Hattfjelldal Airport
Hattfjelldal Airport Hattfjelldal flyplass | |||||||||||
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AMSL 210.3 m / 690 ft | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 65°35′42″N 13°59′24″E / 65.59500°N 13.99000°E | ||||||||||
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Hattfjelldal Airport (
History
The airport was created as a simple landing field in 1933.[1] With the break-out of World War II the airport was used by the Norwegian Army Air Service as a stop-over for flights heading to Northern Norway.[2] After the German forces took control of the area in 1940 they immediately started construction of a wooden runway.[3] More than a thousand people participated in the construction.[2] This allowed them to use the airfield as a stopover for Junkers Ju 87s, especially for bombing raids during the Battles of Narvik.[3] Throughout the war the airport saw daily landings of bombers in transit between Southern and Northern Norway.[2]
To improve the airport, it was upgraded with a concrete runway, which was completed in 1943.[1] Prior to the war the only structures at Hattfjelldal were a church and some farms. By the end of the war there were significant structures which had been built at and around the airport, which were taken over by the community and became the municipal hall, school and community center. A major employer, Arbor, established itself in the hangar during the 1950s.[3]
An aviation club, Hattfjeldal flyklubb, was established in 1948. Activity was limited until 1960, when the club bought its first aircraft, an
Facilities
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The airport has a concrete runway which measures 930 by 50 meters (3,050 by 160 ft) and is 25 centimeters (9.8 in) thick.[1] It remains the only unmodified airfield from the war, as all other airfields have either been demolished or modernized.[3] The hangar at the airport is the site of Arbor, which uses part of the runway as a storage facilities for its output.[5]
References
- ^ Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Gynnild, Olav (2009). "Flyplassenes og flytrafikkens historie". Kulturminner på norske lufthavner – Landsverneplan for Avinor. Avinor. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Om klubben" (in Norwegian). Hattfjelldal flyklubb. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ Rasmusen, Bjørn (29 September 2011). "Fremtiden for flyplassen i Hattfjelldal som sted for utvikling of formidling" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 September 2013.