Kiruna Airport
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|IATA = KRN
|ICAO = ESNQ
|type = Public
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|operator = Swedavia
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|location = Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden
|elevation-f = 1509
|elevation-m = 460
|coordinates = {{coord|67|49|20|N|020|20|12|E|region:SE-BD|display=inline,title}}
|website = [http://www.swedavia.com/kiruna/ swedavia.com/kiruna/]
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|r1-number = 03/21
|r1-length-f = 8208
|r1-length-m = 2502
|r1-surface = Paved
|stat-year = 2018
|stat1-header = Passengers total
|stat1-data = 277,018
|stat2-header = International passengers
|stat2-data = 4,374
|stat3-header = Domestic passengers
|stat3-data = 272,644
|stat4-header = Landings total
|stat4-data = 2,477
|footnotes = Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/luftfart/Statistik/Flygplatsstatistik-/ |title=Passagerarfrekvens |publisher=Swedish Transport Agency |language=sv |access-date=30 November 2019 }}
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Kiruna Airport is the northernmost airport in Sweden. It lies around 10 km (6.2 mi) from the old town centre of Kiruna and around 4 km from the new town centre. In 2023, the airport served 217,075 passengers.
History
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ssc.se/?id=9500|title=Spaceport Sweden}}
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Kiruna:[https://www.swedavia.com/kiruna/destinations/ swevavia.com/kiruna - Destinations] retrieved 29 May 2022
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| Air France | Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240517-afnw24krn|title=Air France Adds Seasonal Paris – Kiruna Service From Dec 2024|website=AeroRoutes}}
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Düsseldorf{{cite web|title=Neue Strecken bei Eurowings|trans-title=New routes with Eurowings|lang=de|publisher=Eurowings|url=https://www.eurowings.com/de/entdecken/reiseziele/neue-strecken.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518121606/https://www.eurowings.com/de/entdecken/reiseziele/neue-strecken.html|archive-date=2023-05-18|access-date=2024-08-10}}
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Stockholm–Arlanda{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Stockholm, Sweden|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=1026-1033}}
| Scandinavian Airlines | Stockholm–Arlanda{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-sknw24eu|title=SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=27 November 2024|language=en-CA}}
Seasonal: Copenhagen{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240521-sknw24eu | title=SAS NW24 European Service Expansion }}
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There are additional 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.{{Cite web|url=http://kallaxflyg.se/startsida/linjetrafik-nikkaluokta-kebnekaise/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702151301/http://kallaxflyg.se/startsida/linjetrafik-nikkaluokta-kebnekaise/|url-status=dead|title=Linjetrafik Nikkaluokta – Kebnekaise|archivedate=July 2, 2015}}
Statistics
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|+ Busiest routes to and from Kiruna Airport (2019){{cite web |url=https://www.swedavia.se/om-swedavia/statistik/ |title=Statistik |access-date=2019-04-16 }} | |||
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! Rank | Airport | Passengers handled | % change 2018/19 |
| align=center|1 | {{Sort|02|{{flag|Sweden}}, Stockholm-Arlanda}} | align=center|248,100 | align=center|{{decrease}} 2.1 |
| align=center|2 | {{Sort|03|{{flag|Sweden}}, Umeå}} | align=center|14,352 | align=center|{{decrease}} 22.7 |
| align=center|3 | {{Sort|04|{{flag|United Kingdom}}, London-Heathrow}} | align=center|1,999 | align=center|{{decrease}} 10.7 |
| align=center|4 | {{Sort|01|{{flag|Belgium}}, Brussels}} | align=center|1,819 | align=center|{{increase}} 154.8 |
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| style="width:75px"| Year | style="width:100px"| Passenger volume | style="width:75px"| Change | style="width:125px"| Domestic | style="width:75px"| Change | style="width:100px"| International | style="width:75px"| Change |
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!2019 | 267,916 | {{decrease}}{{0}}3.2% | 263,122 | {{decrease}}{{0}}3.5% | 4,794 | {{increase}}{{0}}9.6% | |
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!2018 | 277,018 | 272,644 | 4,374 | ||||
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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.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
Ground transportation
- Airport Transfer to and from Kiruna City Center available year-round for flights to and from Stockholm, operated by Falcks Omnibus on behalf of Kiruna Municipality {{Cite web|url=https://falcksomnibus.se/flygbuss-kiruna-airport-kiruna-city/|title = Kiruna Flygbuss - Falcks Omnibus| date=4 August 2024 }}
- Bus 91 to Abisko - Riksgränsen - Narvik departs one time per day from the airport around February - may and June - September {{Cite web|url=https://lanstrafikennorrbotten.se/|title=Länstrafiken Norrbotten|website=lanstrafikennorrbotten.se}}
- Nikkaluoktaexpressen to Nikkaluokta departs once or twice per day in march - may and June - September {{Cite web|url=https://nikkaluoktaexpressen.se/|title=Nikkaluoktaexpressen|website=nikkaluoktaexpressen.se}}
References
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External links
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- {{official website|http://www.swedavia.com/kiruna/}}
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