Molde Airport, Årø

Molde Airport, Årø Molde lufthavn, Årø
IATA: MOL – ICAO: ENML MOL Location of airport in Møre og Romsdal
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Avinor
Serves		Molde, Norway
Location		Årø, Molde
Elevation AMSL		10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates		62°44′41″N 07°15′45″E / 62.74472°N 7.2625°E / 62.74472; 7.2625
Website		www.avinor.no/.../molde
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
07/25	2,110	6,923	Asphalt
Source: Norwegian AIP at Eurocontrol[1]

Molde Airport, Årø (IATA: MOL, ICAO: ENML) (Norwegian: Molde lufthavn, Årø) is located in the city of Molde in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It serves Molde and the surrounding district of Romsdal. The airport sits about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the city.^[1] After opening in 1972, services have been mainly to Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim. The airport had 403,150 terminal passengers in 2007.

History

The Norwegian aviation authorities decided to build two airports in Møre og Romsdal county–one serving Ålesund (Ålesund Airport, Vigra) and one serving Kristiansund (Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget), but not one in Molde. Molde decided that they also needed an airport and the city financed the airport that was finished in 1972. Braathens S.A.F.E said they would fly if the city built an airport, and were the only airline at the airport until after the deregulation of the airline market, serving with Fokker F-27, Fokker F-28 and Boeing 737. Braathens regional airline Busy Bee and Norwegian Air Shuttle also operated Fokker 50. In 1978, the airport was handed over to the government. A new passenger terminal opened in the early 1990s.

In 2005, the airport got permanent international status, and now has a duty-free shop in the departure area. In 2008, the runway was extended to 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) (LDA) and 2,050 metres (6,730 ft) (TORA), along with other improvements, including an upgrade of the terminal with a new arrival and baggage claim area and a new duty-free shop. Scandinavian Airlines terminated their services to Trondheim on 31 January 2010. Starting on 3 February 2010, Sun Air of Scandinavia started a service with Dornier 328 to Trondheim, operated for Krohn Air.^[2][3]

Airlines and destinations

Scandinavian Commuter Fokker 50

Airlines	Destinations
Krohn Air operated by Sun Air of Scandinavia	Trondheim
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Oslo-Gardermoen
Scandinavian Airlines	Oslo-Gardermoen
Widerøe	Bergen

Cargo airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Air Iceland	Akureyri
West Air Sweden	Oslo-Gardermoen

References

1. ^ ^{a b} EAD Basic
2. ^ Skjærvik, Linda (31 January 2010). "Ny flyrute mellom Trondheim og Molde" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. 
3. ^ Heiene, Marit (31 January 2010). "Krohn Air flyr Molde -Trondheim" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. 

External links

• Avinor entry for Molde Airport
• Avinor entry for Molde Airport (Norwegian) (more detail)
• Current weather for ENML at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for MOL at Aviation Safety Network