Hasvik Airport
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Hasvik Airport Hasvik lufthavn |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Avinor | ||||||||||
| Location | Hasvik, Finnmark, Norway | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 m / 23 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 70°29′12″N 022°08′23″E / 70.48667°N 22.13972°ECoordinates: 70°29′12″N 022°08′23″E / 70.48667°N 22.13972°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 7,629 |
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| Aircraft movements | 1,272 |
| Cargo (tonnes) | 0.2 |
Hasvik Airport (Norwegian: Hasvik lufthavn; IATA: HAA, ICAO: ENHK) is a regional airport serving Hasvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is located in the village of Hasvik on the island of Sørøya. In 2012, Hasvik Airport had 7,629 passengers, making it the third-least busy airport operated by the state-owned Avinor. The airport consists of a 909-meter (2,982 ft) runway and is served by Widerøe with Dash 8-100 aircraft.
Planning started in 1972 for an airport to serve air taxi and air ambulance services. The original 421-meter (1,381 ft) gravel runway opened on 17 May 1973, allowing Norving to operate flights with their Britten-Norman Islanders. The airport was upgraded with a longer runway and a larger terminal in 1983, allowing Norving to start scheduled services to Alta and Hammerfest. Widerøe took over the routes in 1990, at first using the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter. The runway was asphalted in 1995, allowing Widerøe to introduce the Dash 8. The airport was nationalized two years later.
The first aircraft in Hasvik was an emergency landing carried out en route to Svalbard in the early 1970s. The plain where the aircraft landed, located near the village, became the site of the airport. The regional airline Norving took the initiative in 1972 to construct a simple airfield at Hasvik; they hoped to finance along with the municipality, the National Insurance Administration and the local chapter of the Norwegian Red Cross Search and Rescue Corps. In addition to being able to operate an air taxi service and land air ambulances, locals hoped that the construction would be a first step to becoming part of the state-financed construction of regional airports in Finnmark. However, Hasvik was not selected as one of the original regional airports.
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