Narvik airport

Narvik lufthavn, Framnes
Characteristics
ICAO code	ENNK
IATA code	NVK
Coordinates	68 ° 26 '13 "  N , 17 ° 23' 12"  E Coordinates: 68 ° 26 '13 "  N , 17 ° 23' 12"  E
Height above MSL	29 m (95  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2 km west of Narvik
Street	Europastraße 6
Basic data
opening	1970
closure	2017
operator	AVINOR
Passengers	6,957 (2017)
Flight movements	571 (2017)
Start-and runway
01/19	909 m × 30 m asphalt

The Narvik Airport (norw. Narvik lufthavn, Framnes ) was a regional airport of the city of Narvik in Nordland , Norway . It was closed in April 2017.

In regular service it was served exclusively by the Norwegian airline Widerøe . Daily connections to Bodø , Andenes and Tromsø were offered. From Bodø there were connections with SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe to Oslo , Trondheim , Bergen and Mo i Rana .

The region's national and international air traffic is handled via Harstad / Narvik Airport, which is located in the municipality of Evenes and around 79 km from Narvik.

The scheduled flights from Narvik-Framnes were promoted by the Norwegian government in order to optimize the connection to other cities in Northern Norway for business and private people, as the travel times by car due to the geographical conditions of the country and despite the greatly improved in recent years Infrastructure are still very long. The journey from Narvik to Bodø and Andenes takes around 4.5 hours and to Tromsø around 3.5 hours.

Web links

Commons : Narvik Airport  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• avinor.no
• Norskeflyplasser.no

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Passengers 2017. (Excel (xlsx); 28 KB) In: avinor.no. Avinor , accessed September 14, 2018 (Norwegian / English). 
2. ↑ Flight movements 2017. (Excel (xlsx); 66 KB) In: avinor.no. Avinor , accessed September 14, 2018 (Norwegian / English). 
3. ↑ avinor: Narvik Airport closing down  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , avinor.no, pdf, accessed on June 4, 2017