Gressholmen Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Gressholmen
nativename =

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IATA =
ICAO =
type = Public
owner =
operator = Deutsche Luft Hansa, Det Norske Luftfartsselskap
city-served = Oslo
location = Gressholmen, Norway
elevation-f = 0
elevation-m = 0
coordinates = coord|59|53|02|N|010|43|00|E|type:airport_region:NO
website =
footnotes = No longer operational. Seaplanes only, no runway

Gressholmen Airport was the main airport serving Oslo, Norway from 1927 to 1939, until the construction of Fornebu airport. The airport was on the islet of Gressholmen, and was only for seaplanes. The landing ramp and the hangars are still intact, and are used for storage of pleasure boats.

The airport was served until 1934 by Deutsche Luft Hansa, with routes initially via Gotheburg and Copenhagen to Stettin, later Lübeck and Travemünde using Dornier Do J "Wal" and "Superwal", Rohrbach Ro V Rocco and from 1934 by Junkers Ju-52/3m-See seaplanes. Passengers were ferried by motor boat from the citys largest railway station, Oslo Østbanestasjon. In 1935, the newly formed Norwegian airline, Det Norske Luftfartsselskap, took over the concession, operating a Sikorsky S-43 amphibious aircraft from the airport.

The Norwegian term "luftbuss", for "air bus", was coined for the airline connection.

Gressholmen was not the first seaplane airport of Oslo. Neighboring island Lindøya was used as the base for the Det Norske Luftfartrederi‎ routes in 1920, and Bestumkilen for the A/S Aero operations, also in 1920.

External links

* [http://www.europeanairlines.no/Arcticles_WhaletoOslo_290204.htm By Whale to Oslo]