# Malmö Sturup Airport (MMX / ESMS)

**Malmö Sturup Airport** (IATA: MMX, ICAO: ESMS) is a large airport in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. It opened in 1972. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,800 m (9,186 ft). It is operated by Swedavia. In 2025 it handled 856 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/esms

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MMX / ESMS
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Swedavia
- Serves: Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden
- Opened: 1972
- Elevation: 72 m / 236 ft
- Coordinates: 55.5356, 13.3763
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,800 m / 9,186 ft
- Passengers: 856,286 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: http://www.swedavia.com/malmo/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malm%C3%B6_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898922
- Weather station: ESMS · WMO 02636
- Ident: ESMS

## Timeline

- 1972: Malmö Sturup Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 173° / 353° | yes |
| 11/29 | 797 m / 2,615 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 105° / 285° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 2,087,080 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 2,172,671 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 2,219,792 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 2,186,413 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 2,148,798 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,976,261 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 527,023 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 662,495 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,291,259 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,296,515 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 905,996 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 856,286 | Eurostat |

## Routes

12 destinations in 10 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (12)

- [WMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epmo.md) Warsaw Modlin Airport · Poland · 586 km / 364 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 953 km / 592 mi · Ryanair
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 1,105 km / 687 mi · Ryanair
- [CLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrcl.md) Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport · Romania · 1,207 km / 750 mi · Wizz Air
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 1,288 km / 800 mi · Wizz Air
- [TZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqtz.md) Tuzla International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 1,289 km / 801 mi · Wizz Air
- [IAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lria.md) Iaşi International Airport · Romania · 1,352 km / 840 mi · Wizz Air
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 1,515 km / 941 mi · Wizz Air
- [TGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lypg.md) Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase · Montenegro · 1,525 km / 948 mi · Wizz Air
- [PRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bkpr.md) Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Kosovo · 1,543 km / 959 mi · Wizz Air
- [SKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwsk.md) Skopje International Airport · North Macedonia · 1,624 km / 1,009 mi · Wizz Air
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,637 km / 1,017 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [PRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bkpr.md) Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Kosovo · 1,543 km / 959 mi · Trade Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MMX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- PT [West Atlantic Sweden](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-atlantic-sweden)

### Passenger (3)

- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 9
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 3
- C3 [Trade Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/trade-air) · 1 · seasonal charter

Former hub of [Falcon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/falcon-air), [Skyline Sweden](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyline-sweden).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 856K (2025) | #890 of 3,974 | #215 in Europe | #4 in SE |
| Longest runway | 2,800 m / 9,186 ft | =1,615 of 29,858 | =258 in Europe | #6 in SE |
| Elevation | 72 m / 236 ft | =33,022 of 43,403 | =4,151 in Europe | #77 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =1,146 in Europe | #56 in SE |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =6 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MALMO CON | 135.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 129.275 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · 46 km / 29 mi
- [ESTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/estl.md) Ljungbyhed Airfield · 62 km / 38 mi
- [KID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esmk.md) Kristianstad Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [RKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekrk.md) Copenhagen Roskilde Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [AGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esta.md) Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport · 91 km / 56 mi
- [RNN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekrn.md) Bornholm Airport · 102 km / 63 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Malmö Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malmö_Airport&oldid=1375020147), revision of 15 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/esms/data