Kjeller Airport

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Kjeller Airport
IATA: none - ICAO: ENKJ
Summary
Airport type Joint (Civil and Military)
Operator Royal Norwegian Air Force, Kjeller Aero Senter
Serves Kjeller
Elevation AMSL 354 ft (108 m)
Coordinates 59°58′09.61″N, 11°02′09.92″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 4,452 1,357 Asphalt

Kjeller Airport (ICAO: ENKJ) is located in Kjeller, Norway.

It is a military airport, with facilities for carrying out maintenance for aircraft belonging to the Norwegian air force. It is also worth mentioning that Kjeller is Norway's first airport, built in 1912.

The airport is also open for general aviation, and there is a small aircraft museum. Aviation has a long history at Kjeller: In the first part of the 20th century there was a small aircraft factory building military planes.

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[edit] Flydagen på Kjeller

An annual airshow is organized at the airport, where entrance is free-of-charge.

[edit] Organizations operating at Kjeller

  • Nedre Romerike Flyklubb
  • Oslo Flyveklubb
  • Kjeller Flyhistoriske Forening
  • Aeromech
  • HelikopterDrift
  • Hovet Avionics
  • Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 573 Norway

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