Luleå Airport (IATA: LLA, ICAO: ESPA) is located about 7 km south-southeast of Luleå, Sweden, near the village of Kallax. The airport had a total of 1,177,443 passengers in 2015, and is thus Sweden’s fifth largest airport. It is the largest airport in northern Sweden (Norrland). The runway is also used by the F 21 Luleå air force base.

Kallax Luleå Airport
IATA: LLA ICAO: ESPA
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Operator	Swedavia
Location	Luleå, Sweden
Elevation AMSL	65 ft / 20 m
Coordinates	65°32′37″N  022°07′19″E
Website	www.swedavia.com/lulea/
Map
LLA
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 10,990 3,350 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers total 1,177,443 International passengers 108,043 Domestic passengers 1,069,400 Landings total 6,789

History

The airport began as the military airfield F 21 Luleå in 1941 and later opened up to civilian traffic to Stockholm on September 11, 1944. 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 reduced a lot in the 1980s, both here and in all of Sweden, but 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.

Kallax Luleå airport, Sweden.

Airlines and destinations

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