Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug Explained

Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug
Icao:ENOP
Coordinates:62.6497°N 9.8467°W
Pushpin Map:Norway
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:ENOP
Type:Public
Owner:Midtnorsk Fly og Luftsportssenter
City-Served:Oppdal, Norway
Location:Fagerhaug
Elevation-F:1,830
Elevation-M:558
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:07–25
R1-Length-M:936
R1-Length-F:3,071
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Oppdal Airport, Fagerhaug (Norwegian: Oppdal flyplass, Fagerhaug;) is an airport serving the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the village of Fagerhaug, about northeast of the municipal center of Oppdal, along the European route E6 highway.

History

The airport was established by a local recreational flying club in the 1980s, and was later closed.

In 2000, industrialist Kjell Inge Røkke was completing his holiday home in Oppdal. The closest airport to Oppdal was then Molde Airport, Årø, located three hours drive away. Røkke wanted an airport to fly his business jet to Oppdal and engaged Sundt Air to renovate and reopen the airport. The airport was at the time closed because of lack of maintenance.[2] The municipality gave permission in February 2011 for Røkke to invest 25 million Norwegian krone to extend the runway by 400m (1,300feet), allowing him to use a larger business jet.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 559m (1,834feet) above mean sea level. It has one runway aligned 07–25 with an asphalt surface measuring 936mx18mm (3,071feetx59feetm). It is owned and operated by Midtnorsk Fly og Luftsportssenter, which is again owned by NTNU Fallskjermklubb (35%), Våningshuset (owned by Røkke, 32%), NTH Flyklubb (17%), Oppdal Municipality (11%) and Oppdal Flyklubb (6%).[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airport information for ENOP. https://archive.today/20130217013014/http://www.worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=ENOP. usurped. February 17, 2013. DAFIF. 2011-02-07.
  2. News: Røkke bygger flyplass på Oppdal . 11 October 2000 . . no . 13 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012223058/http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=5385557 . 12 October 2012 . live .
  3. News: Sier ja til Røkkes rullebane . 21 February 2011 . Byggeindustrien . no . 13 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311112632/http://www.bygg.no/2011/02/sier-ja-til-roekkes-rullebane . 11 March 2012 . live .
  4. Web site: Midtnorsk Fly og Luftsportssenter . Proff . 13 July 2012.