--- iata: UME name: Umeå Airport city: Umeå country: Sweden lastUpdated: '2026-09-05' officialWebsite: 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/' sources: - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/about-the-airport/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/contact/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/bus/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/taxi/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/parking/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/parking/questions-and-answers/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/bicycle/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/food-beverages/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/shopping/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/service/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/check-in/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/directions-to-the-airport/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/passports-visas-and-id-cards/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/environment/' - 'https://www.swedavia.com/umea/charter/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/umea/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/umea/om-flygplatsen/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/umea/hyrbil/' - 'https://www.swedavia.se/umea/sakerhetskontroll/' - >- https://www.swedavia.se/contentassets/40c868cfca874b1e8fe5d20c22cbbc97/fpl_202512.pdf - 'https://www.tabussen.nu/flygbussen/att-resa-med-oss/allt-om-flygbussen/' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ume%C3%A5_Airport' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/lounges/sweden' quickFacts: - >- Umeå Airport (IATA UME / ICAO ESNU) is Swedavia’s Västerbotten gateway at Flygplatsvägen 30, 904 22 Umeå — about 4 km / ~6 minutes from Umeå centre (Alvik). Fully civilian public airport; not an Armed Forces airbase. Official site: swedavia.com/umea/ (+ swedavia.se/umea/). Contact Center +46 (0)10 109 50 00, info@umeaairport.se, daily 06:00–22:00. - >- Swedavia’s December 2025 airport statistics PDF (fpl_202512) counts 719,596 passengers in calendar 2025 (+7% YoY). The English About page still rounds 2024 as “675,000 travelers.” Pre-COVID peak was far higher (Wikipedia’s Swedavia-sourced 2019 figure: 960,351). - >- Single passenger terminal. Runway 14/32 is 2,302 m asphalt (About page; elevation ~24 ft / 7 m). Swedavia’s About page advertises 2 domestic + 8 international destinations — treat that as a marketing snapshot; the live spine is Stockholm Arlanda with thinner regional/charter add-ons. Verify FIDS before you travel. - >- Terminal opening is flight-tied: About/Contact pages say the building opens about 2.5 hours before the first departure and closes 30 minutes after the last arrival (English Contact also writes “2,5 hours” / “30 minutes”). Do not assume 24/7 landside access. - >- Ground access is the airport’s real advantage: Ultra Airport Bus number 80 at the terminal curb, taxi rank outside arrivals, rental desks in the arrivals hall (Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Mabi, Sixt per Swedavia’s Swedish hyrbil page), and a free bicycle garage (~140 spaces, 40 heated). No Priority Pass / LoungeKey product is listed for UME on Priority Pass’s Sweden directory. - >- Airside F&B is Ume Fika & Bar after security; landside UME Fika & Kiosk sits by the entrance. Umeå Duty Free is airside with hours tied to departures. First Swedish airport to receive environmental certification (autumn 1999, Environment page); Swedavia-wide ACA work applies — not a passenger process. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Match the 2.5-hour door — not a hub clock detail: >- Swedavia’s About and Contact pages open the terminal about 2.5 hours before the first departure and close it 30 minutes after the last arrival. For a typical domestic Arlanda bank, arriving ~60–90 minutes before STD is enough in normal conditions; add buffer for the day’s first wave, bag drop, or winter weather. Ultra-early “just show up” fails if you beat the door. summary: >- Flight-tied hours: ~2.5 h before first departure until 30 min after last arrival — plan around the schedule, not 24/7 access. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One hall — the expensive mistake is the wrong Norrland code detail: >- Check-in, security, Ume Fika & Bar, Duty Free, and the gate holdroom share one compact building (major rebuild completed in 2008 per About). There is no pier train and no terminal transfer. Confusing UME with LLA (Luleå), SDL (Sundsvall-Timrå), SFT (Skellefteå), or OSD (Åre Östersund) on a multi-city Norrland itinerary is the failure mode — those are separate ground trips measured in hours. summary: >- Single renovated terminal; navigation is trivial — airport mix-ups with LLA / SDL / SFT / OSD are the costly error. category: terminal - label: Food title: Landside kiosk vs airside bar — check the day-of hours detail: >- UME Fika & Kiosk is at the entrance (Swedavia English hours sample: Mon–Fri 08:45–10:30 and 11:10–19:30; Saturday closed; Sunday 12:00–15:30 and 16:10–21:00). Ume Fika & Bar is the post-security option (English POI lists Mon–Fri from 05:30; weekend hours on the live page can be sparse — confirm on the day). If you need a guaranteed breakfast before an early SAS/Norwegian bank, eat in town or use the landside kiosk when it is open rather than gambling on airside alone. summary: >- Two UME Fika outlets (entrance kiosk + airside bar); Saturday landside closure and thin weekend airside hours are the traps. category: food - label: Status title: 'Bus 80, taxi, or 4 km by bike — this is a city airport' detail: >- Ultra Airport Bus number 80 stops outside the terminal; tickets via the Ultra app, tabussen.nu, Ultra service points, or contactless card on board (Swedavia bus page). Taxi rank is immediately outside. Wasaline’s bus stop on Obbolavägen is ~100 m past long-term parking — irrelevant unless you are connecting to the ferry. Cycling is realistic: ~4 km from centre with a free weather-protected bike garage. summary: >- Ultra bus 80 + taxi curb + free bike garage; 4 km to centre is the product — not a distant inland field. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: free name: Restroom taps (bring an empty bottle) zone: airside summary: >- No dedicated bottle-filler map is published on Swedavia’s Umeå pages. Swedish tap water is potable — refill from restroom cold taps after screening with an empty bottle, or ask Ume Fika & Bar staff for water when the café is open. Buy a sealed bottle airside if you need one for the aircraft. location: Landside and airside toilet blocks in the single terminal terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Ume Fika & Bar / Duty Free bottled drinks zone: airside price: Café and retail pricing (varies; card-friendly) summary: >- Sealed water and other drinks when Ume Fika & Bar or Umeå Duty Free is open for your departure wave. Duty Free hours are explicitly departure-tied on Swedavia’s shopping POI — not a 24/7 shop. location: Airside after security at Ume Fika & Bar and Umeå Duty Free terminal: Main terminal airportistScore: 7.3 slug: ume region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/ume](/airports/ume). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ume) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ume/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Umeå Airport (UME) Umeå, Sweden · Europe Swedavia’s close-in Västerbotten city airport: ~720k passengers in 2025, one compact terminal 4 km from centre, Arlanda as the schedule spine, Ultra bus 80 / taxi / bike on the ground — and no Priority Pass lounge. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** - Comfort: 7.2 - Navigation: 9.2 - Food: 5.5 - Transport: 8.6 - Disruption resilience: 6.0 ## At a glance - Passengers: 720k (2025) - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 84% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Umeå / Västerbotten travellers who want a ~6-minute city run instead of a distant hub transfer - Domestic connectors on SAS or Norwegian to Stockholm Arlanda - Cyclists and light-pack travellers using the free bike garage - Self-drivers who pre-book Swedavia parking (EV charging + engine heaters in winter) ## Watch out for - Terminal opens only ~2.5 hours before the first departure — ultra-early arrivals can meet locked doors - No Priority Pass / LoungeKey product — plan on Ume Fika & Bar seating - UME Fika & Kiosk is closed Saturdays; weekend airside café hours can be thin - Do not confuse UME with LLA, SDL, SFT, or OSD on a multi-city Norrland ticket - Single runway and a thin regional schedule — a cancelled Arlanda bank can strand you for hours ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ume/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ume/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ume/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ume/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ume/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ume/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ume/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ume/reviews.md)