Berlevåg Airport
Berlevåg Airport Berlevåg lufthavn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Avinor | ||||||||||
| Location | Berlevåg, Finnmark, Norway | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 m / 43 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 70°52′17″N 29°02′03″E / 70.87139°N 29.03417°E | ||||||||||
| Website | avinor.no | ||||||||||
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Berlevåg Airport (Norwegian: Berlevåg lufthavn; IATA: BVG, ICAO: ENBV) is a regional airport serving Berlevåg Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The airport is situated 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) northwest of the village of Berlevåg and is owned and operated by Avinor. The airport tower is operated remotely from Bodø.
The airport has a 880-meter (2,890 ft) runway aligned 06/24. Services are provided by Widerøe using Dash 8-100 aircraft to other communities in Finnmark. The airport served 5,921 passengers in the terminal (in 2016) and received the most subsidies per passenger of any Avinor airport. A further 8,948 landed and started at the airport without leaving the aircraft.
Construction of the airport started in 1943 by the Luftwaffe who stationed a detachment of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5) there. Civilian operations started 1970 and were first provided by Norving. The airport was upgraded as part of a national program to establish regional airports and from 1974 services were taken over by Widerøe using de Havilland Canada Twin Otter aircraft. Dash 8 aircraft were introduced in 1994. The current terminal building dates from 1988. There have been local proposals to expand the airport, but Avinor does not wish to pursue these.