Kiruna Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Swedavia | ||||||||||
Location | Kiruna,Norrbotten,Sweden | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,509 ft / 460 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 67°49′20″N020°20′12″E / 67.82222°N 20.33667°E /67.82222; 20.33667 | ||||||||||
Website | swedavia.com/kiruna/ | ||||||||||
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Kiruna Airport is the northernmost airport inSweden. It lies around 10 km (6.2 mi) from the old town centre ofKiruna and around 4 km from the new town centre. In 2023, the airport served 217,075 passengers.[1]
Kiruna Airport is the chosen destination for the Spaceport Sweden project.Spaceport Sweden is a new venture betweenSwedish Space Corporation, the Jukkasjärvi Icehotel, LFV Group and Progressum, in which they hope, when its operations start, thatVirgin Galactic will make their second base after the USA.[2]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Kiruna:[3]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air France | Seasonal:Paris–Charles de Gaulle[4] |
Eurowings | Seasonal:Düsseldorf[5] |
Norwegian Air Shuttle | Stockholm–Arlanda[3] |
Scandinavian Airlines | Stockholm–Arlanda[3][6] Seasonal:Copenhagen[7] |
There are additional scheduled helicopter flights for paying passengers in the mountain region of Kiruna. One such isNikkaluokta-Kebnekaise mountain lodge, which goes twice daily in the summer season operated by Kallax Flyg.[8]
Rank | Airport | Passengers handled | % change 2018/19 |
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1 | ![]() | 248,100 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() | 14,352 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | 1,999 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() | 1,819 | ![]() |
Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
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2019 | 267,916 | ![]() | 263,122 | ![]() | 4,794 | ![]() |
2018 | 277,018 | 272,644 | 4,374 |
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