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Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (IATA: HVG, ICAO: ENHV) (Norwegian: Honningsvåg lufthavn, Valan) is a small regional airport in the Nordkapp municipality in Finnmark, Norway. It serves the community of Honningsvåg. It was opened in 1977 and had 135 789 passengers in 2005.
The airport is located north of the municipality centre, and is connected to it by European route E69. The single runway is 879 metres long and numbered 08/26.
Scheduled services are operated by Widerøe who operate Dash 8 aircraft as part of the regional network in Northern Norway connecting small airports such as Honningsvåg together, and to flights to Southern Norway via Tromsø Airport, Langnes. Widerøes operates are on a public service obligation contracts with the Government of Norway.
[edit] Destinations and airlines
- Widerøe (Hammerfest, Mehamn, Tromsø, Vadsø)
[edit] Accidents and incidents
On October 29, 1990 a Twin Otter airplane operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force crashed at Honningsvåg due to turbulence and three people were killed.
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