Narvik Airport, Framnes
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Coordinates | 68°26′09″N 017°23′17″E / 68.43583°N 17.38806°E | ||||||||||
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Narvik Airport, Framnes (
The airport closed on 1 April 2017, due to the construction of the new
History
Until its closure, the airport was served by Widerøe, who operate a public service obligation route to Bodø. Narvik is now only served by the primary Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, capable of jetliner operations. The airport handled 27,142 passengers in 2012.
Narvik was served by a
Seaplanes
The first scheduled airline service to Narvik was carried out by
The first scheduled airline service to Harstad and Narvik was carried out by
Establishment
The Harstad–Narvik area had been proposed as a potential location of Bardufoss Air Station when it had been planned during the late 1930s. However, Bardufoss has been selected because of its favorable strategic location. About 1950 discussions started regarding construction of an airport between Bodø and Tromsø. In Narvik work started on planning an airport in Evenes, which was approved by Narvik Municipal Council in February 1951. However, it also considered several closer locations, such as Herjangfjellet, Elvgårdsmoen, Håkvikvleira and Vidrek.[5] An important issue for Narvik was the necessary construction of the Rombak Bridge to cut travel time to Evenes.[6] The civilian sector at Bardufoss Airport opened in 1956. It served all of Tromsø as well as Ofoten. Travel time to Bardufoss was three hours (120 km and a ferry) from Narvik.[3]
A government committee which had received a mandate to consider future airports, concluded with a report on 16 December 1964. It recommended that nine more primary airports be built and that Evenes and Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget receive top priority. The committee noted SAS' introduction of the Sud Aviation Caravelle and wanted to build a network of airport capable of handling jetliners.[3] It argued for Evenes as a good location that despite it being slightly closer to Harstad, Narvik would be closer to Bardufoss and have an advantage of it as a reserve airport. At a common meeting for eleven southern Troms and Ofoten municipalities on 11 May 1965, these unanimously supported Evenes. They establish a committee, which issued a report to the government in June 1966, which concluded that it would be possible to have an airport completed by 1968.[7]
The airlines
Planning of an airport at Vidrek started in 1968 and in early 1969 the company A/S Narvik Flyplass was established. Meetings were held with the ministry, where it was determined that planning would have to wait until further reports were made on the regional network in Nordland. Kyllingmark stated in 1970 that he intended to allow Narvik to receive a regional airport.
At first Framnes only served general aviation, but in late 1974
Operational history
A new terminal opened on 24 September 1986; it cost 7 million
Widerøe replaced their older aircraft with the Dash 8 between 1993 and 1995.[3] The airport was taken over by the state and the Civil Aviation Administration (later renamed Avinor) on 1 January 1997.[11] Routes to Narvik Airport, Framnes have been subject to public service obligation since 1 April 1997, with the first contract being won by Widerøe.[12] In the third tender, which became operational on 1 April 2003, Kato Air won the bid to operate the route from Narvik to Bodø.[13] In March 2004 they resigned the contract from 8 March 2005. The ministry subsequently issued a new tender,[14] but no airlines bid. The ministry was forced to renegotiate the contract with Kato Air, which resulted in the subsidy for the last thirteen months increasing from NOK 8 to 18.2 million.[15] The result of Kato Air taking over the route in 2003 was that the patronage had been halved.[16] Widerøe recaptured the Narvik contract from 1 April 2006.[17]
In the tender valid from 1 April 2012 the routes to Svolvær,
Closure
The government supported the construction of Hålogaland Bridge on the condition that Narvik Airport, Framnes be closed. Minister of Transport Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa stated in 2010 that money saved on having to upgrade the runway safety area and the operating deficits of the airport and subsidies for the route could help finance the bridge, estimated to cost NOK 2.2 billion.[21] The bridge will reduce the travel distance by road from Narvik to the Evenes by 18 kilometers (11 mi) and 20 minutes,[22] to 61 kilometers (38 mi) and 55 minutes.[23] Construction of the bridge started on 18 February 2013 and was scheduled for completion near the end of 2017.[24] Widerøe, the only operator, decided to move the only line at Framnes (from Bodø) to Evenes airport on 1 April 2017, and increase its traffic there.[25] The new bridge actually opened in December 2018.
