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Kiruna Airport is the northernmost airport in Sweden. It lies around 10 km (6.2 mi) from the town centre of Kiruna. In 2018, the airport served 277,018 passengers.[1]

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Kiruna Airport
IATA: KRN ICAO: ESNQ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Swedavia
Location	Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden
Elevation AMSL	1,509 ft / 460 m
Coordinates	67°49′20″N 020°20′12″E
Website	swedavia.com/kiruna/
Map
KRN Location within Norrbotten
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 8,208 2,502 Paved
Statistics (2018)
Passengers total 277,018 International passengers 4,374 Domestic passengers 272,644 Landings total 2,477
Source:[1]

Future

Kiruna Airport is the chosen destination for the Spaceport Sweden project. Spaceport Sweden is a new venture between Swedish Space Corporation, the Jukkasjärvi Icehotel, LFV Group and Progressum, in which they hope, when its operations start, that Virgin Galactic will make their second base after the USA.[2]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Kiruna:[3]

Airlines	Destinations
Eurowings	Seasonal: Düsseldorf (begins 24 December 2022)[4]
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Stockholm–Arlanda[3]
Scandinavian Airlines	Stockholm–Arlanda[3]

Helicopter routes

There are scheduled helicopter flights for paying passengers in the mountain region of Kiruna. One such is Nikkaluokta-Kebnekaise mountain lodge, which goes twice daily in the summer season operated by Kallax Flyg.[5]

Statistics

Busiest routes to and from Kiruna Airport (2019)[6]

Rank	Airport	Passengers handled	% change 2018/19
1	Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda	248,100	2.1
2	Sweden, Umeå	14,352	22.7
3	United Kingdom, London-Heathrow	1,999	10.7
4	Belgium, Brussels	1,819	154.8

Traffic by calendar year[1]

Year	Passenger volume	Change	Domestic	Change	International	Change
2019	267,916	03.2%	263,122	03.5%	4,794	09.6%
2018	277,018		272,644		4,374

Accidents and incidents

• On 15 March 2012 a Norwegian Lockheed Hercules military transport plane crashed into the Kebnekaise mountain when approaching Kiruna Airport, the Norwegian C-130 Hercules accident. All five personnel on board died.

Ground transportation

• Airport Transfer to and from Kiruna City Center available year round for flights to and from Stockholm, operated by Hörvalls Buss on behalf of Kiruna Municipality [7]
• Bus 91 to Abisko - Riksgränsen - Narvik departs one time per day from the airport around february - may and june - september [8]
• Nikkaluoktaexpressen to Nikkaluokta departs once or twice per day in march - may and june - september [9]
• Taxi and airport taxi are available.
• Rental cars are available.

References

External links

Media related to Kiruna Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Spaceport Sweden

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Kiruna

Der Flughafen Kiruna (Schwedisch Kiruna flygplats, Englisch Kiruna Airport) nahe der Stadt Kiruna liegt in der Gemeinde Kiruna und ist der nördlichste Flughafen in Schweden.

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- [en] Kiruna Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Kiruna

El Aeropuerto de Kiruna (en sueco, Kiruna flygplats) (IATA: KRN, OACI: ESNQ) es el aeropuerto más septentrional de Suecia. Está situado a unos 10 km de la ciudad de Kiruna.

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[fr] Aéroport de Kiruna

L'aéroport de Kiruna est un aéroport situé à une dizaine de kilomètres du centre de Kiruna, dans le nord de la Suède.

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