Umeå Airport

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
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UME
Location within Västerbotten
UME is located in Sweden
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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

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Umeå Airport:[5]

AirlinesDestinations
Braathens International Airways Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria,[6] Larnaca[6]
Jonair Östersund[7]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Stockholm–Arlanda[8][9]
Scandinavian Airlines Stockholm–Arlanda[10]
TUI fly Nordic Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria[11]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2023)[12]
Rank Airport Passengers handled % change
2022/23
1 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden[a] 647,499 Increase 11.8
2 Spain Gran Canaria, Spain 11,443 Increase 6.5
3 Greece Chania, Greece 7,849 Increase 4.9
4 Cyprus Larnaca, Cyprus 5,382 New entry
5 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 5,102 Increase 45.2
Traffic by calendar year[3]
Year Passenger volume Change Domestic Change International Change
2019 960,284 Decrease6.9% 880,739 Decrease7.0% 79,545 Decrease5.7%
2018 1,031,744 Decrease2.2% 947,368 Decrease3.5% 84,376 Increase13.8%
2017 1,055,353 Decrease0.4% 981,231 Decrease1.8% 74,122 Increase23.5%
2016 1,059,194 Increase1.0% 999,183 Increase8.4% 60,011 Decrease20.5%
2015 1,047,081 Increase1.1% 971,594 Increase0.6% 75,487 Increase8.9%
2014 1,035,450 Increase4.7% 966,131 Increase5.7% 69,319 Decrease6.4%
2013 988,406 Increase0.3% 914,386 Decrease0.4% 74,020 Increase11.3%
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.[13][14][15]
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.[16]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes flights to/from Stockholm–Arlanda and Stockholm–Bromma.

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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
  6. ^ a b Liu, Jim (27 March 2024). "BRA NS24 Charter Program With Apollo / Spies / VING". Aeroroutes.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen". flygtorget.se. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1005–1011. ISSN 1466-8718.
  9. ^ "Route map". norwegian.com.
  10. ^ Liu, Jim (30 October 2024). "SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Destinations from Umea airport".
  12. ^ "Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2023" (XLSX). Swedavia.se. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  13. ^ "JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson". JetPhotos.net. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  14. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  15. ^ "SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind" (in Swedish). Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Skydiving plane crash kills nine in Sweden". BBC News. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13.

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