# Skellefteå Airport (SFT / ESNS)

**Skellefteå Airport** (IATA: SFT, ICAO: ESNS) is a medium airport in Skellefteå, Västerbottens län, Sweden. It opened in 1961. It has one runway, 2,520 m (8,268 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Skellefteå Municipality. In 2025 it handled 312 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SFT / ESNS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Skellefteå Municipality
- Serves: Skellefteå, Västerbottens län, Sweden
- Opened: 1961
- Elevation: 48 m / 157 ft
- Coordinates: 64.6248, 21.0769
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,520 m / 8,268 ft
- Passengers: 312,357 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: http://skellefteaairport.se/en/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellefte%C3%A5_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432884
- Weather station: ESNS · WMO 02293
- Ident: ESNS

## Timeline

- 1961: Skellefteå Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,520 m / 8,268 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 106° / 286° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 319,806 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 300,278 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 281,187 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 421,849 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 408,958 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 287,110 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 94,721 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 128,371 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 267,407 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 347,387 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 337,432 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 312,357 | Eurostat |

## Routes

2 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 577 km / 359 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [GDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epgd.md) Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Poland · 1,149 km / 714 mi · Ryanair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 1
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 1
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 312K (2025) | #1,323 of 3,974 | #290 in Europe | #7 in SE |
| Longest runway | 2,520 m / 8,268 ft | =2,244 of 29,858 | =350 in Europe | #9 in SE |
| Elevation | 48 m / 157 ft | =35,091 of 43,403 | =4,566 in Europe | #94 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =952 in Europe | =40 in SE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 122.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [UME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnu.md) Umeå Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [LYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnl.md) Lycksele Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [LLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/espa.md) Luleå Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [AJR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnx.md) Arvidsjaur Airport · 136 km / 85 mi
- [KOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkk.md) Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport · 142 km / 88 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: “Skellefteå Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skellefteå_Airport&oldid=1363079327), 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/esns/data