Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget

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Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget
IATA: KSU - ICAO: ENKB
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Avinor
Serves		Kvernberget
Elevation AMSL		204 ft (62 m)
Coordinates		63°06′42″N, 07°49′28″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
07/25	6,037	1,840	Asphalt

Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (IATA: KSU, ICAO: ENKB) (Norwegian: Kristiansund lufthavn, Kvernberget) is a medium size international airport located next to the small mountain Kvernberget 10 km from town center of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, opened in 1970 and caters to the county's northern district, Nordmøre. In 2005 the airport had 308 802 passengers. Travellers should make sure they avoid mixup with the airport Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik in southern Norway.

There is also a heliport at Kvernberget for flying oil industry personnel to/from offshore rigs on the many oil and gas fields off the mid-Norwegian coast.

1 History
2 Airlines and destinations
- 2.1 Heliport
- 2.2 Cargo
3 External links

[edit] History

Kvernberget was opened in 1970 to serve the northern half of the county Møre og Romsdal: Nordmøre and Romsdal. But in 1972 Molde, the capital of Romsdal, opened its own airport. Originally the airport was served by Braathens S.A.F.E, who kept the domestic monopoly on services to the airport also after the deregulation of the Norwegian airline marked. In 2005 it was merged into SAS Braathens.

In 2006 an upgrade of the terminal was completed, and by the end of the year a new duty free store will be finished. By 2010 the runway will be expanded to 2400 meters, allowing such aircraft as Airbus A330 and Boeing 767 to land.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

BH Airlines (Bourgas)
City Star Airlines (Aberdeen, Stavanger)
Coast Air (Trondheim)
Scandinavian Airlines (Burgas)
- SAS Braathens (Bergen, Haugesund, Kristiansand, Oslo, Stavanger)
Spanair (Palma de Mallorca)
Tarom (Constanta)

[edit] Heliport

CHC Helikopter Service (Heidrun, Draugen, Åsgard A, Åsgard B, West Alpha, Scarabeo 5, Deep Sea Bergen, Njord, Stril Poseidon)
Norsk Helikopter (Draugen)

[edit] Cargo

Lufttransport (Oslo)

[edit] External links

Official KSU homepage – Hosted by previously state-owned, now privatised, operator Avinor
A school project about Kvernberget airport – In Norwegian, but including many photos of interest
World Aero Data airport information for ENKB

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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