Successful wing drone flights between Skellefteå Airport and Northvolt Ett
Skellefteå’s ELIS programme – an up-and-coming hub for the development and commercialisation of electric aviation – provides the space and competence needed to test, develop and certify vehicles, components and supporting infrastructure in real conditions. During 20–22 September, a number of Beyond Visual Line of Sight flights were conducted between Skellefteå Airport and Northvolt’s gigafactory […]
Strong growth for Skellefteå Airport
The number of passengers travelling to or from Skellefteå Airport has recovered quickly after the corona pandemic. The traffic statistics for August 2022 show a growth in the number of domestic passengers of +16.7% compared to the same month in 2019. In August 2022, 22,005 domestic passengers flew to or from Skellefteå Airport, which is […]
Detur will suspend charter traffic in autumn 2022
Detur has decided to review its operations in order to restart with the recapitalization of the company while a reorganization is carried out, including the introduction of improved and developed technology to better meet future challenges. As this involves changes to the organisation and its processes, production and operations will be temporarily suspended for a […]
Direct flights from Skellefteå to Gran Canaria
The charter companies TUI and Ving have decided to re-establish charter flights from Skellefteå Airport to the popular holiday resort of Gran Canaria. The trips that are in high demand will start on 19/12 2022 and last until 3/4 2023. During the corona pandemic, charter trips have been difficult to implement, this has led to […]
Ving launches flights to Mallorca from Skellefteå
The charter company Ving has decided to offer direct flights from Skellefteå Airport to one of Europe’s most popular destinations, Mallorca. The flights will take place in the spring and autumn of 2023 and are made possible by a new partnership between Ving and the airline BRA. The Spanish destination Mallorca is one of the […]
New flight routes in the Kvarken region – the region is getting ready for electric flights
During the spring, work has been intensive within the FAIR electric aviation project and especially between Skellefteå Airport (SFT) and Kokkola-Jakobstad Airport (KOK) to establish a new scheduled airline. On Thursday 9 June, the actors gathered at both airports to hold two press conferences for the purpose and to announce the new cooperation, the background […]
Quick recovery for Skellefteå Airport
The number of passengers traveling to or from Skellefteå Airport has recovered rapidly since the pandemic restrictions were lifted. The traffic statistics for April 2022 show that the number of passengers was more compared to the same month in 2019. In April 2022, 22,774 passengers flew to or from Skellefteå Airport. In April 2019, when […]
Direct flight from Skellefteå to Visby during Almedalen Week
BRA will fly a direct route between Skellefteå and Visby during this summer’s politicians’ week in Almedalen. The route will be the only direct route to Visby from northern Sweden. The flights will be carried out with the purchase of 100% bio-aviation fuel, which thereby reduces fossil carbon dioxide emissions by up to 80%. The […]
Skellefteå develops drone logistics
Skellefteå Airport, Skellefteå Municipality, Skanska and the British company Urban-Air Port are initiating a collaboration linked to drone logistics. The goal is to integrate infrastructure for drone deliveries in the large logistics area Hammarängen, which is under development in Skellefteå. “Skellefteå is experiencing fantastic growth and we see an increased need for fast and sustainable […]
Apollo has decided to increase the number of departures from Skellefteå Airport in the summer of 2022 with trips to popular Crete and Rhodes with the newly opened sports hotel Levante powered by Playitas.
In the wake of the pandemic, the interest in safe forms of travel has become something we prioritize. Packages and charter trips are a very attractive choice for many more than before. Among the trends, you can also see that destinations that we have traveled to in many, such as Greece and Spain, are at […]
Skellefteå Airport invests in skills development in personnel safety
At the beginning of 2022, the requirements for activities that are subject to the Security Protection Act will be further tightened. This includes many aviation activities and activities related to aviation security – including our airport. Through SRF (Sweden’s Regional Airports), we at Skellefteå Airport have developed the skills of our staff in various areas […]
The first permanently placed electric aircraft has arrived at Skellefteå Airport
Now the first two electric planes that the flight school Green Flight Academy will use in its flight school have arrived at Skellefteå Airport. The aircraft is among the first to be permanently based at an airport in Scandinavia and will be used for the company’s green flight training. Skellefteå Airport is one of the […]
Now the people of Skellefteå can fly directly to Thailand
After a long break, it is now again possible to book a charter directly from Skellefteå Airport to Thailand with the travel company. Since the announcement that Thailand now welcomes Swedish tourists without a requirement for quarantine, the number of travel bookings at TUI has increased significantly and from Skellefteå, the booking situation is well […]
The success continues – BRA launches direct flights between Skellefteå and Gothenburg during Christmas and New Year
During the summer, the airline BRA launched a direct route to Gothenburg and Stockholm Bromma from Skellefteå Airport. The routes turned out to be a great success and therefore BRA has decided to fly the direct route to and from Gothenburg even during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The airline BRA established two […]
BRA will remain in Skellefteå – extend the traffic for the rest of the year
The airline BRA has decided to extend air traffic to Stockholm-Bromma from Skellefteå Airport for the rest of the year. The route is operated on Thursdays and Sundays during the autumn. “If we see the same good development in travel that we have seen during the summer, there are great opportunities for increased traffic to […]