AirportsSkellefteå Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Skellefteå, in Västerbottens län, Sweden. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SFT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SFT
- ICAO code
- ESNS
- City
- Skellefteå
- State or region
- Västerbottens län
- Country
- Sweden
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 64.6248° N, 21.0769° E
- Elevation
- 48 m (157 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,520 m (8,268 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SFT means Skellefteå Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ESNS. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 64.6248° N, 21.0769° E. It stands 48 metres (157 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Umeå, about 97 km away in a straight line.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone Europe/Stockholm, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Skellefteå Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,520 metres (8,268 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 38 airports of Sweden on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,520 m 8,268 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Umeå AirportUmeå | UME | 100 km |
| Lycksele AirportLycksele | LYC | 113 km |
| Luleå AirportLuleå | LLA | 113 km |
| Arvidsjaur AirportArvidsjaur | AJR | 136 km |
| Kokkola-Pietarsaari AirportKokkola / Kruunupyy, Finland | KOK | 142 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,564 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,328 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,017 km | 6 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,916 km | 2 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,214 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,501 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,535 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,676 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,254 km | 18 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.