Kiruna Airport is one of ten airports today that the Swedish state gives priority to as part of its national basic airport infrastructure.  Kiruna Airport serves about 200,000 passengers a year. The airport is located in the Municipality of Kiruna, some ten minutes by car from the city centre. Kiruna is Sweden’s northernmost and largest municipality in terms of surface area. Together with the neighbouring municipalities of Gällivare, Jokkmokk and Pajala, we have a total population of about 70,000 residents within two hours’ travel time to/from the airport.

FACTS

• 186,500 passengers in 2009
• 3,415 charter and international passengers in 2009
• 3 routes 
• Some 35 Swedavia employees
• The airport employs about 100 people
• Some 3 different scheduled airlines operate 
• Some 3 charter airlines operate

Top destinations in 2009
Stockholm-Arlanda

Top three airlines in 2009
Scandinavian Airlines System – Norwegian Air Shuttle – Höga Kusten

Top three aircraft in 2009
Boeing 737 - MD 82 – SAAB 2000

Movements in 2009
(take-offs and landings)
Total: 2,650
International: 92
Domestic: 2,558

Air cargo in 2009
The air cargo operator at Kiruna Airport is Jetpac

Number of terminals
1 passenger terminal
1 gate
3 aircraft parking spaces for passenger and cargo aircraft

Hangars
3 hangars with a total space of 10,000 square metres

Freight terminal
Yes

Runways
1 (45 x 2500)