Kiruna Airport is the northernmost airport in Sweden. It lies around 10 km (6.2 mi) from the old town centre of Kiruna and around 4 km from the new town centre. In 2023, the airport served 217,075 passengers.[1]
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 its operations start, that Virgin Galactic will make their second base after the USA.[2]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Kiruna:[3]
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.[6]
Statistics
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Annual passenger traffic at KRN airport.
See Wikidata query.
Busiest routes to and from Kiruna Airport (2019)[7]
Airport Transfer to and from Kiruna City Center available year-round for flights to and from Stockholm, operated by Falcks Omnibus on behalf of Kiruna Municipality [8]
Bus 91 to Abisko - Riksgränsen - Narvik departs one time per day from the airport around February - may and June - September [9]
Nikkaluoktaexpressen to Nikkaluokta departs once or twice per day in march - may and June - September [10]