Stord Airport, Sørstokken
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| Stord Airport, Sørstokken | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: SRP - ICAO: ENSO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Sunnhordland lufthavn A/S | ||
| Serves | Leirvik | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 160 ft (49 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 3,937 | 1,200 | Asphalt |
Stord Airport, Sørstokken (IATA: SRP, ICAO: ENSO) (Norwegian: Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken) is the airport serving the Sunnhordland district in Norway. It is located at Sørstokken on the south-west side of Stord island, 13km west of Leirvik, the administrative centre of Stord municipality. The airport was opened in 1985, with a new terminal opened in 2001. The airport is owned and operated by Sunnhordland Lufthavn A/S, which is owned by Stord municipality and Hordaland county.
The airport has suffered two fatal accidents. The first happened on October 12, 1998 when a chartered Cessna 402 airplane from Jetair, en route from Denmark crashed during landing killing nine people.[1][2] The second was Atlantic Airways Flight 670 which slid off the runway and crashed on October 10, 2006 killing four.[3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Atlantic Airways (Vágar)
- Coast Air (Oslo)
[edit] External links
- Stord Lufthavn
- World Aero Data airport information for ENSO
[edit] References
- ^ Preliminary NTSB report on the 1998 accident
- ^ Nine dead after plane crash at Stord Bergens Tidende October 12, 1998
- ^ Aviation-safety.net entry on 2006 crash
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