Tromsø Airport, Skattøra
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| Airport type | Joint (military and civil) | ||||||||||
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Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service Tromsø Municipality |
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| Serves | Tromsø, Norway | ||||||||||
| Location | Skattøra, Tromsø | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 m / 0 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°41′45″N 19°01′08″E / 69.6958°N 019.0189°ECoordinates: 69°41′45″N 19°01′08″E / 69.6958°N 019.0189°E | ||||||||||
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Tromsø Airport, Skattøra (Norwegian: Tromsø sjøflyhavn, Skattøra), also known by its military designation Skattøra Naval Air Station (Norwegian: Skattøra sjøflystasjon, German: Seefliegerhorst Tromsö) was a water aerodrome and air base situated at Skattøra in Tromsø, Norway. Construction began in 1938 and the aerodrome was in use until 1975. At its peak it was the largest water airport in Northern Europe.
The first water airport in Tromsø was located at the port in the city center and opened in 1935 to serve Norwegian Air Lines (DNL) flights. Skattøra was first built by the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service, with construction starting in 1938. With the break-out of the Second World War in Norway on 9 April 1940, Skattøra was the home to Heinkel He 115 and Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.11, which participated in the Norwegian Campaign. From June the air station was taken over by Luftwaffe. They expanded the facilities and made it the center for its seaplane fleet in the North Atlantic.
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) took over Skattøra in 1945 and from 1947 it was designated a main air station. Until the military left in 1959, it hosted the 21 Transport Flight of Noorduyn Norseman transporters and the 333 Squadron with Consolidated PBY Catalina reconnaissance aircraft. It also hosted the area control center for Northern Norway until 1957. Civilian traffic commenced in 1946, first by DNL and later its successor Scandinavian Airlines System. Widerøe took over the scheduled flights in 1954, but withdrew in 1964 with the opening of Tromsø Airport, Langnes. Later operators at the airport included Helikopter Service from 1948 and Nor-Wing, and its successor Norving, from 1965. The control tower was closed in 1967 and the aerodrome abandoned in 1975.
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