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Kiruna Airport is the northernmost airport in Sweden. It lies around ten kilometres from the town centre of Kiruna. In 2011, the airport served 164,103 passengers.
| Kiruna Airport |
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Swedavia |
| Location |
Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden |
| Elevation AMSL |
1,509 ft / 460 m |
| Coordinates |
67°49′20″N
020°20′12″E |
| Website |
swedavia.com/kiruna/ |
| Map |
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 03/21 |
8,208 |
2,502 |
Paved |
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| Statistics (2011) |
| Passengers total |
164,103 |
| International passengers |
2,951 |
| Domestic passengers |
161,152 |
| Landings total |
1,047 |
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Future
Kiruna Airport is the chosen destination for the Spaceport Sweden project. Spaceport Sweden is a new venture between Swedish Space Corporation, the Jukkasjärvi Icehotel, LFV Group and Progressum, in which they hope, when operations start that Virgin Galactic will make their second base after the USA.
Airlines and destinations
| Destinations |
| Enter Air |
Seasonal charter: Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, Exeter, Humberside, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle |
Stockholm-Arlanda
Seasonal charter: London-Gatwick |
| Transavia |
Seasonal charter: Amsterdam |
| Scandinavian Airlines |
Stockholm-Arlanda, Umeå
Seasonal charter: London-Heathrow |
Helicopter routes
There are scheduled helicopter flights for paying passengers in the mountain region of Kiruna. One such is Nikkaluokta-Kebnekaise mountain lodge, which goes twice daily in the summer season operated by Kallax Flyg.
Accidents and incidents
- On 15 March 2012 a Norwegian Lockheed Hercules military transport plane crashed into the Kebnekaise mountain when approaching Kiruna Airport, the Norwegian C-130 Hercules accident. All five personnel on board died.
Ground transportation
- Bus 91 to Kiruna busstation and Narvik is available a few months a year.
- Airport Bus is available year-round.
- Taxi and airport taxi are available.
- Rental cars are available.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Sweden
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| ICAO ID |
ESNQ
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| Time |
UTC+1(+2DT)
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| Latitude |
67.821986
67° 49' 19.15" N
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| Longitude |
20.336764
020° 20' 12.35" E
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| Elevation |
1508 feet
460 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
006° E (01/06)
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
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| Communications
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| TWR |
130.15
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 03/21 |
8209 x 148 feet
2502 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
060FBXT |
YES
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
KRA |
KIRUNA |
099X |
115.2 |
At Field |
-
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| NDB |
OP |
KIRUNA |
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360 |
4.7 NM |
208.7
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| CSTMS/AG/IMG |
CSTMS avbl.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL, A1)
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| LGT |
PAPI both rwy GS 2.86 .
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| MISC |
Ldg fees, INCR charges outside opr hr.
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| OPR HOURS |
Opr 0445-2230Z++ Mon-Fri, 0500-1330Z++ Sat, 1200-2245Z++ Sun.
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| RSTD |
PPR for ops outside TWR opr hr.
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