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Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget

Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget
Kristiansund lufthavn, Kvernberget
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Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Avinor
Serves Kristiansund, Norway
Location Kvernberget, Nordlandet, Kristiansund
Elevation AMSL 62 m / 204 ft
Coordinates 63°06′43″N 007°49′34″E / 63.11194°N 7.82611°E / 63.11194; 7.82611Coordinates: 63°06′43″N 007°49′34″E / 63.11194°N 7.82611°E / 63.11194; 7.82611
Website Official website
Map
KSU is located in Norway
KSU
KSU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,840 6,037 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 384,822
Aircraft movements 13,722
Cargo (tonnes) 111
Source:
Passengers 384,822
Aircraft movements 13,722
Cargo (tonnes) 111

Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (Norwegian: Kristiansund lufthavn, Kvernberget; IATA: KSUICAO: ENKB) is an international airport serving Kristiansund, Norway. It is situated at Kvernberget on the island of Nordlandet and is the sole scheduled airport serving Nordmøre. The airport features a 2,390-meter (7,840 ft) runway aligned 07/25. In addition to scheduled services operated by Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe, it serves offshore helicopter traffic to the Norwegian Sea operated by CHC Helikopter Service. Kvernberget handled 384,822 passengers in 2014.

Kvernberget was the second airport to open in Møre og Romsdal, with flights commencing on 1 July 1970. Until 2004 the main portion of flights was provided by Braathens SAFE, which flew both coastal flights and to Oslo. The first helicopter terminal opened in 1982 and a new passenger terminal was completed in 1989. A second helicopter terminal opened in 1994. The runway was extended for the original 1,830 meters (6,000 ft) to the current length in 2012. A new terminal is under construction, due for completion in 2017.

The first airline services to Kristiansund were part of the Bergen to Trondheim route which Norwegian Air Lines (DNL) established in 1935. These called at Ålesund, Molde and Kristiansund. The latter had its water aerodrome located at the port in the town center. The services were only flown during the winter. DNL resumed its routes in 1948, and Lufttransport commenced a service via Ålesund Airport, Sørneset to Oslo. From 1949 these were both taken over by West Norway Airlines, which lasted until the airline folded in 1957.


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