List of Widerøe destinations explained

Widerøe is the third-largest airline of Norway and the largest regional airline in the Nordic countries. They operate a fleet of 41 Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft to forty-three domestic and nine international destinations. Widerøe generates 40 percent of their traffic from public service obligations (PSO) with the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The company had a revenue of 2,500 million Norwegian krone, flew 380 daily flights and served two million passengers in 2012. The Bodø-based company has 1,300 employees.^[1]

Widerøe was founded in 1934. From the 1940s Widerøe started flying various seaplane routes for Norwegian Air Lines and later Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). These routes were commonly flown using Noorduyn Norseman and de Havilland Canada Otter aircraft.^[2] From the mid-1960s a network of regional airports was built and Widerøe received the concession to operate the routes. The first four airports opened in Helgeland in 1968, followed by four in Sogn og Fjordane and Sunnmøre in 1971, three in Lofoten and Vesterålen in 1972, five in northern Troms and Finnmark in 1974 and another three by 1977. Originally these were served with the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter, supplemented with the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 from 1981.^[3]

Four additional regional airport opened in 1986 and 1987. The following three years Widerøe took over services at four airports from the failing Norving.^[4] Norsk Air was bought in 1989, making Sandefjord Airport, Torp a major base.^[5] The entire fleet was replaced with the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 between 1993 and 1995.^[6] From 1997 all subsidized routes became subject to PSOs, although Widerøe has been able to win most tenders.^[7] Except out of Torp, international scheduled flights commenced in 1994 and since Widerøe has provided a small range of international destinations as part of their network.^[8] Widerøe took over SAS Commuter's operations in Northern Norway in 2002^[9] and SAS' operations in Western Norway in 2010.^[10]

Destinations

	Non-continuous service
	Terminated service
	Future service

List of Widerøe destinations

scope=col	City	scope=col	Country	scope=col	Airport	scope=col	Begin	scope=col	End	Ref(s)
scope=row	Aberdeen	United Kingdom		1999	align=center		align=center	^[11]
scope=row		Norway		1971	align=center		align=center	^[12] ^[13]
scope=row	Alta	Norway		1974	align=center		align=center	^[14]
scope=row	Bergen	Norway		1971	align=center		align=center
Berlin	Germany		1997	2001	align=center	^[15] ^[16]
scope=row	Billund	Denmark		2018	align=center		align=center	^[17]
	Norway		1990	align=center		^[18]
scope=row		Norway		align=center			align=center
scope=row	Bodø	Norway		1968	align=center		align=center	^[19]
scope=row	Brønnøysund	Norway		1968	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Berlevåg	Norway		1974	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Copenhagen	Denmark		1989	align=center		align=center	^[20]
Edinburgh	United Kingdom		2006	2011	align=center	^[21] ^[22]
Fagernes	Norway		1999	2000	align=center	^[23] ^[24]
scope=row	Florø	Norway		1971*		align=center	^[25]
scope=row		Norway		1986	align=center		align=center	^[26]
	Norway		1971	1986	align=center
Glasgow	United Kingdom		1997	1999	align=center	^[27] ^[28]
scope=row	Gothenburg	Sweden		1996	align=center		align=center	^[29]
Hemavan	Sweden		1995	1995	align=center	^[30]
scope=row	Hamburg	Germany		2018	align=center		align=center	^[31]
scope=row	Hammerfest	Norway		1974	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Haugesund	Norway		2010*		align=center
scope=row	Honningsvåg	Norway		1977	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Harstad/Narvik	Norway		1975*		align=center	^[32]
scope=row	Hasvik	Norway		1990	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Kirkenes	Norway		1974	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Kristiansand	Norway		1991*		align=center
scope=row	Kristiansund	Norway		1971*		align=center
scope=row	Lakselv	Norway		1974	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Leknes	Norway		1972	align=center		align=center	^[33]
Lerwick	United Kingdom		1995*	2005	align=center	^[34] ^[35] ^[36]
Liverpool	United Kingdom		2018	align=center		align=center	^[37]
" scope="row"	London		United Kingdom			2021	align=center		align=center	^[38]
London	United Kingdom		2020	align=center	2021	align=center	^[39]
London	United Kingdom		1989*		align=center	^[40]
scope=row	Mehamn	Norway		1974	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Mo i Rana	Norway		1968	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Mosjøen	Norway		1987	align=center		align=center	^[41]
scope=row	Molde	Norway		1972*		align=center
scope=row	Munich	Germany		2018	align=center		align=center
Murmansk	Russia		1994	2000	align=center	^[42]
scope=row	Namsos	Norway		1968	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Newcastle upon Tyne	United Kingdom		2006	align=center		align=center
	Norway		1971	1987	align=center	^[43]
scope=row		Norway		1971	align=center		align=center
Oslo	Norway		1974	1998	align=center	^[44]
scope=row	Oslo	Norway		1998	align=center		align=center
	Denmark		2007	2010	align=center	^[45]
	Norway		2001*	2020	align=center	^[46] ^[47] ^[48]
scope=row		Norway		1988	align=center		align=center	^[49]
scope=row		Norway		1986*		align=center	^[50] ^[51]
scope=row	Sandane	Norway		1975	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Sandefjord	Norway		1989	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Sandnessjøen	Norway		1968	align=center		align=center
Skien	Norway		1989*	2015	align=center	^[52]
scope=row	Sogndal	Norway		1971	align=center		align=center
scope=row		Norway		1974	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Stavanger	Norway		1989	align=center		align=center	^[53]
Stockholm	Sweden		1999	2006	align=center	^[54] ^[55]
scope=row	Stockholm	Sweden		2020	align=center		align=center	^[56]
scope=row	Stokmarknes	Norway		1972	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Svolvær	Norway		1972	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Tromsø	Norway		1974	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Trondheim	Norway		1968	align=center		align=center
Umeå	Sweden		1995	1995	align=center
	Norway		1986	1990	align=center	^[57]
scope=row	Vadsø	Norway		1974	align=center		align=center
scope=row	Vagar	Faroe Islands	Vagar Airport	2021		^[58]
scope=row	Vardø	Norway		1990	align=center		align=center
Visby	Sweden		2004	align=center	?	align=center

