Røros Airport
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| Røros Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: RRS - ICAO: RNRO | |||
| Summary
<tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Airport type</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Civil</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Operator</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Avinor</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Serves</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Røros</td></tr> | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 2054 ft (626 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 5643 | 1720 | asphalt |
Røros Airport (IATA: RRS, ICAO: ENRO) is a regional airport serving the town of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The airport is located 2 km west of the town centre and opened in 1957.
The airport has daily flights to Oslo by regional airline Coast Air operating ATR-42 aircraft. In addition it is also the main base for the general aviation and flight training company Rørosfly.
[edit] History
Various airlines have served Røros, the first scheduled flight was operated by Braathens S.A.F.E. on July 18 1957 with a de Havilland Heron aircraft. Braathens SAFE operated the airport as part of its Oslo-Trondheim route, with two daily stops. The airline used in the 1980s and 90s Boeing 737 aircraft. But the route was not proftitable for Braathens SAFE and has become a subsidized public service obligation route operated between 2001 and 2006 by Widerøe. On April 1 2006, the scheduled service is provided by Coast Air operating ATR-42-300 airplanes seating 48 six days a week to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The airline has initially suffered from poor passenger numbers [1] while residents have called for an extra departure and a different schedule [2].
In 2000 the airport served 27,099 passengers [3], but the pullout of Braathens in 2001 caused the passenger traffic to drop by 75%. [4] Widerøe did succeed in recovering some of the lost traffic throughout 2004. [5]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Coast Air (Oslo)
