Førde Airport, Bringeland

Førde Airport, Bringeland Førde lufthavn, Bringeland
IATA: FDE – ICAO: ENBL FDE Location of airport in Sogn og Fjordane
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Avinor
Serves		Førde, Norway
Location		Bringelandsåsen, Gaular
Elevation AMSL		318 m / 1,046 ft
Coordinates		61°23′28″N 05°45′25″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
08/26	940	3,083	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Passengers			78,379

Førde Airport, Bringeland (IATA: FDE, ICAO: ENBL) (Norwegian: Førde lufthamn, Bringeland) is located in the municipality of Gaular in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The airport is at Bringelandsåsen, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the end of the Dalsfjorden (Sunnfjord) at an elevation of 318 metres (1,043 ft) above sea level.

The airport is operated by Avinor, and it is served by Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft from the regional airline Widerøe, with flights to Bergen and Oslo. The airport is situated approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Førde and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Sande. Firda Billag runs the bus service connecting the airport with the small town of Førde. The airport had 78,379 passengers in 2009.

History

Førde was one of the locations that got an airport during the construction of the Norwegian regional airport network during the 1970s. The first airport serving Førde was opened in 1971 and was located at Øyrane in the municipality of Førde, in the middle of an industrial area. That airport was too small and so a new airport had to be built. A site was chosen just over the municipal border in Gaular The Bringeland airport opened on 30 August 1986.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Widerøe	Bergen, Oslo-Gardermoen

External links

• Avinor entry for Førde Airport
• Avinor entry for Førde Airport (Norwegian) (more detail)