Harstad / Narvik Airport

Harstad / Narvik lufthavn, Evenes ; Evenes flystasjon
Characteristics
ICAO code	ENEV
IATA code	EVE
Coordinates	68 ° 29 ′ 29 " N , 16 ° 40 ′ 41" E Coordinates: 68 ° 29 ′ 29 " N , 16 ° 40 ′ 41" E
Height above MSL	26 m (85 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	35 km south of Harstad , ; 31 km west of Narvik
Street
Basic data
opening	June 30, 1973
operator	Avinor ; Luftforsvaret
Passengers	762,747 (2018)
Air freight	1,009 t (2014)
Flight ; movements	11,942 (2018)
Start-and runway
17/35	2815 m × 45 m asphalt

The Harstad / Narvik Airport (norw. Harstad / Narvik lufthavn, Evenes ) is a commercial airport in the municipality of Evenes , Province of Nordland , Northern Norway. A small part of the airport site is located in the neighboring municipality of Tjeldsund , Troms og Finnmark province . The Royal Norwegian Air Force used the airport as a military airfield under the name Evenes flystasjon u. a. as a base for combat aircraft .

The eponymous cities are 35 kilometers ( Harstad ) and 31 kilometers ( Narvik ) from the airport. The regional airport Narvik-Framnes , which is close to the city, was used for regional flights until April 2017 .

Transport links

The airport is located directly on European route 10 and has regular bus connections to Harstad and Narvik as well as to other municipalities in Vesterålen , Lofoten and the mainland.

Airport facilities

The terminal building has five gates and two baggage carousels. There is also a café, car rentals, ATMs and other services. A total of 1000 parking spaces are available for private transport.

As a commercial airport, Harstad / Narvik is equipped with several instrument approach procedures to enable approaches even in bad weather.

Name discussion

Since the airport opened in 1973 as Evenes flyplass, there has been intense discussion about the official name. In the following years this led to a total of six name changes:

Evenes lufthavn
Evenes stamflyplass
Harstad-Narvik lufthavn, Evenes
Harstad Lufthavn, Evenes
Harstad / Narvik airway
Harstad / Narvik lufthavn, Evenes

One of the reasons for this was the similarity of the name to the (regional) airport Narvik (norw. Narvik lufthavn, Framnes ), which was closed in 2017 , which has already led to misunderstandings in the past. A current consideration is to rename the airport in "Lofoten International Airport".

Military use

The Luftforsvaret has started the modernization of the Evenes "flight station", which from 2016 as an advanced base u. a. for quick reaction alert missions of F-16 and a few years later F-35 . The base should be able to accommodate up to fifteen combat aircraft . The military calculates 1600 aircraft movements annually.

After the planned evacuation of the P-3 in Andøya , which is about 94 kilometers further north, which is planned for a few years , the air forces will give up the Andøya base for cost reasons and will station the successor model in Evenes.

Traffic figures

Source: Avinor

Harstad / Narvik Airport - traffic figures 1999-2018
year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )	Aircraft movements (with military)
2018	762,747	-	11,942
2017	755,442	-	13,029
2016	715.272	-	11,263
2015	709.239	-	11,022
2014	705.874	1.009	10,735
2013	655.178	619	9,878
2012	616.453	550	9,587
2011	598.017	527	8,897
2010	551.573	431	8,894
2009	506.449	1,017	8,748
2008	513.961	1.406	9,635
2007	486.856	1,262	9,567
2006	486.425	1,553	10.113
2005	455.758	1,556	11,017
2004	436,744	1,626	11,066
2003	393.157	-	10,334
2002	397.435	1,962	10,328
2001	473,552	3,819	11,425
2000	490.772	3,623	11,902
1999	503.701	5,147	14,433