Rørvik Airport, Ryum
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Rørvik Airport, Ryum Rørvik lufthavn, Ryum |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Avinor | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rørvik, Norway | ||||||||||
| Location | Ryumsjøen, Vikna, Nord-Trøndelag | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,5 m / 15 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°50′18″N 011°08′46″E / 64.83833°N 11.14611°ECoordinates: 64°50′18″N 011°08′46″E / 64.83833°N 11.14611°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 34,168 |
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| Aircraft movements | 3,213 |
Rørvik Airport, Ryum (Norwegian: Rørvik lufthavn, Ryum; IATA: RVK, ICAO: ENRM) is a regional airport located at Ryumsjøen, 6 kilometers (4 mi) south of Rørvik, in the municipality of Vikna, Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The airport is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor and serves the municipalities of Vikna and Nærøy. The airport has a 950-meter (3,117 ft) asphalt runway numbered 04–22. Widerøe flies to the airport with its Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft on contract with the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The airport opened in 1986 as a municipal airport. It was first served by Norving, but Widerøe took over the flights in 1988. The airport was nationalized in 1996. Ryum served 33,532 passengers in 2014.
Plans for an airport with short take-off and landing flights was launched by the government in December 1983. The airport was proposed along with five other regionals airport: Fagernes Airport, Leirin; Førde Airport, Bringeland; Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad; Røst Airport and Værøy Airport. The plans were passed by Parliament on 10 April 1984. Grants for starting construction were issued on the 1985 state budget and operating permission was issued by the government on 6 September 1985. The financing was split between the state (60 percent), Vikna Municipality (30 percent) and Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality (10 percent). The municipal funding was financed through a loan in Kommunalbanken. Most of the state funding was granted on the 1986 state budget, along with three other airports. The original target was for 12,000 passengers per year.
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