Umeå Airport 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. It had 960,351 passengers in 2019. By road, the airport is located about from Umeå city centre.
History The airport was inaugurated in May 1962, but had its first flight in 1961.
Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Umeå Airport:
Statistics
+ Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2024) Rank Airport Passengers handled % change2023/241 633,205 2.22 12,301 7.53 7,024 30.54 4,837 3.55 4,650 17.5
+ Traffic by calendar year Year Passenger volume Change Domestic Change International Change2025 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.
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.
See also List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
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