page_title: Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: Widerøe de Havilland Canada Dash-8 103 at Sogndal Airport, Indre Sogn, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
context_page_description: Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen is a regional airport serving Sogndal Municipality and the surrounding area in Vestland, Norway. It is situated at Haukåsen, 10 kilometers from Kaupanger and 20 kilometers from Sogndalsfjøra. It serves the whole Sogn district. The airport consists of a 1,180-meter runway aligned 06/24. Services are provided by Widerøe on public service obligation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The airport is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor and served 70,244 passengers in 2014.
  The airport opened on 1 July 1971 along with three other regional airports in Sogn og Fjordane and Sunnmøre. These were at first connected to Bergen and Ålesund using the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. From the 1980s the airport was upgraded and de Havilland Canada Dash 7 started being used, allowing all-year services to Oslo.
context_section_description: Sogndal Airport is situated in the heights of the Haukåsen in Sogndal, situated 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from Kaupanger and 20 kilometers (12 mi) from Sogndalsfjæra. It is the sole airport serving the district of Sogn. It has a reference elevation of 498 meters (1,366 ft) above mean sea level, on a ledge close to the Sognefjord. The asphalt runway physically measures 1,110 by 30 meters (3,642 by 98 ft) and is aligned 06/24. It has a takeoff run available (TORA) of 930 meters (3,050 ft) on runway 06 and 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) on runway 24, and a landing distance available (LDA) of 870 meters (2,850 ft). The airport is equipped with category 4 fire and rescue service.
  The airport is situated twenty minutes drive from the town center. There is an airport coach service operated by Nettbuss. Paid parking, taxis and car rental are available at the airport. The road (although in part obscured by forest) is quite beautiful, located 400 meters (1,300 ft) above the Sognefjord, with a view over the 1,717-meter-high (5,633 ft) mountain Bleia on the other side (best seen from 61.176033°N 7.175654°E).
caption: Widerøe de Havilland Canada Dash 8-103 at Sogndal Airport
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