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IATA: HFT – ICAO: ENHF
 HFT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Avinor | ||
| Serves | Hammerfest | ||
| Location | Hammerfest | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 262 ft / 80 m | ||
| Coordinates | 70°40′47″N 23°40′08″E / 70.67972°N 23.66889°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 3,058 | 932 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 147,290 | ||
| Aircraft Movements | 11,129 | ||
| Cargo (tonnes) | 249 | ||
| Source: Norwegian AIP at Avinor[1] Statistics from Avinor[2][3][4] |
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Hammerfest Airport (IATA: HFT, ICAO: ENHF) (Norwegian: Hammerfest lufthavn) is an airport serving the town of Hammerfest in Finnmark, Norway. The airport is located north of the town centre. The airport was opened on 30 July 1974 as part of a series of regional airports in northern Norway. It is operated by Avinor. In 2011, the airport served 147,290 passengers [2], making it the third largest airport in Finnmark.
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Airlines and destinations [link]
The airport is served by SAS Group airline Widerøe who operates flights to mainly Tromsø, which have connections onwards to Southern Norway. Widerøe operates De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 aircraft from Hammerfest. The helicopter company Norsk Helikopter also operates flights to offshore installations.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Norsk Helikopter | Offshore installations |
| Widerøe | Alta, Berlevåg, Båtsfjord, Hasvik, Honningsvåg, Kirkenes, Mehamn, Sørkjosen, Tromsø, Vadsø Airport, Vardø[5] |
Plans [link]
Due to strong winds, the airport sometimes has to be closed for entire days. To allow for better regularity, local politicians have proposed building a new airport at Grøtnes, 15 km south of the city (about 70°34′N 23°43′E / 70.567°N 23.717°E). Initial plans involve building a 1,200 meter runway, allowing larger turboprops to operate. Some politicians have suggested building a 2,000 meter runway instead, one that would allow jet aircraft to operate direct flights to Oslo. A report from the Institute of Transport Economics claims the project with a longer runway would be profitable for the society—but a large cost for Avinor—and that there would be enough passengers for three daily round trips to Oslo. However, there is a certain amount of uncertainty since the petroleum industry's future demand is unknown.[6] Costs for the new airport are estimated between NOK 800 and 1,000 million, depending on the solution. Avinor has other priorities, however and do not want to prioritize Hammerfest in the near future. In the end, it will mainly be the Norwegian government who will decide what the future for aviation at Hammerfest will be like.[7]
Accidents and incidents [link]
On 1 May 2005, the Widerøe Dash-8-100 airplane LN-WIK was buffeted by strong winds upon landing, and the landing gear on the right wing collapsed. While several passengers sustained injuries, there were no fatalities in the incident, but the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority imposed the strictest wind regulations in Norway upon the airport. [8]
Ground transportation [link]
There are no buses to the airport, but taxis are available.[9] The distance to thr city centre is 6 km (4 miles).
References [link]
- ^ "Airport information for ENHF". Avinor. https://www.ippc.no/norway_aip/current/AIP/AD/ENHF/EN_AD_2_ENHF_en.pdf. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Passenger statistics from Avinor" (xls). Avinor. https://www.avinor.no/tridionimages/11-TB8%20Passasjerer_tcm181-140526.xls. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Aircraft Movement statistics from Avinor" (xls). Avinor. https://www.avinor.no/tridionimages/11-TB7%20Flybevegelser_tcm181-140525.xls. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Cargo statistics from Avinor" (xls). Avinor. https://www.avinor.no/tridionimages/11-TB9%20Frakt%20og%20post_tcm181-140527.xls. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ wideroe.no
- ^ Lian, Jon Inge and Thune-Larsen, Harald (2008). "Ny Hammerfest lufthavn – marked, samfunnsøkonomi og ringvirkninger" (in Norwegian) (pdf). Institute of Transport Economics. https://www.toi.no/article20065-4.html. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ "Løfter flyplassdrømmen" (in Norwegian). Finnmark Dagblad. 2009-08-20. https://www.finnmarkdagblad.no/nyheter/article4529506.ece. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
- ^ Libråten, Tone (2005-05-02). "Strictest wind regulations in the country at Hammerfest Airport" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. https://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=275857. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ "Getting to and from the airport". Avinor. https://www.avinor.no/en/airport/hammerfest/tofromairport. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
External links [link]
Media related to Hammerfest Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Aviation safety.net entry on the 2005 incident
- Avinor entry for Hammerfest Airport
- Avinor entry for Hammerfest Airport (Norwegian) (more detail)
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Hammerfest
Hammerfest (Northern Sami: Hámmárfeasta) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfest. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Akkarfjord, and Kårhamn.
The municipality encompasses parts of three large islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Other small islands such as Lille Kamøya and Kamøya are also located here. Most of the municipality does not have a road connection with the rest of Norway. Only Kvaløya island is connected via the Kvalsund Bridge.
General information
The municipality called Hammerfest by og landdistrikt was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It included the town of Hammerfest and the vast rural district surrounding it. The law required that all towns should be separated from their rural districts, but because of low population, and very few voters, this was impossible to carry out for Hammerfest in 1838. (See also: the towns of Vadsø and Vardø.) Eventually, on 1 January 1852, the rural district was separated from the town of Hammerfest to form the new municipality of Hammerfest landdistrikt (later renamed Sørøysund). The northern district of Maasø was separated in 1839, and the southern district of Kvalsund was separated in 1869. On 1 January 1992, the municipality of Sørøysund was merged with the town of Hammerfest to form a new, larger municipality of Hammerfest.
Hammerfest (festival)
Hammerfest is a music festival held annually in North Wales. From 2013, Hammerfest has moved to the Haven site in Pwllheli, Hafan y Môr Holiday Park as the festival has outgrown its original site at Pontin's Holiday Village, Prestatyn, Wales. It is not related to a music festival of the same name hosted by white supremacist groups. The festival is owned by emc3i Ltd, sponsored by their music magazine Metal Hammer and run by the organizers of the Hard Rock Hell festival. Because the festival is held at a holiday camp, the organizers can make use of pre-built venues and stages, and attendees can stay in the on-site accommodation. This enables the festival to be held during the winter/spring months when outdoor camping is not desirable.
Hammerfest I
The original Hammerfest was held on 24–25 April 2009 in Prestatyn. Fifty bands appeared at the festival spread over three stages and across the two days. Saxon, Sepultura and Opeth headlined the two-day event.
Hammerfest (town)
Hammerfest is a town in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is one of the northernmost towns in the world. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The 2.94-square-kilometre (730-acre) town has a population (2013) of 7,568, which gives it a population density of 2,574 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,670/sq mi).
The town has an ice-free harbor, including the nearby island of Melkøya which is home to a natural gas processing station. It processes gas from the Snøhvit gas field in the Barents Sea. Rypefjord is a suburb to the south of the town. The main church for the town and municipality is Hammerfest Church. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 15 May to 31 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer, polar night from 23 November to 19 January.
