Vardø Airport

Vardø Airport

*Vardø lufthavn*
Vardø Airport; Vardø lufthavn
AMSL	13 m / 42 ft
Coordinates	70°21′19″N 031°02′42″E / 70.35528°N 31.04500°E
Website	avinor.no
Map
	VAW Location in Norway
Runways
Statistics (2014)
Passengers
Passengers	13,889
Aircraft movements	2,518
Cargo (tonnes)	0.7
	Source:

Vardø Airport (

Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft to Kirkenes and other communities in Finnmark. The airport is located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) from Vardøya and the town center of Vardø

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Svartnes was built by the German Luftwaffe 1943, where it served fighter aircraft to protect German convoys. The airport was abandoned in 1944 but reopened by the Norwegian Armed Forces for military passenger flights. Plans to start civilian operates were launched in the 1960s and from 1970 Norving started irregular flights to the airport. An upgrade to the terminal and runway were carried out between 1984 and 1990. Widerøe took over flights in 1991.

History

Svartnes was constructed by the Luftwaffe during the

prisoner of war camp at the military base.^[6] The air base fell into disuse following the German evacuation in 1944.^[7]

The wooden runway was pillaged by locals to accumulate building materials for reconstruction.

Shorts Skyvan aircraft to transport military personnel.^[7]

The first plans for a civilian airport at Svartnes was launched by Varangfly, later renamed Norving, in 1964. Vardø was mentioned as one of five villages in Finnmark which the airline hoped to open with simple airfields which could serve

short take-off and landing airports. It decided that such airports will first be built in Helgeland, then Lofoten and Vesterålen and finally in Troms and Finnmark.^[11]

Dash 8-100

Norving started operating irregular air taxi flights to Vardø after they took delivery of an eight-seat

Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen and Båtsfjord Airport from the late 1970s.^[13]

Construction of a new terminal and upgrading the airport to regional standard started in 1984.

Stortinget to close it if the road was upgraded,^[17] but neither happened. In 2015 Avinor stated that closing Vardø would give least passenger trouble related to the financial support in the country, but that no decision on it would be made before 2019.^[18] Because of lack of available aircraft for purchase, before 2030 all short airports must be extended, closed or be flown with very small planes. Vardø has no room for extension.^[19]

Facilities

The airport has a single terminal building which has an integrated

control tower. The passenger terminal has a capacity for thirty passengers per hour.^[20] The airport is located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) driving from the town center. Taxis are available at the airport.^[21] In 2012 the airport had 13,889 passengers, 2,518 aircraft movements and 0.7 tonnes of cargo handled.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

The airport is served by Widerøe with 39-seat Dash 8-100 aircraft connecting the community to

Ministry of Transport and Communications.^[22]

Airlines	Destinations
Kirkenes, Vadsø

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at VAW airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

On 5 March 1978 a Partenavia P.68 LN-MAD operated by Norving Airlines crashed at Falkefjell during approach to Vadsø Airport. The crew of two and a passenger all survived, but the aircraft was written off.^[23]

References

^ "ENSS – Vardø/Svartnes" (PDF). AIP Norge/Norway. Avinor. 8 March 2012. AD 2 ENSS. Retrieved 19 August 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Månedsrapport" (XLS). Avinor. 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b Hafsten: 317
^ Hafsten: 171
^ Hafsten: 173
^ Olsen: 64
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.
^ Dancke: 367
^ Melling: 52
^ Melling: 54
^ Melling: 64
^ Melling: 66
^ Melling: 161
^ "Kortbaneflyplass i Vardø". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 July 1987. p. 32.
^ "Staten eier av flyplasser". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 December 1994. p. 25.
^ Solberg, Pål E. (30 September 2004). "Tre usikre flyplasser i Midt-Norge". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). p. 4.
^ Flertall for å legge ned Vardø flyp
^ Vil ikke legge ned flyplasser nå
^ Nasjonal transportplan 2014-2023 Framtidsrettet utvikling av lufthavnstrukturen
^ "Konsekvenser for luftfart" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Avinor. October 2012. pp. 56–57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "To/From Airport" (in Norwegian). Avinor. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
^ Draagen: 11
^ Melling: 154

Bibliography

Dancke, Trond M. E. (1986). Opp av ruinene (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag.
ISBN 82-05-16986-1
.

Draagen, Lars; Wilsberg, Kjell (2011). "Alternative ruteopplegg for Finnmark og Nord Troms" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Gravity Consult. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
Hafsten, Bjørn; Larsstuvold, Ulf; Olsen, Bjørn; Stenersen, Sten (1991). Flyalarm: Luftkrigen over Norge 1939–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Sem & Stenersen.
ISBN 82-7046-058-3
.

Melling, Kjersti (2009). Nordavind fra alle kanter (in Norwegian). Oslo: Pilotforlaget.

Olsen, Margido (1999). Det gamle Vardø herred og Vardø by (in Norwegian).

External links

[aip_enss-1] "ENSS – Vardø/Svartnes" (PDF). AIP Norge/Norway. Avinor. 8 March 2012. AD 2 ENSS. Retrieved 19 August 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[stats-2] "Månedsrapport" (XLS). Avinor. 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

[h317-3] Hafsten: 317

[4] Hafsten: 171

[5] Hafsten: 173

[6] Olsen: 64

[gynnild-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.

[8] Dancke: 367

[9] Melling: 52

[10] Melling: 54

[11] Melling: 64

[12] Melling: 66

[13] Melling: 161

[14] "Kortbaneflyplass i Vardø". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 July 1987. p. 32.

[15] "Staten eier av flyplasser". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 10 December 1994. p. 25.

[16] Solberg, Pål E. (30 September 2004). "Tre usikre flyplasser i Midt-Norge". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). p. 4.

[17] Flertall for å legge ned Vardø flyp

[18] Vil ikke legge ned flyplasser nå

[19] Nasjonal transportplan 2014-2023 Framtidsrettet utvikling av lufthavnstrukturen

[20] "Konsekvenser for luftfart" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Avinor. October 2012. pp. 56–57. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[21] "To/From Airport" (in Norwegian). Avinor. 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.

[22] Draagen: 11

[23] Melling: 154

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