Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget

Kristiansund Airport

Kristiansund lufthavn
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAvinor
ServesKristiansund, Norway
LocationKvernberget, Nordlandet, Kristiansund
Elevation AMSL62 m / 204 ft
Coordinates63°06′43″N 007°49′34″E / 63.11194°N 7.82611°E / 63.11194; 7.82611
Websiteavinor.no
Map
KSU is located in Norway
KSU
KSU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,840 6,037 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers314,084
Aircraft movements10,441
Source:[1][2]

Kristiansund Airport (Norwegian: Kristiansund lufthavn; IATA: KSU[3], 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.

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.

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  3. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (KSU: Kristiansund / Kvernberget)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

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