Sogndal Airport
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Sogndal Airport (Norwegian: Sogndal lufthavn; IATA: SOG, ICAO: ENSG) is a regional airport serving Sogndal Municipality and the surrounding area in Vestland, Norway. It is situated at Haukåsen, 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from Kaupanger and 20 kilometers (12 mi) from Sogndalsfjøra. It serves the whole Sogn district. The airport consists of a 1,180-meter (3,870 ft) runway aligned 06/24. Services are provided by Widerøe on public service obligation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The airport is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor and served 70,244 passengers in 2014.
Sogndal Airport Sogndal lufthavn | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Avinor | ||||||||||
Serves | Sogndal, Norway | ||||||||||
Location | Haukåsen, Sogndal | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 498 m / 1,633 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 61°09′26″N 007°08′17″E | ||||||||||
Website | avinor.no | ||||||||||
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The airport opened on 1 July 1971 along with three other regional airports in Sogn og Fjordane and Sunnmøre. These were at first connected to Bergen and Ålesund using the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. From the 1980s the airport was upgraded and de Havilland Canada Dash 7 started being used, allowing all-year services to Oslo.