List of airports in Norway

Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is the busiest airport in Norway

Norway has 98 airports which are certified or have been designated an International Civil Aviation Organization airport code (ICAO code).[1] Forty-eight airports facilitate public flights, including one heliport, Værøy Heliport.[2] Forty-five of these are owned by the government through its airport operator, Avinor. Scheduled airports are grouped into primary airports, which are sufficiently large to serve jetliners, and regional airports, which can only handle regional aircraft.[3]

The airports used only for general aviation (GA) are owned by a mix of municipalities, aviation clubs and private companies.[4] The latter include some which are controlled by the state or municipalities. Two are owned by the Norwegian Armed Forces.[5][6] The Royal Norwegian Air Force has ten air stations which are co-located with primary airports ("joint" airports).

A de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 of Widerøe at Honningsvåg Airport, Valan, one of 29 regional airports in Norway

Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is by a factor of almost four the busiest airport in the country, about half of which is international services.[2] It opened in 1998—replacing Oslo Airport, Fornebu[7] and serves as a hub for Norwegian Air Shuttle and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).[8] It is followed by three other major airports, Bergen Airport, Flesland; Stavanger Airport; and Trondheim Airport, Værnes.[2] These act as focus cities for said airlines. The four next airports are of almost equal size.[2] Sandefjord Airport, Torp serves low-cost airlines in Eastern Norway and is often branded as "Oslo" by airlines such as Ryanair.[9] Bodø Airport and Tromsø Airport act as hubs within Northern Norway, from which Widerøe flies to regional airports. Oslo, Trondheim and Bergen have a similar function in Southern Norway.[3]

Map of current and closed scheduled airports in Norway

Norway is the country in Europe with the most airline trips per capita. The routes from Oslo to Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger are all amongst the ten busiest in Europe. Contributing causes are a low population density, a rugged geography and limited population in the interior and the north, which combined have resulted in a poor road and rail infrastructure.[10] Many smaller airport have short runways which permit only fairly small aircraft on short routes. Future lack of compatible aircraft has started plans to extending some, close down some (combined with road improvement) and to replace a few with new airports.

Airports

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The list includes fixed-wing airports approved by the CAA[4] and those with an ICAO code.[1][11] In addition, closed land airports are included if they were either issued ICAO codes or they served scheduled flights. Heliports are only included if they have scheduled flights and are part of the regional aviation system. Water aerodromes are excluded.

The list contains the airport name, the city served and the county in which the airport is located (which may differ from the county of the city served). The type of airport is subdivided into primary airports, regional airports (one marked as a heliport), military (used exclusively by the Norwegian Armed Forces), joint (airports with both a civilian airport and a military air base), GA (used exclusively for general aviation) and closed airports. The ownership consists of airports owned by Avinor, municipally-owned airports, airports owned by the military, those owned by aviation clubs, and privately owned through a limited company. The list further states the ICAO code[1][11] and the International Air Transport Association airport code (IATA code).[11][12] The length of the longest runway (rwy) is stated.[13] Passenger data (pax) is for 2016 and counts both boarding and disembarking passengers.[2] Airport names shown in bold indicate airports with scheduled service on commercial airlines.

