Bodø Main Air Station
Bodø Air Station Bodø hovedflystasjon | |||||||||||
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Two F-16 fighters taking off from Bodø in 1982 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Joint (military and civil) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Norwegian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bodø | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 m / 42 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 67°16′09″N 14°21′55″E / 67.26917°N 14.36528°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Bodø Air Station (IATA: BOO, ICAO: ENBO) is a military air base of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) located in the town of Bodø in Bodø Municipality, Nordland county, Norway.
The base is home for a detachment of AgustaWestland AW101 search and rescue (SAR) helicopters of the 330 Squadron.
The base was, until 2022, the home base for NATO's Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) mission. The mission is now carried out by F-35s from Evenes Air Station, located in Nordland county. Bodø serves as the main air station for Northern Norway and shares its 3,394-meter (11,135 ft) runway with Bodø Airport.
The first airfield was a simple wooden runway built in May 1940 by Allied forces during the Norwegian Campaign (8 April–10 June 1940) of World War II. The airfield was quickly bombed by the Luftwaffe, who chose to build a new airport in the same location. It remained in German use until 1945, when it was taken over by the RNoAF. Upgradation to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standards started in 1950, and fighters have been stationed at Bodø since 1955. Aircraft previously stationed are the F-84 Thunderjet, the F-86 Sabre and the F-104 Starfighter. The air station will be closed with the delivery of the F-35 Lightning II, and only the SAR detachment will remain.