Umeå Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSwedavia
ServesUmeå, Sweden
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates63°47′31″N 020°16′58″E / 63.79194°N 20.28278°E / 63.79194; 20.28278
Websiteswedavia.com/umea/
Map
UME is located in Västerbotten
UME
UME
Location within Västerbotten
UME is located in Sweden
UME
UME
UME (Sweden)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,551 2,302 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passenger total960,351 (Decrease7%)
Aircraft movements10,152 (Decrease13%)
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 2019, it is the seventh-largest airport in Sweden.[2] It had 960,351 passengers in 2019.[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

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

AirlinesDestinations
BRA Braathens Regional Airlines Stockholm–Bromma
Croatia Airlines Seasonal charter: Split
Jonair Östersund
Norwegian Air Shuttle[5] Stockholm–Arlanda
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[6]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Gällivare,[7] Gothenburg,[7] Luleå,[7] Stockholm–Arlanda,[7] Sundsvall–Timrå[7]

Statistics

Two aircraft at Umeå Airport
Annual passenger traffic at UME airport. See Wikidata query.
Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2022)[8]
RankAirportPassengers handled % change
2021/22
1Sweden Stockholm–Arlanda, Stockholm–Bromma578,986Increase 92.1
2Spain Gran Canaria10,746Increase 222.7
3Greece Chania7,481Increase 508.2
4Greece Rhodes5,162New entry
5Sweden Östersund3,513Increase 206.8
Traffic by calendar year[3]
YearPassenger volumeChangeDomesticChangeInternationalChange
2019 960,284Decrease6.9%880,739Decrease7.0%79,545Decrease5.7%
2018 1,031,744Decrease2.2%947,368Decrease3.5%84,376Increase13.8%
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.[9][10][11]
  • 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.[12]

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 20 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 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Route map". norwegian.com.
  6. ↑ "Destinations from Umea airport".
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
  8. ↑ "Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2022" (XLSX). Swedavia.se. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson". JetPhotos.net. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind" (in Swedish). Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Skydiving plane crash kills nine in Sweden". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13.

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