Kristiansand Airport

Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
Characteristics
ICAO code	ENCN
IATA code	KRS
Coordinates	58 ° 12 '15 " N , 8 ° 5' 7" E Coordinates: 58 ° 12 '15 " N , 8 ° 5' 7" E
Height above MSL	17 m (56 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km northeast of Kristiansand
Street
Local transport	"Flybuss" bus line operated by NettBuss AS
Basic data
operator	Avinor
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,031,048 (2017)
Air freight	1,011 t (2014)
Flight ; movements	17,994 (2017)
Start-and runway
03/21	2030 m × 45 m asphalt

The Kristiansand-Kjevik Airport is the airport of the Norwegian central city Kristiansand .

Location and transport links

Kristiansand Airport is eight kilometers northeast of central Kristiansand; the journey time is 15–20 minutes.

Airport buses run to and from Kristiansand , Lillesand , Grimstad and Arendal .

history

The construction of the airfield on Kongsgårdsletta had originally been approved and started there, but it turned out that construction in Kjevik was more convenient and the buildings were moved there.

The expansion began in 1938 and the airfield was officially opened on June 1, 1939 with a concrete runway of 1000 m. In addition to the land airfield, a separate sea airport was also created. In the same year, Oslo-Fornebu Airport was opened. The first Norwegian land airport, Stavanger-Sola , had been completed two years earlier.

The first aircraft to land in Kjevik, was a Douglas DC-2 of KLM on its way from Oslo to Amsterdam .

Kjevik in World War II

On April 9, 1940, the airfield was only moderately guarded. After being bombarded by German planes and rumors of advancing German troops, the guards decided to retreat after blocking the runway with barbed wire and Spanish horsemen. In the afternoon, around 4.30 p.m., a Junkers Ju 52 that had participated in the attack on Sola managed to land. The airfield was quickly reinforced, and by April 12, 30 Messerschmitt Bf 109 E were stationed. During the remainder of the war, the airfield played an important role for the German armed forces in occupied Norway .

View of the runway of Kristiansand-Kjevik Airport from approach direction 04

post war period

At the beginning of the war the airfield was owned by the city of Kristiansand. In 1946 it was transferred to the state free of charge. Eventually it was expanded and the runway paved.

Airport facilities

Start-and runway

The airport has a runway of 2030 × 45 m, but due to current regulations only 1870 m of this can be used.

Others

Kjevik Airport has only limited expansion options and is often inaccessible due to fog.

The air force training center Kjevik is connected to Kristiansand Airport.

Airlines and Destinations

Around 15 airlines (as of March 2014) offer (partly seasonal) connections in Germany, within Scandinavia and within Europe. Flights to international hubs exist to Oslo , Copenhagen , London-Stansted and Amsterdam .

Traffic figures

Source: Avinor

Kristiansand Airport - traffic figures 1999–2017
year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail )	Aircraft movements (with military)
2017	1,031,048	-	17,994
2016	1,022,469	-	19.009
2015	1,058,231	-	19,907
2014	1,072,025	1.011	20,126
2013	1,066,897	413	19,465
2012	1,019,291	283	18,911
2011	953.202	331	18,245
2010	839.916	328	17,014
2009	845.675	378	17,850
2008	915.092	546	19,523
2007	865.846	596	19,088
2006	820.150	926	17,621
2005	753.687	1,240	18.008
2004	759.017	1,316	18,800
2003	695.075	-	17,473
2002	737.138	1,541	19,217
2001	823.048	1,968	21,920
2000	893.342	2,727	22,067
1999	905.572	2,917	28,823

Web links

Commons : Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Airport website (Norwegian / English)
Airport operator's website (Norwegian / English)
Comprehensive private site about Kjevik Airport

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Statistics. Avinor .no, accessed on November 24, 2018 .
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[statistics-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Statistics. Avinor .no, accessed on November 24, 2018 .

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