Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget
Kristiansund Airport (Norwegian: Kristiansund lufthavn; IATA: KSU, ICAO: ENKB) is an international airport serving Kristiansund, Norway. It is situated at Kvernberget on the island of Nordlandet and is the sole scheduled airport serving Nordmøre. The airport features a 2,390-meter (7,840 ft) runway aligned 07/25. In addition to scheduled services operated by Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe, it serves offshore helicopter traffic to the Norwegian Sea operated by CHC Helikopter Service. Kvernberget handled 314,084 passengers in 2018.
Kristiansund Airport Kristiansund lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Avinor | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kristiansund, Norway | ||||||||||
| Location | Kvernberget, Nordlandet, Kristiansund | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 62 m / 204 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°06′43″N 007°49′34″E | ||||||||||
| Website | avinor.no | ||||||||||
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Kvernberget was the second airport to open in Møre og Romsdal, with flights commencing on 1 July 1970. Until 2004 the main portion of flights was provided by Braathens SAFE, which flew both coastal flights and to Oslo. The first helicopter terminal opened in 1982 and a new passenger terminal was completed in 1989. A second helicopter terminal opened in 1994. The runway was extended from the original 1,830 meters (6,000 ft) to the current length in 2012. A new terminal was completed in 2017.