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General Information
Tromsø Airport Langnes is located on the western part of Tromsøya, the
island Tromsø is located on. The airport is currently the largest airport in
Northern Norway, serving more than 1.7 Million passengers in 2011.
The airport serves the city of Tromsø, but also the many municipals sur-
rounding Tromsø, and have connecting flights with many of the regio-
nal airports in Northern Norway.
Though there are some international flights to some European hubs,
mainly in England and The Russian Federation. Most flights are dome-
stic flights, connecting passengers to larger airports with more interna-
tional destinations, like Oslo Airport.
In the 1930‘s the first water aerodrome was established in Tromsø, du-
ring it‘s early years it served as an hub for “Norwegian Air Lines”.
Nothing more than an water aerodrome excised until the 1950‘s when
it was stated that Tromsø should have it‘s own hard surface airfield.
Early plans were conceived and the area of Langnes was chosen as the
most suitable location. The idea was tossed back and forth for some
years before construction finally began in 1961.
The airfield was opened three years later in 1964. Scandinavian Airlines
System (SAS) was the main operator in the beginning, flying it‘s Cara-
velle jets to destinations in Finnmark County using Tromsø as a stopover
point.
The airport has seen multiple expansions during it‘s lifetime to cope
with the increasing passenger numbers. The runway that had an origi-
nal length of 2000 meters has now been extended to 2447 meters. In
1977 a new terminal was built, shaped like a semicircle, this building is
still in use, though the main terminal that‘s in use now was built in
1998. During the last expansion other areas of the airport was moder-
nized as well, including the Tower building.