Umeå Airport

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]

Umeå Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSwedavia
ServesUmeå, Sweden
Elevation AMSL24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates63°47′31″N 020°16′58″E
Websiteswedavia.com/umea/
Map
UME
Location within Västerbotten
UME
UME (Sweden)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 7,551 2,302 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passenger total960,351 (7%)
Aircraft movements10,152 (13%)
Statistics: Swedavia[1]

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
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: Rhodes[7]
TUI fly Nordic[5] Seasonal charter: Gran Canaria

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]
RankAirportPassengers handled% change
2017/18
1 Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Bromma860,646 6.4
2 Finland, Helsinki29,120 4.2
3 Spain, Gran Canaria16,383 1.6
4 Greece, Chania9,833 7.0
5 Sweden, Gothenburg9,754 32.6
Countries with most handled passengers to/from Umeå Airport (2019)
Rank Country Passengers Change
2018/19
1  Finland 29,129 3.2%
2  Spain 21,895 1.8%
3  Greece 14,834 15.5%
4  Cyprus 5,601 0.8%
5  Turkey 5,069 33.2%
Traffic by calendar year[3]
YearPassenger volumeChangeDomesticChangeInternationalChange
2019 960,28406.9%880,73907.0%79,54505.7%
2018 1,031,74402.2%947,36803.5%84,376013.8%
2017 1,055,35300.4%981,23101.8%74,122023.5%
2016 1,059,19401.0%999,18308.4%60,011020.5%
2015 1,047,08101.1%971,59400.6%75,48708.9%
2014 1,035,45004.7%966,13105.7%69,31906.4%
2013 988,40600.3%914,38600.4%74,020011.3%
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.[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. "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. "Only Flight". tui.se.
  6. SAS Adds Gothenburg – Luleå / Umeå Service Dec 2014 – Feb 2015
  7. "Flight". ving.se.
  8. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/hp-apf/routes
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-17.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

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