Stord Airport
Stord Airport Stord lufthamn | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Stord Municipality Hordaland County Municipality | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sunnhordland Lufthavn | ||||||||||
| Serves | Stord, Vestland, Norway | ||||||||||
| Location | Sørstokken | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 m / 161 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°47′34″N 005°20′23″E / 59.79278°N 5.33972°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Stord Airport (Nynorsk: Stord lufthamn; IATA: SRP, ICAO: ENSO) is a municipal regional airport located at Sørstokken in Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Located 13 kilometres (8 mi) from Leirvik and on the island of Stord, it is the only airport with scheduled services in Sunnhordland. The airport consists of a single asphalt 1,460-by-30-metre (4,790 ft × 98 ft) runway designated 14/32. It is classified as an airport of entry. Danish Air Transport operates up to three daily flights to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. Previously the airport has been served by Coast Aero Center, Fonnafly, Air Stord, Teddy Air, Widerøe and Sun Air of Scandinavia.
Planning of the airport started in the 1950s, and after a proposal to locate it at Meatjørn was abandoned, it was decided built at Sørstokken. The airport opened on 25 October 1985. It received instrument landing system in 1986, which was also the first year with regular flights. The airport was originally both publicly and privately owned, but from 1991 it was taken over by Stord Municipality and Hordaland County Municipality. The runway was extended from 1,080 to 1,460 metres (3,540 to 4,790 ft) in 1996, and in 2001, a new terminal building was opened. From 2010, the airport receives state grants for operation. The airport has had two fatal accidents, including Atlantic Airways Flight 670.