Umeå Airport

Coordinates: 63°47′31″N 020°16′58″E / 63.79194°N 20.28278°E / 63.79194; 20.28278
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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
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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Europa Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca[5]
Jonair Östersund
Finnair Helsinki
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya[5]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Alicante, Gran Canaria
Scandinavian Airlines Kiruna, Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Gothenburg[6]
Seasonal charter: Chania,[5] Larnaca,[5] Rhodes[7]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amapola Flyg Gällivare,[8] Gothenburg,[8] Luleå,[8] Stockholm–Arlanda,[8] Sundsvall–Timrå[8]

Statistics

Two aircraft at Umeå Airport
Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2018)[9]
Rank Airport Passengers handled % change
2017/18
1  Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Bromma 860,646 Decrease 6.4
2  Finland, Helsinki 29,120 Increase 4.2
3  Spain, Gran Canaria 16,383 Decrease 1.6
4  Greece, Chania 9,833 Decrease 7.0
5  Sweden, Gothenburg 9,754 Decrease 32.6
Countries with most handled passengers to/from Umeå Airport (2019)
Rank Country Passengers Change
2018/19
1  Finland 29,129 Increase3.2%
2  Spain 21,895 Increase1.8%
3  Greece 14,834 Decrease15.5%
4  Cyprus 5,601 Decrease0.8%
5  Turkey 5,069 Decrease33.2%
Traffic by calendar year[3]
Year Passenger volume Change Domestic Change International Change
2019 960,284 Decrease06.9% 880,739 Decrease07.0% 79,545 Decrease05.7%
2018 1,031,744 Decrease02.2% 947,368 Decrease03.5% 84,376 Increase013.8%
2017 1,055,353 Decrease00.4% 981,231 Decrease01.8% 74,122 Increase023.5%
2016 1,059,194 Increase01.0% 999,183 Increase08.4% 60,011 Decrease020.5%
2015 1,047,081 Increase01.1% 971,594 Increase00.6% 75,487 Increase08.9%
2014 1,035,450 Increase04.7% 966,131 Increase05.7% 69,319 Decrease06.4%
2013 988,406 Increase00.3% 914,386 Decrease00.4% 74,020 Increase011.3%
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

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "Only Flight". tui.se.
  6. ^ SAS Adds Gothenburg – Luleå / Umeå Service Dec 2014 – Feb 2015
  7. ^ "Flight". ving.se.
  8. ^ a b c d e https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/hp-apf/routes
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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

External links

Media related to Umeå Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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