Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy

Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy
IATA: BNN – ICAO: ENBN BNN Location of airport in Nordland
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Avinor
Location		Brønnøysund
Elevation AMSL		25 ft / 8 m
Coordinates		65°27′40″N 12°13′3″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
04/22	3,937	1,200	Asphalt

Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (IATA: BNN, ICAO: ENBN) is the airport serving the town of Brønnøysund in the Brønnøy municipality in Nordland, Norway. The airport is located southeast of the town centre and opened in 1968. Brønnøy is operated by Avinor

The airport terminal has been expanded numerous times and can now handle 90 passengers per hour. The current control tower was opened in 2000. The airport served 113,901 passengers in 2009. In addition to scheduled passenger flights, the airport handles helicopter operations for offshore installations.

Airlines and destinations

Widerøe has the only scheduled services

Scheduled

Airlines	Destinations
Widerøe	Oslo-Gardermoen, Bergen, Trondheim, Bodø, Mo i Rana, Sandnessjøen

Helicopter

Airlines	Destinations
Lufttransport	Ambulance/EMS
CHC Helikopter Service	Offhsore installations

Accidents and incidents

On 6 May 1988, a Dash 7 aircraft operated by Widerøe, flight 710 crashed nearby Torghatten mountain upon landing, killing all 36 passengers and crew. It remains the worst accident involving a Dash 7.

References

• Avinor entry for Brønnøy Airport
• Report from Avinor on building helicopter bases (Brønnøy pp 20-22) (Norwegian)

External links

• Airport information for ENBN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.