Arlanda the most punctual airport in Europe

Sweden’s largest airport Stockholm Arlanda Airport has been named Europe’s most punctual airport by Eurocontrol, a pan-European civil-military organisation dedicated to supporting European aviation. According to Eurocontrol, Arlanda had the best punctuality in 2024 for departing flights among the top 30 largest airports in Europe.

“It is very gratifying that Arlanda was able to deliver the best punctuality for departing flights in Europe in 2024. Punctuality is always a top priority, and we will continue our targeted efforts to strengthen it further together with all our employees and partners who contribute to Arlanda’s efficiency. In recent years, Swedavia has made major investments in Arlanda, including a new modern security control and the new Marketplace. In 2025, the remaining parts of the new Marketplace will open and work to develop the airport will continue,” says Jonas Abrahamsson, Swedavia’s president and CEO.

In 2024, Stockholm Arlanda Airport had a punctuality rate of 80 per cent for departing flights. This is an increase of four per cent compared to 2023. Oslo came in second place in Eurocontrol’s annual overview, followed by Copenhagen in third.

The punctuality of departing flights for all airports in Eurocontrol’s network was on average just over 66 per cent, which is one per cent better than 2023 and seven per cent lower than prepandemic levels in 2019.

Overall, air travel at Arlanda increased by four per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year. International travel at Arlanda increased by seven per cent, while domestic travel decreased by ten per cent in 2024 compared with 2023.

Eurocontrol report: eurocontrol-european-aviation-overview-20250123-2024-review.pdf.
 

For further information, please contact Swedavia’s press service at +46 (0) 109 01 00 or press@swedavia.se.

The Swedavia Group owns, operates and is developing 10 airports throughout Sweden. Our role is to create the connectivity Sweden needs to facilitate travel, business and meetings. Safe, satisfied passengers are the foundation of Swedavia’s business. Swedavia is a world leader in developing airports with the least possible environmental impact. Since 2020, Swedavia’s own airport operations have been fossil-free at all ten airports. In 2023, the group had sales of approximately SEK 5.9 billion and has approximately 2,600 employees.