Kiruna Airport
Airport in Norrbotten, Sweden
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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.[1]
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″N 020°20′12″E | ||||||||||
| Website | swedavia.com/kiruna/ | ||||||||||
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  KRN Location within Norrbotten  KRN KRN (Sweden) | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Kiruna:[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air France | Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle[3] |
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Düsseldorf[4] |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Stockholm–Arlanda[5][2] |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Stockholm–Arlanda[2][6] Seasonal: Copenhagen[7] |
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.[8]
Statistics
| Rank | Airport | Passengers handled |
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| 1 |  Sweden, Stockholm-Arlanda | 239,299 |
| 2 |  Denmark, Copenhagen | 8,141 |
| 3 |  Germany, Düsseldorf | 2,103 |
| 4 |  France, Paris | 1,717 |
| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
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| 2025 | 251,520 |  13.4% | 239,008 | 10.2% | 12,512 | 151.0% |
| 2024 | 221,868 | 2.2% | 216,884 | 1.4% | 4,984 | 51.6% |
| 2023 | 217,075 | 11.1% | 213,787 | 10.6% | 3,288 | 60.5% |
| 2022 | 195,337 | 61.9% | 193,288 | 60.9% | 2,049 | 278.7% |
| 2021 | 120,677 | 9.3% | 120,136 | 12.0% | 541 |  82.9% |
| 2020 | 110,432 | 58.8% | 107,267 | 59.2% | 3,165 | 34.1% |
| 2019 | 267,941 | 3.1% | 263,138 | 3.3% | 4,803 | 10.0% |
| 2018 | 276,516 | 2.1% | 272,149 | 1.3% | 4,367 | 33.6% |
| 2017 | 282,412 | 8.4% | 275,834 | 9.1% | 6,578 | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 260,500 | 1.1% | 252,851 | 1.1% | 7,649 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 257,712 | 4.8% | 250,090 | 3.7% | 7,622 | 31.7% |
| 2014 | 270,738 | 19.6% | 259,576 | 23.0% | 11,162 | 27.1% |
| 2013 | 226,282 | 14.3% | 210,964 | 11.1% | 15,318 | 91.4% |
| 2012 | 197,935 | 189,930 | 8,005 | |||
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.[citation needed]
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 [11]
- Bus 91 to Abisko - Riksgränsen - Narvik departs one time per day from the airport around February - may and June - September [12]
- Nikkaluoktaexpressen to Nikkaluokta departs once or twice per day in march - may and June - September [13]