Facilities
The runway is 965 meters (3,166 ft) and aligned 01–19, roughly north–south.[1] The airport is located at Framnes, 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from the town center. The airport has taxis, car rental and paid parking for 40 vehicles.[26]
Airlines and destinations
At the time of closure, the airport's only service was a Widerøe route to Bodø, operated using the Dash 8-100. The route was subsidized through a public service obligation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications.[18] The airport handled 27,142 passengers, 2,586 aircraft movements and 0.6 tonnes of cargo in 2014.[2]
Statistics
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Accidents and incidents
- On 29 September 2004, an Algerian asylum seeker attacked the Kato Airline Flight 605 pilots with an axe. He boarded the Bodø-bound flight at Framnes and attacked the pilots mid-flight, attempting to take control over the aircraft. He was overpowered by two passengers and the first officer was able to take control over the aircraft, which was only 30 meters (100 ft) from the ground.[27][28] Security check was not yet implemented at small domestic airports in Norway at the time.[29]
References
- ^ a b "ENNK – Narvik/Framnes" (PDF). Avinor. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Månedsrapport" (XLS). Avinor. 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gynnild, Olav (2009). "Flyplassenes og flytrafikkens historie". Kulturminner på norske lufthavner – Landsverneplan for Avinor (in Norwegian). Avinor. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ a b Steinnes: 477
- ^ Svendsen: 393
- ^ Steinnes: 479
- ^ a b Svendsen: 395
- ^ a b c Svendsen: 396
- ^ a b c Svendsen: 397
- ^ a b Guhnfeldt, Cato (24 September 1986). "Narviks nye lufthavn åpnes idag". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 36.
- ^ Rapp, Ole Magnus (27 July 1994). "Staten kjøper flyplasser på krita". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 4.
- ^ Tuv, Kirsten (2 November 1996). "Widerøe-monopol". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 10.
- ^ Moe, Geir; Sundheim, Øyvind (29 August 2002). "Kato Air nummer to". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 8.
- ^ Endresen, Rune (15 October 2004). ""Kaprerrute" ut på anbud". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 14.
- ^ "–10 millioner ekstra for å fly Narvik–Bodø" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 19 January 2005.
- ^ Jensvold, Ann-Elise (16 February 2006). "Halvert traffik med Kato Air". Harstad Tidende (in Norwegian).
- ^ Lillesund, Geir (2 November 2005). "Coast Air "konsesjonsvinner" i ny kortbaneperiode" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency.
- ^ Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the originalon 3 November 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Archivedfrom the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "DAT tapte sak mot den norske stat". Lofotposten (in Norwegian). 14 January 2013. p. 6.
- ^ "Klarsignal for Hålogalandsbrua". Fremover (in Norwegian). 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 May 2012. Archivedfrom the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Til og fra flyplassen" (in Norwegian). Avinor. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ Berg, Per-Helge (18 February 2013). "Første spadetak for Hålogalandsbrua". Fremover (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ Snart starter denne direkteruta opp
- ^ "Getting to and from the airport". Avinor. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Et under at flyet ikke styrtet". Nordlys (in Norwegian). Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå. 30 September 2009. p. 4.
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ Kato Air-flyet nær havari etter pilotangrep
Bibliography
- Steinnes, Kristian (2003). Ved egne krefter: Harstads historie 1904–2004 (in Norwegian). Harstad: Harstad kommune. ISBN 82-996787-0-6.
- Svendsen, Oddvar (2002). Narviks historie: Storhetstid, brytningstid, framtidshåp (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Narvik: Stiftelsen Narviks historieverk. ISBN 82-996128-2-9.