# Umeå Airport (UME / ESNU)

**Umeå Airport** (IATA: UME, ICAO: ESNU) is a large airport in Umeå, Västerbottens län, Sweden. It opened in 1961. It has one runway, 2,302 m (7,551 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Swedavia. In 2025 it handled 721 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UME / ESNU
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Swedavia
- Serves: Umeå, Västerbottens län, Sweden
- Opened: 1961
- Elevation: 7 m / 24 ft
- Coordinates: 63.7918, 20.2828
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,302 m / 7,551 ft
- Passengers: 721,284 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: https://www.swedavia.com/umea/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ume%C3%A5_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433148
- Weather station: ESNU · WMO 02286
- Ident: ESNU

## Timeline

- 1961: Umeå Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,302 m / 7,551 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 138° / 318° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,036,320 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,048,074 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,059,228 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,055,167 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,031,510 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 960,095 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 292,743 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 307,338 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 608,820 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 686,081 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 675,309 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 721,284 | Eurostat |

## Routes

4 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [VAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efva.md) Vaasa Airport · Finland · 111 km / 69 mi · Finnair
- [OSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnz.md) Åre Östersund Airport · Sweden · 294 km / 183 mi · Jonair
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 477 km / 296 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 4,726 km / 2,937 mi · TUIfly Nordic

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- AY [Finnair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/finnair) · 1
- JON [Jonair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jonair) · 1
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 1
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1
- 6B [TUIfly Nordic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tuifly-nordic) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 721K (2025) | #947 of 3,974 | #224 in Europe | #5 in SE |
| Longest runway | 2,302 m / 7,551 ft | #3,037 of 29,858 | #598 in Europe | #18 in SE |
| Elevation | 7 m / 24 ft | =40,976 of 43,403 | =5,524 in Europe | #138 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 | 119.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [OER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esno.md) Örnsköldsvik Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [SFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esns.md) Skellefteå Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [VAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efva.md) Vaasa Airport · 111 km / 69 mi
- [LYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnl.md) Lycksele Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [KOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efkk.md) Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport · 141 km / 88 mi
- [KRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnk.md) Kramfors-Sollefteå Höga Kusten Airport · 150 km / 93 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: “Umeå Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Umeå_Airport&oldid=1363084680), 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/esnu/data