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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Swedavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Umeå, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°47′31″N 020°16′58″E / 63.79194°N 20.28278°E | ||||||||||
| Website | swedavia.com/umea/ | ||||||||||
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  UME Location within Västerbotten  UME UME (Sweden) | |||||||||||
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Statistics: Swedavia[1] | |||||||||||
By road, the airport is located about 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) from Umeå city centre.
History edit
The airport was inaugurated in May 1962, but had its first flight in 1961.[4]
Airlines and destinations edit
Passenger edit
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Umeå Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Amapola Flyg | Gällivare,Gothenburg,Luleå, Stockholm–Arlanda, Sundsvall–Timrå |
Ref.: [7]
Statistics edit
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Annual passenger traffic at UME airport.
See Wikidata query.
| Rank | Airport | Passengers handled | % change 2022/23 |
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| 1 |  Stockholm, Sweden[a] |
647,499 |  11.8
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| 2 |  Gran Canaria, Spain |
11,443 | 6.5
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| 3 |  Chania, Greece |
7,849 | 4.9
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| 4 |  Larnaca, Cyprus |
5,382 | 
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| 5 | Östersund, Sweden |
5,102 | 45.2
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| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
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| 2019 | 960,284 |  6.9% |
880,739 | 7.0% |
79,545 | 5.7%
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| 2018 | 1,031,744 | 2.2% |
947,368 | 3.5% |
84,376 | 13.8%
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| 2017 | 1,055,353 | 0.4% |
981,231 | 1.8% |
74,122 | 23.5%
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| 2016 | 1,059,194 | 1.0% |
999,183 | 8.4% |
60,011 | 20.5%
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| 2015 | 1,047,081 | 1.1% |
971,594 | 0.6% |
75,487 | 8.9%
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| 2014 | 1,035,450 | 4.7% |
966,131 | 5.7% |
69,319 | 6.4%
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| 2013 | 988,406 | 0.3% |
914,386 | 0.4% |
74,020 | 11.3%
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| 2012 | 984,771 | 918,275 | 66,496 |
Accidents and incidents edit
- 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 edit
Notes edit
- ^ Includes flights to/from Stockholm–Arlanda and Stockholm–Bromma.
References edit
- ^ "Statistics". Swedavia. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Pressinformation" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Om flygplatsen" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Route map". norwegian.com.
- ^ "Destinations from Umea airport".
- ^ "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
- ^ "Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2023" (XLSX). Swedavia.se. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "JetPhotos.Net Photo » SE-DLK (CN: 197) Time Air Sweden IAI 1124 Westwind by Ola Carlsson". JetPhotos.net. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident IAI 1124 Westwind SE-DLK Umeå Airport (UME)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "SE-DLK, IAI 1124 Westwind" (in Swedish). Svenskt Flyghistoriskt Forum. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Skydiving plane crash kills nine in Sweden". BBC News. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13.
External links edit
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