Farsund Airport, Lista
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Air Stord Dornier 328 in 1996
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| Airport type | Joint | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Lista Flypark AS | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Farsund | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Lista | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 m / 29 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°06′01″N 006°37′30″E / 58.10028°N 6.62500°ECoordinates: 58°06′01″N 006°37′30″E / 58.10028°N 6.62500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | listalufthavn.no | ||||||||||||||
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Farsund Airport, Lista (Norwegian: Farsund lufthavn, Lista, ICAO: ENLI) is an airport situated on the Lista peninsula in the municipality of Farsund in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village of Vestbygd lies on the southwest side of the airport and the small village of Ore lies on the northeast side. The airport features a 2,990-meter (9,810 ft) concrete runway aligned 14/32. Previously it also had a 1,494-meter (4,902 ft) runway aligned 09/27. Farsund Airport, Lista is the civilian sector of the now closed Lista Air Station. Previously a regional airport, it is now only used for general aviation.
The airbase was built by the Luftwaffe during the German occupation of Norway, opening in steps between 1941 and 1944. It was taken over by the Royal Norwegian Air Force from 1945. Civilian operations originally commenced in 1955 when Braathens SAFE started services with their de Havilland Heron. Nordsjøfly and its successor Norving flew from 1980 to 1988. The air station was closed in 1996 and the aerodrome privatized. Air Stord operated flights from 1996 to 1999 and since there have been no scheduled services.
Construction of Lista Air Station began was started by Luftwaffe in September 1940. It was part of a major investment in defenses built in Lista, known as Lista Fortress and was part of the Atlantic Wall. The base opened in April 1941, consisting of a 1,700 by 120 meters (5,580 by 390 ft) wooden runway. The second phase of construction was completed in 1944 and resulted in an array of support infrastructure and a 1,571 by 80 meters (5,154 by 262 ft) concrete runway.
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