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Luleå Airport

Luleå, Sweden

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ICAO

ESPA

Elevation

65 ft

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The Essence of Luleå Airport

LLA

Location

Luleå · BD · Sweden

Connectivity

6 routes · 5 destinations

Position

65.544°, 22.122° · 65 ft elev.

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Northern Sweden's key gateway serving Luleå and Lapland.

Opened

1946

Location

Luleå, Sweden

Luleå Airport (IATA: LLA, ICAO: ESPA) is the main commercial airport serving Luleå, the capital of Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Located approximately 7 kilometres southwest of the city centre, it handles both domestic and international traffic and serves as an important hub for the region's growing tech and industrial sectors. The airport is operated by Swedavia and handles around one million passengers annually. It serves as a significant point of access to the Swedish Arctic region, supporting both tourism and business travel related to the local steel, mining, and technology industries, including the nearby Northvolt and LKAB operations. Luleå Airport also has a long history of military use, as it shares its facilities with F 21 Wing (Norrbottens flygflottilj), a Swedish Air Force base operating Gripen fighter jets. This dual civil-military function makes it one of the more strategically significant airports in Scandinavia.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling all commercial flights.

Getting to & from

Luleå Airport is connected to the city centre by airport bus services and taxis, with the journey taking approximately 10–15 minutes.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving Luleå Airport include SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) and Amapola Flyg, with connections primarily to Stockholm Arlanda and other Swedish cities.

Notable facts

›Luleå Airport shares its runways with F 21 Wing, an active Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter unit.
›The airport is operated by Swedavia, the Swedish state-owned airport operator.
›It serves as a key access point for the mining and steel industry centred around Luleå and Kiruna.
›The airport handles approximately one million passengers per year.
›Cold-weather conditions, including heavy snowfall and Arctic temperatures, are a regular operational consideration.

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Route map (5 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Norwegian Air Shuttle

Scandinavian Airlines System

Canadian Western Airlines

Maastricht Airlines

Routes

LLA → ARNDY · 73H

LLA → SDLHS · J32

LLA → GEVHS · J32

LLA → UMEHS · J32

LLA → ARNSK · 73H 736 73W 73G 717

LLA → PJAW2 · J31

Aircraft operating here

British Aerospace Jetstream 323 routes 73H2 routes Boeing 737-6001 routes 73W1 routes Boeing 737-7001 routes Boeing 7171 routes British Aerospace Jetstream 311 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Luleå Airport is located about 7 km (4.3 mi) south-southeast of Luleå, Sweden, near the village of Kallax. The official name according to the Swedish Aeronautical Information Publication is Luleå/Kallax Airport. The airport handled a total of 980,333 passengers in 2024, making it Sweden's fourth-busiest airport. It is the largest airport in northern Sweden (Norrland). The runway is also used by the Norrbotten Wing.

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