Fagernes Airport, Leirin

Coordinates: 61°00′56″N 009°17′17″E / 61.01556°N 9.28806°E / 61.01556; 9.28806
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Fagernes Airport, Leirin

Fagernes lufthavn, Leirin
AMSL
822 m / 2,697 ft
Coordinates61°00′56″N 009°17′17″E / 61.01556°N 9.28806°E / 61.01556; 9.28806
Map
VDB is located in Norway
VDB
VDB
Location within Norway
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 2,049 6,722 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers1,818[1]
Aircraft movements114
Cargo (tonnes)0
Source: Norwegian AIP at Avinor[2]
Statistics from Avinor[3][4][5]

Fagernes Airport, Leirin (

Ministry of Transport, as well as charter services during winter serving the nearby ski resorts. In 2014, the airport had 6,393 passengers.[8]
The driving time Fagernes–Oslo, around 2½ hours, has made flights to Oslo unattractive; most passengers used the Oslo route for transfers. It has also been used for other destinations. The road has also been improved compared to how it was in 1987.

The airport was originally planned as a conventional regional airport, but during its construction it was redesigned to accommodate larger jet aircraft. Originally owned by six local municipalities, it was taken over by the state in 1996.

DOT LT
's take over in 2009.

Facilities

Fagernes was an international airport with a 1,800-square-metre (19,000 sq ft) terminal building which includes immigration and customs clearing facilities, a cafeteria,

apron has standings for three A320/737-size jets, which allows charter aircraft up to the size of Airbus A321 and Boeing 757 to use the airport.[12]

History

Aerial view of the airport

Plans for an airport at Fagernes were initiated in 1975, and approved by

municipal and county grants.[15] The increased cost of building a longer runway was estimated at NOK 59 million, financed by loans and municipal grants, plus a NOK 10 million investment from Dansk Folkeferie.[16] The airport was owned by Valdres Lufthavn A/S, a privately held limited company with six municipalities as its principal shareholders.[17] Following the airport's establishment, the Norwegian State Railways' Valdres Line was closed in 1989.[18]

By 1988, building costs had increased from NOK 88 to 131 million.

co-signed for a foreign loan, and were forced to pay NOK 3.5 million annually just in interest, in addition to the operating cost of the airport; these were aggravated by not only the loss of the sole scheduled service, but also considerably less charter traffic than estimated.[20] In 1990, the airport company was forced to refinance, and NOK 61 of 85 million in dept was refinanced, and the obligations transferred from the airport company to the municipalities and the county.[21] However, by 1991, passenger numbers were above 20,000, three quarters coming from charter traffic.[22] On 1 January 1996, Fagernes Airport was nationalized, along with 25 other regional airports, and put under the control of the Norwegian Airport Authority (now Avinor).[23] Following the closure of Geilo Airport, Dagali in 2003, Fagernes experienced an increase in charter traffic.[24]

Operators

Cessna 172 at the airport

Valdresekpressen coach service on the 190 kilometres (120 mi) to Oslo.[27][28] Local politicians contacted Widerøe to discuss the possibility of introducing scheduled services, but the airline stated that it would only fly if it was granted subsidies.[29]

An agreement for the provision of subsidies on services to Oslo and Bergen was not reached with the Ministry of Transport until 1990. The state agreed to provide NOK 4.5 million, with the municipalities providing another NOK 2.6 million, and

de Havilland Canada Twin Otter aircraft. The deal was the most expensive subsidy for regional aviation in the country; while the national average was NOK 156, the Fagernes route cost the authorities NOK 2,000 per passenger.[30][31]

Coast Air continued to provide a service until 1 August 1996, when Fagernes became a trial for the use of

Guard Air, who bid NOK 6.93 million per year, won the tender, and started flying with Dornier 228 aircraft.[34] On 8 October 2001, Guard Air filed for bankruptcy, and the ministry signed an intermediate contract with Widerøe to fly the route.[35] The subsequent tender was won by Arctic Air, who continued operation until 31 March 2003, using Dornier 228 aircraft.[36]

From 1 April 2003, the contract was taken over by Coast Air, who put

DOT LT, who operated Saab 340 aircraft.[40]
The services were subsidized by the
Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, based on three-year public service obligation
tenders.

Closure

In March 2016 the route to Oslo was closed down. The operator was Air Norway at this time. This leaves charter flights as the only traffic, and big uncertainty whether the airport should be closed down or not.[41] The road travel time to Oslo Airport is around 2 hours 30 minutes, which is planned to be shortened by 15 minutes by 2025 (motorway Oslo–Hønefoss).

As of May 2018, there are no scheduled or charter services operated at Fagernes Airport. Charter services were provided during the winter season, serving the wide range of

Boeing 737-800
, last charter service to Fagernes was on January 25, 2018.

The airport was closed down for commercial air traffic on 1 July 2018. It continues to be usable for general aviation.[42][43]

Airlines and destinations

There is no scheduled or tourist charter traffic.

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at VDB airport. See Wikidata query.

References

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  4. ^ "Aircraft Movement statistics from Avinor". Avinor. Archived from the original (xls) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Cargo statistics from Avinor". Avinor. Archived from the original (xls) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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  7. ^ Fagernes lufthavn Leirin legges trolig ned 1. juli
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  42. ^ "Fagernes lufthavn Leirin er fortsatt tilgjengelig for allmennflyging" (in Norwegian). 29 June 2018.
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