Stord Airport, Sørstokken
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| Stord Airport, Sørstokken | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: SRP - ICAO: ENSO | |||
| Summary
<tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Airport type</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Public</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Operator</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Sunnhordland lufthavn A/S</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Serves</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Leirvik</td></tr> | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 160 ft (49 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 3,937 | 1,200 | Asphalt |
Stord Airport, Sørstokken (IATA: SRP, ICAO: ENSO) (Norwegian: Stord lufthavn, Sørstokken) is the airport serving the Sunnhordland district in Norway. It is located at Sørstokken on the south-west side of Stord island, 13km west of Leirvik, the administrative centre of Stord municipality. The airport was opened in 1985, with a new terminal opened in 2001. The airport is owned and operated by Sunnhordland Lufthavn A/S, which is owned by Stord municipality and Hordaland county.
The airport has suffered two fatal accidents. The first happened on October 12, 1998 when a chartered Cessna 402 airplane from Jetair, en route from Denmark crashed during landing killing nine people.<ref>Preliminary NTSB report on the 1998 accident</ref><ref>Nine dead after plane crash at Stord Bergens Tidende October 12, 1998</ref> The second was Atlantic Airways Flight 670 which slid off the runway and crashed on October 10 2006 killing four.<ref>Aviation-safety.net entry on 2006 crash</ref>
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Atlantic Airways (Vágar)
- Coast Air (Oslo)
[edit] External links
- Stord Lufthavn
- World Aero Data airport information for ENSO
[edit] References
| Airports of Norway |
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| Primary Airports Alta | Bardufoss | Bergen | Bodø | Harstad/Narvik | Haugesund | Kirkenes | Kristiansand | Kristiansund | Lakselv | Molde | Oslo | Stavanger | Tromsø | Trondheim | Ålesund |
| Regional Airports Andenes | Brønnøysund | Båtsfjord | Berlevåg | Fagernes | Florø | Førde | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Honningsvåg | Leknes | Mehamn | Mo i Rana | Mosjøen | Namsos | Narvik | Røros | Rørvik | Røst | Sandane | Sandnessjøen | Sogndal | Stokmarknes | Svolvær | Sørkjosen | Vadsø | Vardø | Værøy | Ørsta/Volda |
| Overseas Territories Jan Mayen | Longyearbyen | Ny-Ålesund | Svea |
| Private Notodden | Sandefjord | Skien | Stord |
| Air Force Stations Andøya | Banak | Bardufoss | Bodø | Gardermoen | Rygge | Sola | Ørland |
| Closed Geilo | Oslo-Fornebu |
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