- Florø Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Florø Airport
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IATA = FRO
ICAO = ENFL
type = Public
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operator =Avinor
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location = Florø
elevation-f = 37
elevation-m = 11
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r1-number = 07/25
r1-length-f = 3934
r1-length-m = 1199
r1-surface =Asphalt
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footnotes =Florø airport airport codes|FRO|ENFL (Norwegian: Florø lufthavn) is an airport serving the town of
Florø inSogn og Fjordane ,Norway . It is located south of the town centre, on an area of land called Florelandet. It had 141,194 travellers during 2005, making it the largest regional airport in Norway.Services from the airport are provided by
Danish Air Transport usingATR-42 turboprop aircraft to Bergen andOslo on public service obligation contracts. The airport also has aheliport , used to transport personnel tooil platform s in theNorth Sea .The airport is served by the town
bus in Florø.History
Flights with
seaplane s commenced alreasy in the 1930s. Plans for a land-based airport came in the 1950s, and in 1956 the building of the terminal began, but completion of the airport was delayed when theTwin Otter airplane did not get approval for flights during winter. However,Stortinget decided to complete the airport in 1969 and the airport was opened onJuly 28 1971 along with other regional airports in Sogn og Fjordane. Theheliport was completed in 1994. An expansion of the runway from 800 meters to 1199 meters was completed in 2000.The scheduled passenger service to Florø was provided by
Widerøe from its 1971 opening until 2000 whenCoast Air won thePublic Service Obligation and took over. SinceApril 1 2003 the passenger services are provided byDanish Air Transport . The loss of the contract caused problems for Widerøe since they had an operative and technical base at the airport.Airlines and destinations
cheduled
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Danish Air Transport (Bergen, Oslo)Heliport
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CHC Helikopter Service (North Sea)External links
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* [http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=NO91726&sch=ENFL World Aero Data entry on Florø Airport]
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