Swedavia Reaches New Milestone with Four Airports at Level 5 Carbon Accreditation

Swedavia continues strengthen its position as a global leader in aviation’s decarbonisation with Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Ronneby Airport achieving Level 5, the highest level in the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme.

With this achievement, four of Swedavia’s ten airports now hold the highest level of climate certification, following Göteborg Landvetter Airport and Malmö Airport which reached Level 5 in December 2023.

Swedavia’s remaining six airports are striving to reach the top certification level by 2026.

“It is very gratifying that with the certification of Arlanda and Ronneby, Swedavia has now four of its ten airports certified at the highest level within the Airport Carbon Accreditation framework. This shows that we continue to lead the way and have chosen to invest in aviation’s necessary climate transition for sustainable air travel. This certification is the result of our long-term efforts, where we have taken a holistic approach to the entire ecosystem of the airports and also involved our partners in the transition. Of the 18 Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 5 airports worldwide, Swedavia has four,” says Jonas Abrahamsson, President and CEO of Swedavia.

“I am thrilled by Swedavia’s accrediting two more airports at Level 5 including Sweden’s largest hub – a truly remarkable accomplishment. By achieving and maintaining a net zero balance for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and also tackling Scope 3 emissions through strong third-party engagement, Stockholm Arlanda and Ronneby airports are now amongst the 18 pioneers worldwide to reach this level of carbon management. This makes Swedavia standing out as a leading and shining example of how airports are not just committed to net zero, but actually working hard to deliver on this commitment. This does not come as a surprise as Swedavia was already the first airport operator globally to certify all its airports at Neutrality level back in 2010”, says Olivier Jankovec, ACI Europe Director General.

Swedavia sees Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft and other new eco-friendly technologies as essential  elements for the effective decarbonisation of the aviation industry.

Swedavia became fossil-free in its own airport operations at all ten airports as early as 2020, making it the first airport operator in the world to achieve this. By 2025, all ground operations at Swedavia’s airports that are carried out by other operators will also be made fossil-free through the partnership plan that has been developed, which involves all operators at the airports signing an agreement with Swedavia stipulating a focus on phasing out fossil fuels from their operations.

The long-term goal is for domestic flights to be fossil-free by 2030 and for international flights to be fossil-free by 2045, in line with the Swedish aviation industry’s joint roadmap within the framework of Fossil-Free Sweden.

The Level 5 certification of Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Ronneby Airport means that both the largest and the smallest of Swedavia’s airports are now certified at the highest level. The certification of Stockholm Arlanda and Ronneby Airports at Level 5 signifies that Swedavia has successfully taken the final steps to eliminate fossil fuels at all levels at these two airports. Stockholm Arlanda was the first airport within the Airport Carbon Accreditation framework to achieve net zero in 2009.

Swedavia’s ambition within the Airport Carbon Accreditation framework is for three further airports – Kiruna Airport, Visby Airport and Åre Östersund Airport – to be certified to Level 5 in the spring of 2025.

About Swedavias Airport Carbon Accreditation

• Stockholm Arlanda Airport was one of 17 airports that joined the Airport Carbon Accreditation framework at its inception in 2009. Göteborg Landvetter Airport joined in 2010. Both airports were immediately admitted to the highest level in the framework at the time, Level 3+, and Swedavia became the first airport group in the world to become fossil-free in its own airport operations by the end of 2020.
• In December 2023, Göteborg Landvetter Airport and Malmö Airport were certified at Level 5 within Airport Carbon Accreditation.

• The certification of Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Ronneby Airport means that four of Swedavia’s ten airports are now certified at the highest level.