Luleå/Kallax Airport (IATA: LLA, ICAO: ESPA) is located about 7 km (4.3 mi) south-southeast of Luleå, Sweden, near the village of Kallax. The airport had a total of 1,034,866 passengers in 2023,[1] and is thus Sweden's fifth largest airport. It is the largest airport in northern Sweden (Norrland). The runway is also used by the Norrbotten Wing (F 21).
History
The airport began as the military airfield Norrbotten Wing (F 21) in 1941 and later opened up to civilian traffic to Stockholm on September 11, 1944.[2] Winter operations began in 1948 when a hangar was built and runway lights were operational. International tourist charters started in 1969. The present terminal building was opened in 1984. The number of passengers increased a lot in the 1980s and then decreased much in the 1990s, both here and in all of Sweden, reached one million at Luleå in 1991, a figure which was reached again 2011. The passenger figures have still been fairly steady at Luleå since other transport modes and other airports are less attractive when going to Luleå. In 1999 the runway at Luleå/Kallax Airport was extended to 3,350 meters for cargo flights, but that has not led to an increase in traffic; the airport authority attributes the lack of growth to the economy.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Luleå/Kallax Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Braathens International Airways | Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca,[4] Rhodes[5] |
| Croatia Airlines | Seasonal charter: Split |
| Jonair | Pajala |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Stockholm–Arlanda |
| Ryanair | Stockholm–Arlanda[6] |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Gothenburg,[7] Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal charter: Rhodes |
| Transavia | Seasonal: Paris–Orly |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Zimex | Umeå[8] |
Statistics
| Rank | Airport | Passengers handled | % change 2022/23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stockholm, Sweden |
943,044 |  10.4
|
| 2 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
18,294 | 45.9
|
| 3 |  Rhodes, Greece |
14,486 | 117.4
|
| 4 |  Gran Canaria, Spain |
12,846 | 2.0
|
| 5 | Chania, Greece |
8,210 | 26.4
|
| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,162,424 |  3.3% |
1,071,783 | 3.5% |
90,641 | 0.8%
|
| 2018 | 1,201,623 | 1,110,297 | 91,326 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Statistics" (PDF). Swedavia.
- ^ Historik Archived 2014-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Swedish)
- ^ "About the airport". www.swedavia.com. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- ^ "BRA A319 NS23 SCHEDULED CHARTER OPERATIONS".
- ^ "BRA och Ving ingår partnerskap värt 2 miljarder". 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Continued expansion and investment in domestic service from Stockholm Arlanda – Ryanair to launch 12 new routes for summer 2022 season". 10 November 2021.
- ^ "SAS Adds Gothenburg – Luleå / Umeå Service Dec 2014 – Feb 2015".
- ^ "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map".
- ^ "Antal ankommande och avresande passagerare på Swedavias flygplatser, 2023" (XLSX). Swedavia.se. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Flygplatsstatistik". Transportstyrelsen. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
External links
Media related to Luleå Airport at Wikimedia Commons
