| Luleå Airport | |
| Nativename: | Luleå flygplats |
| Iata: | LLA |
| Icao: | ESPA |
| Type: | Military/public |
| Operator: | Swedavia |
| City-Served: | Luleå |
| Location: | Luleå, Sweden |
| Elevation-F: | 65 |
| Elevation-M: | 20 |
| Coordinates: | 65.5436°N 22.1219°W |
| Website: | www.swedavia.com/lulea/ |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden |
| Pushpin Label: | LLA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Norrbotten |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc: | UTC+1 |
| Summer: | CEST |
| Utcs: | UTC+2 |
| R1-Number: | 14/32 |
| R1-Length-F: | 10,990 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,350 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2023 |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers total |
| Stat1-Data: | 1,034,866 |
| Stat2-Header: | International passengers |
| Stat2-Data: | 67,032 |
| Stat3-Header: | Domestic passengers |
| Stat3-Data: | 967,834 |
| Stat4-Header: | Landings total |
| Footnotes: | Statistics: Swedavia[1] |
Luleå Airport is located about 7 km (4.3 mi) south-southeast of Luleå, Sweden, near the village of Kallax. According to the Swedish Aeronautical Information Publication, the airport's name is Luleå/Kallax.[2] The airport had a total of 1,034,866 passengers in 2023, and is thus Sweden's fifth largest airport. It is the largest airport in northern Sweden (Norrland). The runway is also used by the Norrbotten Wing (F 21).
The airport began as the military airfield Norrbotten Wing (F 21) in 1941 and later opened up to civilian traffic to Stockholm on September 11, 1944.[3] Winter operations began in 1948 when a hangar was built and runway lights were operational. International tourist charters started in 1969. The present terminal building was opened in 1984. The number of passengers increased a lot in the 1980s and then decreased much in the 1990s, both here and in all of Sweden, reached one million at Luleå in 1991, a figure which was reached again 2011. The passenger figures have still been fairly steady at Luleå since other transport modes and other airports are less attractive when going to Luleå. In 1999 the runway at Luleå Airport was extended to 3,350 meters for cargo flights, but that has not led to an increase in traffic; the airport authority attributes the lack of growth to the economy.[4]
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Luleå Airport:
| Rank | Airport | Passengers handled | % change 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 943,044 | 10.4 | ||
| 2 | 18,294 | 45.9 | ||
| 3 | 14,486 | 117.4 | ||
| 4 | 12,846 | 2.0 | ||
| 5 | 8,210 | 26.4 |
| Year | Passenger volume | Change | Domestic | Change | International | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,162,424 | 3.3% | 1,071,783 | 3.5% | 90,641 | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,201,623 | 1,110,297 | 91,326 | |||