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]

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]

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

Passenger

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

Airlines	Destinations
Braathens Regional Airlines	Stockholm–Bromma
Croatia Airlines	Seasonal charter: Split[citation needed]
Jonair	Östersund
Norwegian Air Shuttle[6]	Stockholm–Arlanda
Scandinavian Airlines	Stockholm–Arlanda[7]
TUI fly Nordic	Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[8]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Amapola Flyg[citation needed]	Gällivare, Gothenburg, Luleå, Stockholm–Arlanda, Sundsvall–Timrå

Statistics

Two aircraft at Umeå Airport

Annual passenger traffic at UME airport. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2023)^[9]

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.^[10][11][12]

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.^[13]

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. "Route map". norwegian.com.
7. Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
8. "Destinations from Umea airport".
9. "Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2023" (XLSX). Swedavia.se. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
10. "JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson". JetPhotos.net. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
11. "ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
12. "SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind" (in Swedish). Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
13. "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