Airports in Norway
Airport City served County Type Owner ICAO IATA Rwy
(m)
Rwy
(ft)
Pass.[14]
Ålesund Airport, Vigra Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Primary Avinor ENAL AES 2,314 7,592 1,077,009
Alta Airport Alta Finnmark Primary Avinor ENAT ALF 2,087 6,847 378,891
Andøya Airport Andenes Nordland Joint Avinor ENAN ANX 2,468 8,097 61,510
Arendal Airport, Gullknapp Arendal Aust-Agder GA Private ENGK 1,199 3,934
Bardufoss Airport Bardufoss Troms Joint Avinor ENDU BDU 2,443 8,015 243,104
Båtsfjord Airport Båtsfjord Finnmark Regional Avinor ENBS BJF 1,000 3,300 28,474
Båtsfjord Airport (former) Båtsfjord Finnmark Closed Municipal ENBS BJF 800 2,600
Bergen Airport, Flesland Bergen Vestland Joint Avinor ENBR BGO 2,990 9,810 6,113,452
Berlevåg Airport Berlevåg Finnmark Regional Avinor ENBV BVG 919 3,015 14,043
Bjorli Airport [no] Bjorli Innlandet GA Private ENLB 835 2,740
Bodø Airport Bodø Nordland Joint Avinor ENBO BOO 3,394 11,135 1,831,407
Brønnøysund Airport Brønnøysund Nordland Regional Avinor ENBN BNN 1,199 3,934 118,344
Dokka Airport, Tumlevold [no] Dokka Innlandet GA Private ENDO 740 2,430
Elverum Airport, Starmoen [no] Elverum Innlandet GA Club ENSM 1,000 3,300
Engeløy Airport, Grådussan Engeløya Nordland GA Private ENEN 1,200 3,900
Fagernes Airport, Leirin Fagernes Innlandet GA Avinor ENFG VDB 2,060 6,760 3,073
Farsund Airport, Lista Farsund Vest-Agder GA Private ENLI FAN 2,990 9,810
Florø Airport Florø Vestland Regional Avinor ENFL FRO 1,199 3,934 140,891
Førde Airport Førde Sogn og Fjordane Regional Avinor ENBL FDE 940 3,080 85,479
Førde Airport, Øyrane Førde Vestland Closed Municipal ENFD FDE 800 2,600
Frøya Airport, Flatval [no] Sistranda Trøndelag GA Private ENFA 730 2,400
Geilo Airport, Dagali Geilo Buskerud GA Municipal ENDI DLD 1,799 5,902
Gol Airport, Klanten Gol Buskerud GA Club ENKL GLL 1,150 3,770
Grimsmoen Airport, Folldal [no] Folldal Innlandet GA Club ENGN 1,000 3,300
Hamar Airport, Stafsberg Hamar Innlandet GA Municipal ENHA HMR 944 3,097
Hammerfest Airport Hammerfest Finnmark Regional Avinor ENHF HFT 882 2,894 194,287
Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes Harstad/Narvik Nordland Primary Avinor ENEV EVE 2,815 9,236 755,442
Hasvik Airport Hasvik Finnmark Regional Avinor ENHK HAA 970 3,180 22,607
Hattfjelldal Airport Hattfjelldal Nordland GA Club ENHT 715 2,346
Haugesund Airport Haugesund Rogaland Primary Avinor ENHD HAU 2,120 6,960 633,712
Hokksund Airport [no] Hokksund Buskerud GA Club ENHS 630 2,070
Hønefoss Airport, Eggemoen Hønefoss Buskerud GA Club ENEG 1,765 5,791
Honningsvåg Airport Honningsvåg Finnmark Regional Avinor ENHV HVG 800 2,600 25,385
Jan Mayensfield Olonkinbyen Jan Mayen Military Military ENJA 1,500 4,900
Kautokeino Airport Kautokeino Finnmark GA Military ENKA QKX 1,200 3,900
Kirkenes Airport Kirkenes Finnmark Primary Avinor ENKR KKN 1,905 6,250 318,194
Kjeller Airport Lillestrøm Akershus Military Military ENKJ 1,600 5,200
Kristiansand Airport Kristiansand Agder Primary Avinor ENCN KRS 1,990 6,530 1,031,048
Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget Kristiansund Møre og Romsdal Primary Avinor ENKB KSU 2,390 7,840 299,710
Lakselv Airport Lakselv Finnmark Joint Avinor ENNA LKL 2,784 9,134 60,979
Larvik Airport, Fritzøe Larvik Vestfold Closed Club ENFZ 0 0
Leknes Airport Leknes Nordland Regional Avinor ENLK LKN 878 2,881 136,746
Lunde Airport, Nome [no] Lunde Telemark GA Club ENLU 700 2,300
Mehamn Airport Mehamn Finnmark Regional Avinor ENMH MEH 880 2,890 23,794
Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll Mo i Rana Nordland Regional Avinor ENRA MQN 841 2,759 120,239
Molde Airport Molde Møre og Romsdal Primary Avinor ENML MOL 1,980 6,500 478,475
Mosjøen Airport Mosjøen Nordland Regional Avinor ENMS MJF 919 3,015 73,919
Moss Airport, Rygge Moss Østfold Military Military ENRY RYG 2,900 9,500 0
Namsos Airport Namsos Trøndelag Regional Avinor ENNM OSY 838 2,749 37,260
Narvik Airport, Framnes Narvik Nordland Regional Avinor ENNK NVK 909 2,982 6,957
Notodden Airport Notodden Telemark Regional Municipal ENNO NTB 1,393 4,570 2,477
Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben Ny-Ålesund Svalbard GA Private ENAS 800 2,600
Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug Oppdal Trøndelag GA Private ENOP 1,000 3,300
Ørland Airport Brekstad Trøndelag Joint Municipal ENOL OLA 2,714 8,904 4,074
Ørsta–Volda Airport Ørsta/Volda Møre og Romsdal Regional Avinor ENOV HOV 866 2,841 111,278
Os Airport, Vaksinen [no] Osøyro Vestland GA Club ENUL 600 2,000
Oslo Airport, Fornebu (former) Oslo Akershus Closed Avinor ENFB FBU 0 0
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen Oslo Akershus Joint Avinor ENGM OSL 3,600 11,800 27,482,486
Østre Æra Airport [no] Rena Innlandet GA Club ENAE 730 2,400
Rakkestad Airport, Åstorp Rakkestad Østfold GA Private ENRK 860 2,820
Reinsvoll Airport [no] Reinsvoll Innlandet GA Club ENRV 610 2,000
Ringebu Airport, Frya [no] Ringebu Innlandet GA Club ENRI 800 2,600
Rognan Airport Rognan Nordland GA Club ENRG 580 1,900
Røros Airport Røros Trøndelag Regional Avinor ENRO RRS 1,720 5,640 24,473
Rørvik Airport Rørvik Trøndelag Regional Avinor ENRM RVK 880 2,890 42,510
Røst Airport Røst Nordland Regional Avinor ENRS RET 880 2,890 15,631
Salangen Airport, Elvenes Sjøvegan Troms GA Private ENLV 500 1,600
Sandane Airport Sandane Vestland Regional Avinor ENSD SDN 840 2,760 44,900
Sandefjord Airport, Torp Sandefjord Vestfold Primary Private ENTO TRF 2,950 9,680 1,965,558
Sandnessjøen Airport Sandnessjøen Nordland Regional Avinor ENST SSJ 1,086 3,563 86,676
Ski Airport [no] Ski Akershus GA Club ENSI 600 2,000
Skien Airport, Geiteryggen Skien Telemark Regional Municipal ENSN SKE 1,400 4,600 0
Snåsa Airport, Grønnøra [no] Snåsa Trøndelag GA Private ENGS 590 1,940
Sogndal Airport Sogndalsfjøra Vestland Regional Avinor ENSG SOG 943 3,094 91,145
Sørkjosen Airport Sørkjosen Troms Regional Avinor ENSR SOJ 919 3,015 22,256
Stavanger Airport, Forus Stavanger Rogaland Closed Private ENFO 0 0
Stavanger Airport Stavanger Rogaland Joint Avinor ENZV SVG 2,556 8,386 4,178,241
Stokmarknes Airport Stokmarknes Nordland Regional Avinor ENSK SKN 886 2,907 120,692
Stord Airport Leirvik Vestland Regional Municipal ENSO SRP 1,460 4,790 35,021
Sunndalsøra Airport, Vinnu [no] Sunndalsøra Møre og Romsdal GA Club ENSU 500 1,600
Svalbard Airport Longyearbyen Svalbard Primary Avinor ENSB LYR 2,323 7,621 169,278
Svea Airport Sveagruva Svalbard GA Private ENSA 800 2,600
Svolvær Airport Svolvær Nordland Regional Avinor ENSH SVJ 857 2,812 107,144
Tønsberg Airport, Jarlsberg Tønsberg Vestfold GA Private ENJB 800 2,600
Tromsø Airport Tromsø Troms Primary Avinor ENTC TOS 2,392 7,848 2,271,748
Trondheim Airport, Lade Trondheim Trøndelag Closed Municipal 0 0
Trondheim Airport Trondheim Trøndelag Joint Avinor ENVA TRD 2,759 9,052 4,428,897
Trysil Airport, Sæteråsen [no] Trysil Innlandet GA Club ENTS 800 2,600
Tynset Airport [no] Tynset Innlandet GA Private ENTY 940 3,080
Vadsø Airport Vadsø Finnmark Regional Avinor ENVD VDS 877 2,877 103,678
Værøy Airport Værøy Nordland Closed Municipal ENVR 800 2,600
Værøy Heliport Værøy Nordland Heliport Avinor ENVR VRY 8,793
Vardø Airport Vardø Finnmark Regional Avinor ENSS VAW 1,130 3,710 30,107
Vest-Telemark Airport, Fyresdal Fyresdal Telemark GA Private ENFY 800 2,600
Voss Airport, Bømoen Vossevangen Vestland GA Private ENBM 1,000 3,300

