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Luleå Airport

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Luleå, Norrbottena län (Sweden)
IATA: LLA ICAO: ESPA
Longest Active Runway
10,990 ft
3,350 meters
Field Elevation
65 ft
20 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
65.5438°, 22.1220°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →
RunwayFacts Published Dataset
tied #388 of 650
In curated primary commercial index
Global Commercial Universe
#618 of 7558
Top 8.2% percentile worldwide
For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.
National Standing (Sweden)
#1 of 3 in SE
#1 of 50 in full national registry
vs Large Airport Median
+9.9%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline
💡 LLA in numbers: 10,990 ft longest runway · tied #388 of 650 published · #618 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.2%) · #1 in Sweden.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft
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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LLA lies at 20 m (65 ft), #486 of 650 published airports by elevation and 22.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 72 ft below the Sweden median (137 ft, 3 airports); GOT is highest at 506 ft, 441 ft higher than LLA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of LLA. Nearest published airport: Rovaniemi Airport (RVN), 109 NM, 9,849 ft (1,141 ft shorter than LLA); 1 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,990 ft (3,350 m)

LLA runway: 14/32 10,990 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 3 in Sweden; 160 ft ahead of ARN (10,830 ft). +9.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
14/32 10,990 ft (3350 m / 3.350 km) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →