Sørkjosen Airport
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| Sørkjosen Airport Sørkjosen lufthavn |
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IATA: SOJ – ICAO: ENSR
 SOJ
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Avinor | ||
| Operator | Avinor | ||
| Serves | Nordreisa, Kvænangen, Skjervøy. | ||
| Location | Sørkjosen | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 16 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 69°47′13″N 20°37′54″E / 69.78694°N 20.63167°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 15/33 | 919 | 3,015 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Passengers | 21,462UNIQ66ccb057,749af281-ref-00,000,000-QINU | ||
Sørkjosen Airport (Norwegian: Sørkjosen lufthavn), (IATA: SOJ, ICAO: ENSR) is an airport in Sørkjosen in the municipality of Nordreisa, Troms in Northern Norway, about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) from the municipal center of Storslett. Owned and operated by Avinor, it had 21,462 passengers in 2008.[1]
The airport is served by Widerøe, which operates regional routes to mainly Tromsø Airport, but also several destinations in Finnmark on public service obligation contracts with the government of Norway.
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[edit] History
The airport was opened in 1968 as part of the new regional airport network in Northern Norway.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Widerøe | Berlevåg, Båtsfjord, Hammerfest, Mehamn, Tromsø, Vadsø[2] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Sørkjosen lufthavn, Sørkjosen" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/S%C3%B8rkjosen_lufthavn%2C_S%C3%B8rkjosen. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
- ^ "Wideroe Airlines". http://www.wideroe.no/?language=en. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
[edit] External links
- Avinor entry for Sørkjosen Airport
- Avinor entry for Sørkjosen Airport (Norwegian) (more detail)
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