Honningsvåg Airport
Honningsvåg Airport (Norwegian: Honningsvåg lufthavn; IATA: HVG, ICAO: ENHV) is a regional airport serving Honningsvåg in Nordkapp, Norway. The airport is located at Valan, on the south side of Skipsfjorden, 4 kilometers (2+1⁄2 miles) north of the town, and 31 km (19+1⁄2 mi) from the North Cape. The airport has a 880-by-30-meter (2,887 by 98 ft) asphalt runway which is operated by the state-owned Avinor. Flights are operated by Widerøe to Tromsø with connecting flights to Oslo. The airline also fly to other communities within Finnmark, who serve the airport with Dash 8-100 and Q200 aircraft. The airport handled 13,487 passengers in 2014.
Honningsvåg Airport, Valan Honningsvåg lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Avinor | ||||||||||
| Serves | Honningsvåg | ||||||||||
| Location | Valan, Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 m / 46 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 71°00′35″N 25°59′01″E | ||||||||||
| Website | avinor.no | ||||||||||
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Honningsvåg was served by a seaplane route in the late 1930s, but these never resumed after World War II. Valan Airport was planned as part of the construction of short take-off and landing airports in Finnmark, but did not open until 30 June 1977 because of airport's difficult terrain and landing conditions. Widerøe originally served the airport using the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter and the de Havilland Canada Dash 7, until the Bombardier Dash 8 was introduced in 1995. The routes have since 1997 been subsidized through public service obligations. A new terminal opened in 1989. The opening of the North Cape Tunnel in 1999 has resulted in a decrease of traffic at the airport.