Umeå Airport

Umeå Airport
Summary
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 / 63.79194; 20.28278Coordinates: 63°47′31″N 020°16′58″E / 63.79194°N 20.28278°E / 63.79194; 20.28278
Website swedavia.com/umea/
Map
UME
Location within Västerbotten
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,551 2,302 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers total 1,048,000
International passengers 75,500
Domestic passengers 972,500
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 2011, it is the 7th largest airport in Sweden.[2]

The airport had 1,057,373 passengers in 2016.[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

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
BRA Braathens Regional Airlines Stockholm–Bromma
Direktflyg Östersund (PSO)
Finnair Helsinki, Vaasa
Germania Seasonal charter: Düsseldorf
Norwegian Air Shuttle Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Alicante, Gran Canaria
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda, Kiruna
Seasonal: Gothenburg[5]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Gällivare,[6] Göteborg-Landvetter,[7] Luleå,[8] Stockholm–Arlanda,[9] Sundsvall–Timrå,[10]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2017)[11]
RankAirportPassengers handled% change
2016/17
1 Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Bromma939,634Decrease 0.5
2 Sweden, Gothenburg28,549Decrease 30.6
3 Spain, Gran Canaria17,512Increase 8.8
4 Finland, Helsinki16,083Increase 227.4
5 Greece, Chania16,016Increase 37.3
Countries with most handled passengers to/from Umeå Airport (2017)
Rank Country Passengers Change
2016/17
1  Spain 22,525 Increase7.3%
2  Greece 21,007 Increase24.4%
3  Finland 17,181 Increase249.7%
4  Cyprus 5,000 Increase15,1%
5  Turkey 2,693 Decrease66.6%
Traffic by calendar year[3]
YearPassenger volumeChangeDomesticChangeInternationalChange
2017 1,055,353Decrease0.4%981,231Decrease1.8%74,122Increase23.5%
2016 1,059,194Increase1.0%999,183Increase8.4%60,011Decrease20.5%
2015 1,047,081Increase1.1%971,594Increase0.6%75,487Increase8.9%
2014 1,035,450Increase4.7%966,131Increase5.7%69,319Decrease6.4%
2013 988,406Increase0.3%914,386Decrease0.4%74,020Increase11.3%
2012 984,771918,27566,496

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.[12][13][14]

See also

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 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Om flygplatsen" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. ↑ SAS Adds Gothenburg – Luleå / Umeå Service Dec 2014 – Feb 2015
  6. ↑ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/hp-apf/routes
  7. ↑ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/hp-apf/routes
  8. ↑ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/hp-apf/routes
  9. ↑ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/hp-apf/routes
  10. ↑ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/hp-apf/routes
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  12. ↑ "JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson". JetPhotos.net. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind" (in Swedish). Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

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