Vadsø Airport

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Vadsø Airport
IATA: VDS - ICAO: ENVD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Avinor
Serves		Vadsø
Elevation AMSL		127 ft (39 m)
Coordinates		70°03′55″N, 29°50′41″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08/26	2,877	877	Asphalt

Vadsø Airport (IATA: VDS, ICAO: ENVD) (Norwegian: Vadsø lufthavn) is a small regional airport, opened in 1974, which serves the municipality of Vadsø in the county of Finnmark, Norway. The airport lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the main population centre. The airport has a single 877 m (2,877 ft) long runway and it has been considered extending this to 1,200 m (3,937 ft). The current terminal building was built in 1988.

The airport is served by Widerøe which operates flights with small Dash 8 aircraft to other airports in Finnmark as well as Tromsø Airport, Langnes where there are flights to Southern Norway.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Widerøe (Alta, Berlevåg, Båtsfjord, Hammerfest, Honningsvåg, Mehamn, Kirkenes, Tromsø)

[edit] External links

• Avinor entry on Vadsø Airport
• Report on possible expansions of airports (PDF file, in Norwegian)

[edit] References

• Norwegian AIP

Airports of Norway
Primary Airports Alta | Bardufoss | Bergen | Bodø | Harstad/Narvik | Haugesund | Kirkenes | Kristiansand | Kristiansund | Lakselv | Molde | Oslo | Stavanger | Tromsø | Trondheim | Ålesund
Regional Airports Andenes | Brønnøysund | Båtsfjord | Berlevåg | Fagernes | Florø | Førde | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Honningsvåg | Leknes | Mehamn | Mo i Rana | Mosjøen | Namsos | Narvik | Røros | Rørvik | Røst | Sandane | Sandnessjøen | Sogndal | Stokmarknes | Svolvær | Sørkjosen | Vadsø | Vardø | Værøy | Ørsta/Volda
Overseas Territories Jan Mayen | Longyearbyen | Ny-Ålesund | Svea
Private Notodden | Sandefjord | Skien | Stord
Air Force Stations Andøya | Banak | Bardufoss | Bodø | Gardermoen | Rygge | Sola | Ørland
Closed Geilo | Oslo-Fornebu
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