Berlevåg Airport
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Berlevåg Airport Berlevåg lufthavn |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Avinor | ||||||||||
| Location | Berlevåg, Finnmark, Norway | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 m / 43 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 70°52′17″N 29°02′03″E / 70.87139°N 29.03417°ECoordinates: 70°52′17″N 29°02′03″E / 70.87139°N 29.03417°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official site | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 6,060 |
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| Aircraft movements | 1,804 |
| Cargo (tonnes) | 2 |
Berlevåg Airport (IATA: BVG, ICAO: ENBV) (Norwegian: Berlevåg lufthavn) is a regional airport serving Berlevåg Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is situated 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) northwest of the village of Berlevåg and is owned and operated by Avinor. The airport has a 880-meter (2,890 ft) runway aligned 06/24. Services are provided by Widerøe using Dash 8-100 aircraft to other communities in Finnmark. The airport served 6,060 passengers in 2014 and received the most subsidies per passenger of any Avinor airport.
Construction of the airport started in 1943 by the Luftwaffe who stationed a detachment of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JS5) there. Civilian operations started 1970 and were first provided by Norving. The airport was upgraded as part of a national program to establish regional airports and from 1974 services were taken over by Widerøe using de Havilland Canada Twin Otter aircraft. The current terminal building dates from 1988; Dash 8 aircraft were introduced in 1994. There have been local proposals to expand the airport, but Avinor does not wish to pursue these.
During the German occupation of Norway during World War II, the German Wehrmacht was dependent on supplies to the town of Kirkenes which had to be shipped past Varanger Peninsula. The convoys were the target of bombardments from the Soviet Air Force, stationed close by on the Kola Peninsula. Originally the convoys were protected by the German Jagdgeschwader 5 based at Alta Airport. With an increasing number of raids, the Luftwaffe decided to build two airfields on Varangerhalvøya, Berlevåg and Vardø Airport, Svartnes
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