Evolution in graph

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Annual Traffic on the Ten Busiest Airports of Norway. See Wikidata query.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010. pp. 82–83.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Passenger statistics". Avinor. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Bråthen, Svein. "Luftfartens rolle i regional samferdsel" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Avinor. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Liste over godkjente lufthavner og flyplasser" (in Norwegian). Civil Aviation Authority of Norway. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ Barr, Susan (1991). Jan Mayen (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted. p. 245. ISBN 82-516-1353-1.
  6. ^ Kjeller flyplass 75 år (in Norwegian). Forsvarets forsyningskommando. 1987. p. 93.
  7. ^ Bredal, Dag (1998). Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen: Porten til Norge (in Norwegian). Schibsted. p. 42. ISBN 82-516-1719-7.
  8. ^ Kaspersen, Line (30 July 2014). "– Store muligheter for enda flere langruter". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  9. ^ Tjomsland, Audun (2005). Høyt spill om Torp (in Norwegian). Sandefjord: Tjomsland Media. pp. 197–205. ISBN 82-997212-0-2.
  10. ^ Grønli, Kristin Straumsheim (7 June 2007). "Så mye flyr vi" (in Norwegian). Forskning.no. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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  12. ^ "Code for Trade and Transport Locations – NO/Norway". United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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  14. ^ "Passengers 2017". avinor.no. Retrieved 18 October 2023.