Bergen Heliport, Grønneviksøren

IATA: none
ICAO: ENBG

Summary

Airport type

Private

Owner

Bergen Health Trust

Operator

Norsk Luftambulanse

Serves

Bergen, Norway

Location

Grønneviksøren, Bergen

Elevation AMSL

3 m / 10 ft

Coordinates

60°22′48″N 5°20′46″E / 60.38000°N 5.34611°ECoordinates: 60°22′48″N 5°20′46″E / 60.38000°N 5.34611°E

Map

ENBG

Location within Norway

Helipads

Number	Length		Surface
Number	m	ft	Surface
	60	197	Asphalt

Bergen Heliport, Grønneviksøren (ICAO: ENBG; Norwegian: Bergen helikopterplass, Grønneviksøren) is a heliport situated at Grønneviksøren on the shore of Store Lungegårdsvannet in Bergen, Norway. It is solely used for air ambulance services to Haukeland University Hospital. The heliport is owned and operated by Bergen Hospital Trust. It is the base for a Eurocopter EC-135P2+ operated by Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA) for the Norwegian Air Ambulance. Grønneviksøren is also used by the Royal Norwegian Air Force's 330 Squadron's Westland Sea King search and rescue helicopters.

The landing pad measures 60 by 34 meters (197 by 112 ft). Grønneviksøren is located 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from the hospital and patients must therefore be transported by ambulance to Haukeland. In cases where time is imperative, the helicopters can land at a helipad situated on-site at the hospital.

When the air ambulance service commenced in Bergen in 1987, Bergen Heliport, Nygårdstangen was built. With the lot being sold, the heliport relocated to Grønneviksøren in 2002. Since 2012 it has been supplemented with the helipad at the hospital. There are plans to move the heliport to a new location at Nygårdstangen.

Bergen received a helicopter air ambulance service in 1987. It was initially a private initiative operated by NLA, with some grants from the National Insurance Service. This service was initially based at the "Circus lot" at Nygårdstangen. The service was taken over by Airlift in 1994. They started the process of considering Grønneviksøren as a more suitable location.

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