Skien Airport

Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen
Characteristics
ICAO code	ENSN
IATA code	SKE
Coordinates	59 ° 11 '3 "  N , 9 ° 34' 0"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 11 '3 "  N , 9 ° 34' 0"  E
Height above MSL	129 m (423  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	2.5 km southwest of Skien
Basic data
opening	1914
operator	Skien Lufthavn AS
Passengers	0 (2017)
Flight movements	355 (2017)
Start-and runway
01/19	1401 m × 45 m asphalt

The Skien airport ( Norwegian : lufthavn Skien, Geiteryggen ) is a Norwegian regional airport south of the city Skien .

Airlines and Destinations

Currently there is only general aviation from this airport, but no scheduled services, after Widerøe last stopped its flights to Bergen on June 29, 2015. Previously, Danish Air Transport had also discontinued the route to Stavanger in May 2013 and the route to Bergen in March 2012.

In the past, Fjellfly , Norving , Norsk Air , Sun Air of Scandinavia , Air Stord , Teddy Air , Coast Air , Golden Air and European Executive Express Skien also flew to. The meanwhile insolvent Vildanden maintained their base here.

Web links

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

• Skien Airport website (Norwegian, English)

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. ↑ Widerøe legger ned rods mellom Skien og Bergen. hrgworldwide.com, May 29, 2015, accessed August 13, 2015 (Norwegian). 
4. ↑ DAT not published on Geiteryggen. ta.no, March 12, 2012, accessed August 13, 2015 (Norwegian).