Hammerfest Airport Limousines in
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Hammerfest Airport




  IATA HFT
  ICAO ENHF
  Type Public
  Run By Avinor
  Closest Town Hammerfest
  Elevation Ft 266
  Elevation M 81


  Runway Angle 05/23
  Runway Length F 2625
  Runway Length M 800
  Runway Surface Asphalt


Hammerfest Airport (Norwegian: '''Hammerfest lufthavn''') is a small airport serving the town of Hammerfest in Finnmark , Norway . The airport is located north of the town centre. The airport was opened on July 30 1974 as part of a series of regional airports in northern Norway. It is operated by Avinor . In 2005 the airport served 135,789 passengers Norwegian Bureau of Statistics , making HFT the third largest airport in Finnmark.

The airport is served by Widerøe who operates flights, with stops, to Alta and Tromsø which have connections onwards to Southern Norway. Widerøe operates Dash-8-100 aircraft from Hammerfest. The helicopter company Norsk Helikopter also operates flights to Offshore Installation s.


ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS

On May 1 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. Strictest wind regulations in the country at Hammerfest Airport (in Norwegian)


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