Vadsø Airport

Vadsø Airport
IATA: VDS – ICAO: ENVD VDS Location of airport in Finnmark
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Avinor
Location		Vadsø
Elevation AMSL		127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates		70°03′55″N 29°50′41″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08/26	2,877	877	Asphalt

Vadsø Airport (IATA: VDS, ICAO: ENVD) (Norwegian: Vadsø lufthavn) is a small regional airport, opened in 1974, which serves the municipality of Vadsø in the county of Finnmark, Norway. The airport lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the main population centre. The airport has a single 877 m (2,877 ft) long runway and it has been considered extending this to 1,200 m (3,937 ft). The current terminal building was built in 1988.

The airport is served by SAS Group airline Widerøe which operates flights with Dash 8 aircraft to other airports in Finnmark. There are mainly flights to Tromsø-Langnes Airport, Kirkenes-Høybuktmoen Airport and Alta Airport where Widerøe connect to Scandinavian Airlines, which offer direct flights to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport and other airports in southern Norway.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Widerøe	Alta, Berlevåg, Båtsfjord, Honningsvåg, Mehamn, Kirkenes, Tromsø, Vardø

References

• Norwegian AIP

External links

• Avinor entry for Vadsø Airport
• Avinor entry for Vadsø Airport (Norwegian) (more detail)
• Report on possible expansions of airports (PDF file) (Norwegian)