Skellefteå Airport

Skellefteå Airport Skellefteå flygplats
IATA: SFT ICAO: ESNS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Skellefteå Municipality
Serves	Skellefteå, Sweden
Elevation AMSL	157 ft / 48 m
Coordinates	64°37′29″N 21°04′37″E / 64.62472°N 21.07694°E / 64.62472; 21.07694Coordinates: 64°37′29″N 21°04′37″E / 64.62472°N 21.07694°E / 64.62472; 21.07694
Website	skellefteaairport.se
Map
SFT Location within Sweden
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 6,890 2,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers total 280,926 International passengers 15,592 Domestic passengers 265,334
Statistics: Swedish Transport Agency

Skellefteå Airport (IATA: SFT, ICAO: ESNS), is located about 17 km from Skellefteå, Västerbotten, Sweden.

Skellefteå Airport is ranked as one of 10 largest airports in Sweden in terms of domestic flights.

Just before the Easter in March 2016, the airport gained notability for issuing a warning to witches flying south to Blockula during the holiday, not to enter the airport's airspace since they risked colliding with aircraft. Instructions for witches on how to submit proper flight plans were included in the warning. According to old Swedish folklore, witches (påskkärringar) fly on their broomstick to Blockula during Easter, accompanied by their familiars, usually cats. Metrologist Åsa Rasmussen added a recommendation to let the cat stay at home, since the weather forecast predicted heavy snowfall.