References

Bibliography

• Book: Arnesen, Odd . På grønne vinger over Norge . Widerøe's Flyveselskap . 1984 . no.
• Book: Bredal, Dag . Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen: Porten til Norge . Schibsted . 1998 . 82-516-1719-7 . no.
• Book: Hovd, Rune . Ørland hovedflystasjon: Okkupasjon – Kald krig – Ny tid – Lokalsamfunn . Ørland Main Air Station . 2004 . Ørland . no.
• Book: Svendsen, Oddvar . Narviks historie: Storhetstid, brytningstid, framtidshåp . Stiftelsen Narviks historieverk . 2002 . 82-996128-2-9 . 2 . Narvik . no.
• Book: Tjomsland, Audun . Høyt spill om Torp . Tjomsland Media . 2005 . 82-997212-0-2 . Sandefjord . no.

Notes and References

1. News: 6 February 2013 . Widerøe skylder SAS over 600 millioner . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130209150823/http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.10901323 . 9 February 2013 . 8 February 2013 . . no . Norwegian News Agency.
2. Arnesen: 48–59
3. Web site: Gynnild . Olav . 2009 . Flyplassenes og flytrafikkens historie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321073713/http://avinor.moses.no/index.php?seks_id=135&element=Kapittel&k=2 . 21 March 2012 . 25 January 2012 . Kulturminner på norske lufthavner – Landsverneplan for Avinor . Avinor.
4. News: Hay . Trine . 3 February 1990 . Widerøe vant, får fly i nord . . 12 . no.
5. Tjomsland: 128–130
6. News: Evensen . Kjell . 13 December 1995 . Widerøe vil nå videre ut . . 10 . no.
7. News: Tuv . Kirsten . 2 November 1996 . Widerøe-monopol . . 10 . no.
8. News: 2 May 1994 . Widerøe flyr til Murmansk . 48 . no . Norwegian News Agency.
9. News: Arnt . Folgerø . 17 April 2002 . SAS skal spare penger på rutenedleggelser . 23 . no . Norwegian News Agency.
10. News: Berg . Vidar . 27 May 2010 . Widerøe åpner fire nye ruter . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719025836/http://www.an.no/nyheter/article5134033.ece . 19 July 2011 . 30 January 2011 . . no.
11. News: 13 October 1999 . Widerøe's med daglig Aberdeen-rute . . 34 . no . Norwegian News Agency.
12. News: Sæthre . Lars N. . 21 June 1996 . Staten legger Widerøes rutenett ut for salg i EU . . 24 . no.
13. News: 26 March 1999 . Kortbanenettet ut på anbud igjen . . 8 . no.
14. Arnesen: 124–130
15. News: 26 February 1997 . Widerøe starter direkterute Oslo-Berlin . no . Norwegian News Agency.
16. News: 28 June 2001 . Widerøe vil bli ledende regional-selskap i Nord-Europa . no . Norwegian News Agency.
17. https://www.wideroe.no/billundbergen Fly til Billund og Legoland
18. Web site: Rapp . Magnus . 8 September 1999 . Flertall på Stortinget Nei til småfly på kortbanene . . 48 . no.
19. Arnesen: 99–109
20. Tjomsland: 102–103
21. News: Valderhaug . Rune . 19 January 2006 . Starter flyruter over Nordsjøen . . 14 . no.
22. News: 5 February 2011 . Flere nye avganger . . 39 . no.
23. News: Stedje . Jan . 1 August 1999 . Siste fly fra Fagernes til Flesland . . 2 . no.
24. News: Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications . Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications . 3 March 2000 . Drift av flyrutene Røst - Bodø og Fagernes - Oslo: Guard Air AS får enerett . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811001839/http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dokumentarkiv/Regjeringen-Bondevik-I/sd/Nyheter-og-pressemeldinger/2000/drift_av_flyrutene_rost_-bodo_og.html?id=242214 . 11 August 2011 . 30 January 2009 . . no.
