Førde Airport

Førde Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	ENBL
IATA code	FDE
Coordinates	61 ° 23 '28 "  N , 5 ° 45' 25"  E Coordinates: 61 ° 23 '28 "  N , 5 ° 45' 25"  E
Height above MSL	316 m (1037  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km south of Førde
Street	Fv423
Basic data
operator	Avinor
Terminals	1
Passengers	85,479 (2017)
Air freight	3 t (2014)
Flight movements	6,354 (2017)
Start-and runway
07/25	1010 m × 30 m asphalt

The Forde airport ( Norwegian lufthamn Forde, Bringeland ; IATA code : FDE , ICAO code : HEE ) is a regional airport in the province Vestland in the west of Norway . The airport is operated by the Norwegian state - owned company Avinor . The airport has an approximately 1010 m long runway with the orientation 07/25. There are numerous well-known rental car companies such as SIXT , AVIS and rentalcars on site . In 2015 over 80,000 passengers used the airport.

location

Førde Airport is about 6 km east of the next settlement, Bygstad and about 8 km south of the eponymous town of Førde . It is located on the connecting road Fv423, which branches off from the national road 57.

Connection

buses

The airport has buses that connect Førde city center with the airport. The buses always leave Førde one hour before departure and reach the airport in around 20 minutes. The remaining time is sufficient for check-in and security control.

Taxis

Several taxis are stationed in front of the airport. These also connect the airport with the city center of Førde at a fixed price. If desired, other destinations can also be approached. The drive to the city center takes 15 to 20 minutes.

Own car

For passengers with their cars driving to the airport, are plentiful outside the airport parking available.

View of the front airport area

History and future

Old Førde-Øyrane Airport

The first airport in the Førde area was opened at the beginning of 1970. This was called Førde-Øyrane . It was located in the industrial area of ​​the city of Førde and was only a few hundred meters from the city center. However, it was replaced in 1986 by Førde-Bringeland Airport, which still exists today, because the operating conditions on site were uneconomical. The runway at that time was about 790 meters long, paved and oriented in the operating direction 14/32. The destinations at that time were Bergen , which is still served today, and other airports in the province of Sogn og Fjordane. The destinations were served by the airline Widerøe .

Closure of the airport

The Norwegian Avinor was awarded the contract to improve air traffic in Sogn og Fjordane. The first plans were to close Førde and Sandane airports . For this purpose, the runway from Florø would be extended by 700 meters to 2000 meters, so that larger aircraft could also connect Florø with Oslo instead of the current De Havilland DHC-8-100 . Before this plan, the Ministry of Transport and Communications had proposed the closure of the airport in Sandane and the division of the flight movements offered from there between the airports of Førde and Ørsta-Volda .

Airlines and Destinations

Førde Airport is served exclusively by the Norwegian airline Widerøe's Flyveselskap . The following destinations are served:

airline	Destinations
Widerøe's Flyveselskap	Bergen , Florø , Oslo-Gardermoen seasonal: Sogndal

Airport facilities

Start-and runway

Førde Airport has a runway. This is paved, about 1000 m long, 30 m wide and runs roughly in an east-west direction. Since the airport does not have a taxiway, there is a turning area for aircraft at both ends of the runway. This facility is only used at smaller airports with aircraft that can survive such a rotation.

Sketch of the facilities at Førde Airport that are important for air traffic

Web links

Commons : Førde Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Førde Airport at avinor.no

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Passengers 2017. (Excel (xlsx); 28 KB) In: avinor.no. Avinor , accessed September 14, 2018 (Norwegian / English). 
2. ↑ Frakt og Post 2014. (Excel (xlsx); 22 KB) In: avinor.no. Avinor , accessed September 14, 2018 (Norwegian / English). 
3. ↑ Flight movements 2017. (Excel (xlsx); 66 KB) In: avinor.no. Avinor , accessed September 14, 2018 (Norwegian / English).