Førde Airport, Øyrane
Førde Airport, Øyrane Førde lufthavn, Øyrane | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Førde Municipality | ||||||||||
| Serves | Førde, Norway | ||||||||||
| Location | Øyrane, Førde, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°27′28″N 005°50′02″E / 61.45778°N 5.83389°E | ||||||||||
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Førde Airport, Øyrane (IATA: FDE, ICAO: ENFD; Norwegian: Førde lufthavn, Øyrane) was a regional airport located at Øyrane in Førde, Norway. The municipal airport first opened as a water aerodrome, receiving a runway in 1970. Scheduled services started the following year, with Widerøe providing flights to Bergen with the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. In addition, Førdefly and Airlift operated general aviation services from the airport. Førde Airport, Øyrane was located in the middle of an industrial area and had severe safety shortcomings, such as lacking an instrument landing system and had a control tower without sight of the entire runway. Øyrane was therefore replaced with Førde Airport, Bringeland in 1986.