# Luleå Airport (LLA / ESPA)

**Luleå Airport** (IATA: LLA, ICAO: ESPA) is a large airport in Luleå, Norrbottena län, Sweden. It opened in 1944. It has one runway, 3,350 m (10,990 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Swedavia. In 2025 it handled 1.1 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LLA / ESPA
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Swedavia
- Serves: Luleå, Norrbottena län, Sweden
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 20 m / 65 ft
- Coordinates: 65.5438, 22.1220
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,350 m / 10,990 ft
- Passengers: 1,104,751 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Stockholm
- Website: http://www.swedavia.com/lulea/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lule%C3%A5_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431971
- Weather station: ESPA · WMO 02186
- Ident: ESPA

## Timeline

- 1944: Luleå Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 3,350 m / 10,990 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 137° / 317° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,139,285 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 1,177,860 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 1,198,030 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 1,204,071 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 1,201,694 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 1,162,506 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 420,324 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 476,457 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 912,292 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,036,235 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 980,261 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 1,104,751 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [PJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esup.md) Pajala Airport · Sweden · 194 km / 121 mi · Jonair
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 689 km / 428 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Sweden · 1,017 km / 632 mi · Scandinavian Airlines

### Seasonal (2)

- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 2,166 km / 1,346 mi · Edelweiss Air
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 2,196 km / 1,365 mi · Transavia, Vueling

### Cargo (1)

- [UME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnu.md) Umeå Airport · Sweden · 214 km / 133 mi · Zimex Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (6)

- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 2
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal
- JON [Jonair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jonair) · 1
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 1
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (1)

- XM [Zimex Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zimex-aviation) · 1

Former hub of [Barents AirLink](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/barents-airlink).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.1M (2025) | #787 of 3,974 | #195 in Europe | #3 in SE |
| Longest runway | 3,350 m / 10,990 ft | =688 of 29,858 | #90 in Europe | #1 in SE |
| Elevation | 20 m / 65 ft | =38,456 of 43,403 | =5,149 in Europe | #119 in SE |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =702 in Europe | =24 in SE |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =27 in SE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CON | 125.450 |
| OPS | VADER NORTH | 122.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [SFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esns.md) Skellefteå Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [KEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efke.md) Kemi-Tornio Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [AJR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esnx.md) Arvidsjaur Airport · 131 km / 81 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: “Luleå Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luleå_Airport&oldid=1363055310), 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/espa/data