Airport
IATA: KRN ICAO: ESNQ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Swedavia
Location	Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden
Elevation AMSL	1,509 ft / 460 m
Coordinates	67°49′20″N 020°20′12″E
Website	swedavia.com/kiruna/
Map
KRN Location within Norrbotten Show map of Norrbotten KRN KRN (Sweden) Show map of Sweden
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 8,208 2,502 Paved
Statistics (2018)
Passengers total 277,018 International passengers 4,374 Domestic passengers 272,644 Landings total 2,477
Source:[1]

History

Kiruna Airport is the chosen destination for the Spaceport Sweden project. Spaceport Sweden is a new venture between Swedish Space Corporation, the Jukkasjärvi Icehotel, LFV Group and Progressum, in which they hope, when its operations start, that Virgin Galactic will make their second base after the USA.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Kiruna:^[3]

Airlines	Destinations
Air France	Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle[4]
Eurowings	Seasonal: Düsseldorf[5]
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Stockholm–Arlanda[6][3]
Scandinavian Airlines	Stockholm–Arlanda[3][7] Seasonal: Copenhagen[8]

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.^[9]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Kiruna Airport (2019)^[10]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% change 2018/19
1	Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda	248,100	2.1
2	Sweden, Umeå	14,352	22.7
3	United Kingdom, London-Heathrow	1,999	10.7
4	Belgium, Brussels	1,819	154.8

Traffic by calendar year^[1]

Year	Passenger volume	Change	Domestic	Change	International	Change
2019	267,916	03.2%	263,122	03.5%	4,794	09.6%
2018	277,018		272,644		4,374

Accidents and incidents

• On 15 March 2012 a Norwegian Lockheed Hercules military transport plane crashed into the Kebnekaise mountain when approaching Kiruna Airport, the Norwegian C-130 Hercules accident. All five personnel on board died.^{[citation needed]}

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]