Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy

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Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy
IATA: BNN - ICAO: ENBN
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Avinor
Serves Brønnøysund
Elevation AMSL 25 ft (8 m)
Coordinates 65°27′40″N, 12°13′3″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 3,937 1,200 Asphalt

Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (IATA: BNNICAO: ENBN) is the airport serving the town of Brønnøysund in the Brønnøy municipality in Nordland, Norway. The airport is located southeast of the town centre and opened in 1968. Brønnøy is operated by Avinor

The airport terminal has been expanded numerous times and can now handle 90 passengers an hour. The current control tower was opened in 2000. The airport served 79,330 passengers in 2004. In addition to scheduled passenger flights, the airport handles helicopter operations for offshore installations.

Contents

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Scheduled

  • Widerøe (Bodø, Mo i Rana, Namsos, Sandnessjøen, Trondheim)

[edit] Helicopter

[edit] Accidents and incidents

On May 6, 1988 a Dash 7 aircraft operated by Widerøe en route from Namsos crashed into the nearby Torghatten mountain upon landing killing all 36 passengers and crew. It remains the worst accident involving a Dash 7.

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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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