# Kiruna Airport (KRN / ESNQ)

**Kiruna Airport** (IATA: KRN, ICAO: ESNQ) is a large airport in Kiruna, Norrbottena län, Sweden. It opened in 1960. It has one runway, 2,502 m (8,209 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Swedavia. In 2025 it handled 252 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KRN / ESNQ
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Swedavia
- Serves: Kiruna, Norrbottena län, Sweden
- Opened: 1960
- Elevation: 460 m / 1,508 ft
- Coordinates: 67.8220, 20.3368
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,502 m / 8,209 ft
- Passengers: 251,519 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: http://www.swedavia.com/kiruna/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431740
- Weather station: ESNQ · WMO 02044
- Ident: ESNQ

## Timeline

- 1960: Kiruna Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,502 m / 8,209 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 034° / 214° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 270,011 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 257,491 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 260,576 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 282,513 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 277,137 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 268,017 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 110,577 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 121,061 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 196,073 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 217,187 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 221,938 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 251,519 | Eurostat |

## Routes

4 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 916 km / 569 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle

### Seasonal (3)

- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,414 km / 879 mi · Scandinavian Airlines
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 1,981 km / 1,231 mi · Eurowings
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 2,314 km / 1,438 mi · Air France

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 2
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1 · seasonal
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 252K (2025) | #1,424 of 3,974 | #310 in Europe | #9 in SE |
| Longest runway | 2,502 m / 8,209 ft | =2,299 of 29,858 | #373 in Europe | #11 in SE |
| Elevation | 460 m / 1,508 ft | =11,957 of 43,403 | #838 in Europe | #4 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =930 in Europe | =38 in SE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 130.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [ESUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esuk.md) Kalixfors Airfield · 7.2 km / 4.5 mi
- [SE-0068](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0068.md) Pirttivuopio ice runway · 47 km / 29 mi
- [SE-0039](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0039.md) Tjautjasjaure Airstrip · 58 km / 36 mi
- [GEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esng.md) Gällivare Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [SE-0032](https://dromopedia.com/airports/se-0032.md) Porjus flygfält · 98 km / 61 mi
- [PJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esup.md) Pajala Airport · 133 km / 83 mi

## In collections

- [Northernmost airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/northernmost) #98

## 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: “Kiruna Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiruna_Airport&oldid=1363049359), revision of 7 Jul 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/esnq/data