Operational history Tromsø Airport, Langnes

overview of airport



check-in hall



the control tower

scandinavian airlines system received concession operate route oslo tromsø. organized in such way sas flew direct flights troms , continued onwards 1 or more of 3 airports in finnmark. sas flew services southwards bodø , trondheim airport, værnes. widerøe relocated seaplanes in tromsø langnes, stationed @ small water airport on fjord, adjacent terminal building. widerøe s flights finnmark stopped, retained service bardufoss. widerøe retained service until 1971, when closed down seaplane base in tromsø.

the airport served 20,177 passengers in 1965. braathens safe started flights tromsø on 1 april 1967. given permission fly services stavanger, bergen , Ålesund bodø , tromsø using fokker f27 friendship. once week these aircraft continued onwards longyearbyen airport, adventdalen corporate charter store norske spitsbergen kulkompani. lasted until 1975. year svalbard airport, longyear opened , concession granted sas, tromsø intermediate stop on way oslo. braathens coastal route later taken on busy bee.

a network of regional airports opened in finnmark on 1 august 1974. these served de havilland canada twin otter aircraft operated widerøe, western end of service terminating in tromsø. service andøya airport, andenes taken on widerøe in 1970s. 1975 airport handled 214,135 passengers. increased traffic caused congestion in terminal building, leading construction new terminal. opened in 1977, nicknamed banana due crescent shape. terminal renovated , expanded in 1985.

norving established tromsø s first international route in june 1979, kiruna airport in sweden using cessna 441 conquest. until 1982 flown sas flight code. airline established second international route in may 1983 rovaniemi airport in finland. following year luleå airport added route. these routes lasted until 1986. norving had requiem on route luleå , oulu airport starting 2 september 1991, although lasted until april 1992.

petroleum prospecting in barents sea commenced in 1980 , tromsø chosen helicopter base activity. helikopter service built hangar , base @ langnes. operated until 1984, when lufttransport took on operations , moved andøya.

sas commuter established in 1988. sas reorganized routes, oslo flights terminated @ tromsø instead of continuing onwards finnmark. meanwhile, more regional services in finnmark geared towards alta airport , services tromsø primary airports in finnmark taken on sas commuter using fokker 50. patronage @ airport grew steadily until 1985, when had 794,480 passengers. pax remained steady until 1992. rose 4 years, hitting 1,413,610 in 1996. since ridership has remained steady.

busy bee went bankrupt in 1992 , norwegian air shuttle took on braathens safe s regional routes. braathens safe , aeroflot introduced flights murmansk airport in russia 1993, , same year sas started flights london. domestic aviation market deregulated on 1 april 1994. led braathens establish 2 direct flights per day oslo, first time competing sas on same route out of tromsø. meanwhile, sas commuter started services bodø , trondheim.

the banana becoming small , caa initiated major upgrade program airport. runway extended 240 meters (790 ft) in 1995 , following year new control tower opened. new terminal building opened on 31 october 1997. included 3 jetbridges , used jet services. old terminal used regional , international services. operations building opened in 1999, completing renovation.

sas bought braathens in 2002 , became sas braathens in 2004. norwegian reorganized low-cost carrier. new launch on 1 september 2002, opened tromsø oslo service boeing 737-300. in december 2007 launched weekly service london stansted airport. nextjet started triangular route between tromsø, luleå , oulu on 12 january 2015.