Umeå Airport Explained

Umeå Airport
Image2-Width:250
Iata:UME
Icao:ESNU
Type:Public
Operator:Swedavia
City-Served:Umeå, Sweden
Elevation-F:24
Elevation-M:7
Coordinates:63.7919°N 20.2828°W
Website:swedavia.com/umea/
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Pushpin Label:UME
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Västerbotten
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:7,551
R1-Length-M:2,302
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Passenger total
Stat1-Data:960,351(7%)
Stat2-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat2-Data:10,152(13%)
Footnotes:Statistics: Swedavia

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.[1]

By road, the airport is located about 5.4km (03.4miles) from Umeå city centre.

History

The airport was inaugurated in May 1962, but had its first flight in 1961.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Umeå Airport:[2]

Cargo

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2023)[3]
RankAirport Passengers handled % change
2022/23
1647,499 11.8
211,443 6.5
37,849 4.9
45,382
55,102 45.2
Traffic by calendar year
Year Passenger volume Change Domestic Change International Change
2019960,284 6.9% 880,739 7.0% 79,545 5.7%
20181,031,744 2.2% 947,368 3.5% 84,376 13.8%
20171,055,353 0.4% 981,231 1.8% 74,122 23.5%
20161,059,194 1.0% 999,183 8.4% 60,011 20.5%
20151,047,081 1.1% 971,594 0.6% 75,4878.9%
20141,035,450 4.7% 966,131 5.7% 69,3196.4%
2013988,406 0.3% 914,386 0.4% 74,02011.3%
2012984,771 918,275 66,496

Accidents and incidents

See main article: 2019 Skydive Umeå Gippsland GA8 Airvan crash.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flygplatsstatistik. Transportstyrelsen. 16 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map.
  3. Web site: Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2023. XLSX. Swedavia.se. 1 February 2023.
  4. Web site: JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson . JetPhotos.net . 16 May 2013.
  5. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME) . Aviation Safety Network . 16 May 2013.
  6. Web site: SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind . Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum . sv . 16 May 2013.
  7. News: Skydiving plane crash kills nine in Sweden . . 15 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213184206/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48987169 . 2022-12-13 . live .