Umeå Airport

Umeå Airport
IATA: UME – ICAO: ESNU
Summary
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°ECoordinates: 63°47′31″N 020°16′58″E / 63.79194°N 20.28278°E
Website	swedavia.com/umea/
Map
UME Location within Västerbotten
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 7,551 2,302 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Passengers total 955,132 International passengers 64,994 Domestic passengers 890,138 Landings total 7,508
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 2011, it is the 7th largest airport in Sweden.^[2]

The airport had 955,132 passengers in 2011.^[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.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal charter: Chania[4][5]
Direktflyg operated by AIS Airlines	Östersund
Malmö Aviation	Göteborg, Stockholm–Bromma Seasonal: Amsterdam, Berlin–Tegel[6][7]
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Alicante, Gran Canaria
Scandinavian Airlines	Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal: Göteborg–Landvetter[8] Seasonal charter: Larnaca (begins 9 May 2016)

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Umeå Airport (2015)^[9]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% change 2014/15
1	Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda	956,761	0.4
2	Spain, Gran Canaria	19,508	3.2
3	Turkey, Antalya	13,738	4.0
4	Greece, Chania	11,363	443.4
5	Finland, Helsinki	7,883	NEW

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]

See also

• List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries

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. "Om flygplatsen" (in Swedish). Swedavia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
4. "Departures". swedavia.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
5. "A34585 flight history". flightradar24.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
6. Ny linje: Umeå-Berlin (Swedish)
7. Malmö Aviation Adds Umeå – Berlin Tegel Service in late-April/early-May 2014
8. SAS Adds Gothenburg – Luleå / Umeå Service Dec 2014 – Feb 2015
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.

External links

Media related to Umeå Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Airport information for ESNU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.