Bergen Airport, Flesland

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Bergen Airport, Flesland Bergen lufthavn, Flesland
IATA: BGO - ICAO: ENBR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Avinor
Serves		Bergen
Elevation AMSL		170 ft (51.8 m)
Coordinates		60°17′36.19″N, 005°13′05.31″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	9,810	2,990	Asphalt

Bergen Airport, Flesland (Norwegian: Bergen lufthavn, Flesland) (IATA: BGO, ICAO: ENBR) is the airport in Bergen, Norway, located 19 km south of the city center. It was opened in 1955, and built with funds from NATO. It has functioned as a combined civil and military airport since its opening.

Flesland is Norway's second largest airport, having 95,484 aircraft movements and 4,580,474 passengers in 2006. Seven airlines offer domestic flights to 16 destinations while eight airlines offer flights to 19 international destinations, including daily flights to Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, London and Riga. Some of the traffic comes from Flesland's role as a hub for regional traffic from Sogn og Fjordane, with many flights with 37 seat Dash 8 airplanes operated by Widerøe and ATR 42 planes by Danish Air Transport. The old terminal is converted to a heliport, which primarily serves oil platforms in the North Sea. Still, the most important route is the one to Oslo, with about 35 daily flights with Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Norwegian and SAS Braathens. This route is the seventh busiest in Europe ^[1]

Its current terminal was designed by the local architect Halfdan Grieg and was opened in 1988. The same architect also designed the old terminal. The terminal has 11 gates with jetbridges, numbered 21-32 (gate 30 is for airplanes on the apron). In general, gates on the south side of the terminal are used for international flights while gates on the north side are for domestic flights. Gates in the middle, i.e. the west side, have various assignments.

Flesland is owned and operated by Avinor.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Future plans 2 Airlines and destinations 2.1 Domestic 2.2 International 2.3 Heliport 3 Accommodation 4 Accessibility 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[edit] History

The first steps towards an airport at Flesland were taken in 1937 when parts of the farm Flesland were expropriated by the City. In 1952 the authorities decided to build an airport there, and in 1955 it was finished with a runway at 2 999 meters. The original airport was primarily financed by NATO. A new terminal opened in 1988 and a new tower in 1991.

[edit] Future plans

Avinor has decided to use 461 million NOK to upgrade the airport, with among other things extension of the international terminal, better aircraft parking, change to the taxiways, new operational buildings, deicing platform, ground radar, secondary radar and runway center lights.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Domestic

• Bergen Air Transport (Notodden)
• Coast Air (Haugesund, Kristiansund, Molde)
• Danish Air Transport (Florø, Oslo)
• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo, Stavanger, Trondheim)
• SAS Braathens (Ålesund, Haugesund, Kristiansand, Kristiansund, Molde, Oslo, Stavanger, Trondheim)
• Vildanden (Molde, Skien)
• Widerøe (Bodø, Førde, Oslo, Sandane, Sandefjord, Sogndal, Stavanger, Tromsø, Ørsta/Volda)

[edit] International

• airBaltic (Riga)
• Condor Airlines (Düsseldorf [seasonal], Frankfurt [seasonal])
• Flynordic (Stockholm-Arlanda [starts May 4, 2007])
• Icelandair (Reykjavík-Kleflavik [starts May 18, 2007])
• Jet2.com (Newcastle)
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Alicante, Murcia, Berlin-Schönefeld, Dubrovnik, London-Stansted, Malaga, Manchester, Nice, Paris-Orly, Prague, Salzburg, Warsaw)
• Scandinavian Airlines (Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda [starts June 25, 2007])
  • operated by SAS Braathens (Aberdeen, Alicante, London-Gatwick)
  • operated by Cimber Air (Billund)
• Widerøe (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle)

[edit] Heliport

• CHC Helikopter Service
• Norsk Helikopter

[edit] Accommodation

• Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport, , Opens March 15 2007.
• Scandic Bergen Airport, 2 km from airport
• Quality Hotel Edvard Grieg, 4 km from airport

[edit] Accessibility

• Bus
  • Flybussen runs between Bergen city center and Bergen Airport Flesland. The trip takes between 30 - 45 minutes, depending on traffic. The route alternates on driving through Nesttun and Fyllingsdalen. Stops in the city center include the Bus station/Train station, Radisson SAS Hotel Norge, The Fish market and Radisson SAS Royal Hotel Bryggen. Fare is currently NOK 72.

• Car
  • 3127 parking spaces onsite or within walking distance. Operated on airport property by EuroPark AS
  • Budget car park 3 minutes away from the airport, in Lønningsveien 12. Operated by Flesland Parkering. Free shuttle to and from the airport. Free coffee and morning newspaper (in Norwegian).
  • The rental companies Europcar, Budget Rent a Car, National Car Rental, Avis Rent A Car System Inc. and Hertz' Rent-A-Car are represented at the airport

[edit] See also

• List of the largest airports in Nordic countries

[edit] External links

• Official web page
• Bergens Tidenes web camera
• World Aero Data airport information for ENBR

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=24013 (Norwegian)

Airports of Norway
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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