25. News: Grytås . Gunnar . 21 September 1999 . Widerøes får selskap . . 10 . no.
26. Web site: Lufthavnens historie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130227002836/http://www.avinor.no/lufthavn/forde/omoss/75_Lufthavnens+historie . 27 February 2013 . 3 October 2012 . . no.
27. News: 23 September 1997 . Widerøe øker rutetilbude . no . Norwegian News Agency.
28. News: 3 November 1999 . Widerøe øker antall flygninger fra Torp . no . Norwegian News Agency.
29. News: 8 March 1996 . Sure SAS-piloter . . 6 . no.
30. News: 15 June 1999 . Ny flyglinje i norr planeras . . 14 . sv.
31. Web site: Storsatsing fra Widerøe: Fire nye direkteruter fra Bergen til Tyskland, Danmark og Sverige . 2020-04-27 . www.mynewsdesk.com . no.
32. Svendsen: 397
33. Arnesen: 117–124
34. News: 21 January 1995 . Fly til Shetland . . 9 . no.
35. News: 23 February 2004 . Widerøe med turistruter til Gotland og Shetland . no . Norwegian News Agency.
36. News: Ny Smyril-sjef vil samarbeide med Widerøe . no . 20 June 2005.
37. Web site: Widerøe Fly fra din lokale flyplass . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013332/https://www.wideroe.no/en/News-archive/Widere-to-commence-operations-from-Liverpool-with-twice-weekly-service-to-Bergen/55C81F41-F2FC-4503-B45A-75E9D04A559D/1 . 2019-02-01 . www.wideroe.no.
38. News: [Aiming Big: Norway's Widerøe Targets Heathrow With E190-E2s - Simple Flying Wideroe targets London with E-190 ]. 17 November 2022.
39. Web site: Widerøe endrer lufthavn i London . 2020-04-27 . www.wideroe.no . no.
40. https://www.wideroe.no/en/News-archive/New-direct-services-Bergen-Munich/Hamburg/Billund/Gothenburg-and-Kristiansand-London/4895B868-DA8B-44B8-AEB2-374CB0B9870B/1 New direct services
41. News: Myhrvold . Brit . 21 August 1987 . Ny flyplass i Mosjøen: Betyr ny giv for distriktet . 37 . no.
42. News: Gustad . Ragnhild . 10 February 2001 . Arctic Air flyr til Murmansk . . 17 . no.
43. Hovd: 388–389
44. Bredal: 42
45. News: 14 October 2006 . Widerøe med sommersatsning . . 12 . no.
46. News: 20 June 2001 . Overtar ruten Oslo-Røros . . 7 . no.
47. News: 3 November 2005 . Widerøe "vant" 11 av 16 ruter . . 2 . no.
48. News: 12 January 2009 . Widerøe fikk konsesjoner . 24 . no.
49. News: 16 March 1988 . Widerøes sommerruter godkjent . no.
50. News: Lillesund . Geir . 1 November 1996 . Widerøes med enerett på kortbanenettet . no . Norwegian News Agency.
51. News: Mikalsen . Kjell . 10 June 2003 . Svikter Cato Air . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724160243/http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_nordland/2822451.html . 24 July 2011 . 15 October 2011 . . no.
52. Tjomsland: 150–159
53. Tjomsland: 102–105
54. News: 15 February 1999 . Ny Widerøe-rute til Stockholm . no . Norwegian News Agency.
55. News: Guhnfeldt . Cato . Cato Guhnfeldt . 9 September 2006 . Widerøe kutter . . 10 . no.
56. Web site: Braathens og Widerøe går sammen om å tilby raskeste reisevei til Stockholm . 2020-04-27 . www.wideroe.no . no.
57. News: Ingebrigtsen, Terje and Roger Mortensen . 29 September 1997 . Værøy lufthavn stengt for fly . . no.
58. Web site: 29 June 2021 . Widerøe Launches Direct Faroe Islands Flight From Bergen .