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Førde Airport, Bringeland (IATA: FDE, ICAO: ENBL) (Norwegian: Førde lufthavn, Brigeland) is located 400 metres above sea level at Bringelandsåsen in Gaular municipality, Norway. It is served by Dash 8 aircraft of regional airline Widerøe, with flights to Bergen and Oslo. The airport is situated approximately 16km from Førde and had 66 928 passengers in 2005.
Firda Billag runs the bus service connecting the airport with the small town of Førde.
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Førde was one of the locations that got an airport during the construction of the Norwegian regional airport network during the 1970s. The first airport serving Førde was opened in 1971 and was located at Øyrane in Førde, in the middle of an industrial area. But it was too small and a new airport had to be build, with Bringeland opening on August 30, 1986.
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