Stockholm Arlanda Airport Statistics

Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) is Sweden's largest aviation hub and the main international gateway for the Nordic region. It handles over 20 million passengers annually and is recognized as one of Europe's most on-time major airports.

Stockholm Arlanda Airport handles more than 20 million passengers annually, showing a strong rebound from pandemic lows and approaching pre-pandemic levels.

• ARN processed 24.29 million passengers in 2025, a 6.8% increase from 22.74 million in 2024, continuing the airport’s recovery trend.
• The peak was in 2018 with 26.85 million passengers, dropping slightly to 25.64 million in 2019.
• Passenger traffic fell 74.5% to 6.54 million in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Recovery picked up from 7.49 million in 2021 to 18.43 million in 2022 and 21.82 million in 2023.

Arlanda sees over 90,000 commercial aircraft landings annually, with airlines increasingly using larger aircraft to improve efficiency.

• The airport recorded 98,665 landings in 2025, up 6.1% from 92,992 in 2024, reaching 86% of 2019 levels.
• Operations peaked in 2019 with 114,800 landings, before falling to 41,603 in 2020.
• Recovery began with 43,709 landings in 2021, a 5.1% increase, followed by 82,660 in 2022 and 91,502 in 2023.

SAS leads operations at Arlanda, with a wide range of legacy, low-cost and regional carriers serving its network.

• At Stockholm Arlanda Airport, SAS (SK) serves the most destinations with 78 destinations.
• Norwegian (D8) serves 64 destinations, followed by Ryanair (FR) with 48 destinations.
• Other airlines such as Amapola Flyg (HP) and Eurowings (EW) each operate flights to 8 destinations.

• Arlanda served 163 destinations in 2025, nearing its pre-pandemic peak of around 180 routes.
• 138 international destinations connect Arlanda to Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
• 25 domestic destinations support regional travel across Sweden.
• In 2025, the airport operated a total of 291 direct routes, including 236 scheduled services, while the remaining routes served as charter operations.
• 23 new routes were added in 2024, led by Norwegian, SAS and Ryanair.

• Copenhagen attracted 1.54 million passengers, making it the most popular international destination driven by strong regional travel demand.
• London recorded 1.31 million passengers, maintaining critical business and tourism connectivity through major UK routes.
• Oslo generated 1.14 million passengers, providing vital Nordic business and leisure links.
• Helsinki and Amsterdam attracted 1.08 million and 0.96 million passengers respectively, demonstrating the strength of intra-European travel.

Arlanda was ranked Europe’s most punctual major airport in 2024, with low disruption rates across over 92,000 flights.

• 80% on-time departure rate in 2024 (Eurocontrol data)
• 2023 cancellation rate: 1.01% (892 canceled flights)
• 2023 delay rate: 0.29% (259 delayed flights)

• 6 January 1987: Transwede Caravelle slid off runway after ice-related incident. No casualties.
• 19 January 1988: Scanair DC-8 landed safely after hydraulic failure. No injuries.
• 27 December 1991: SAS Flight 751 crashed after takeoff due to engine failure from ice. All 129 onboard survived.
• 20 February 1993: Aeroflot Tupolev 134 hijacked, landed in Stockholm. All 40 onboard were released safely.
• 7 October 1997: Tarom BAC One-Eleven suffered nosewheel failure. No injuries.
• 8 October 1999: SAS Commuter aircraft hit the hangar door. Two minor injuries.
• 25 September 2010: PIA Boeing 777 made an emergency landing due to a bomb threat. No explosives found.