ENVR Værøy Heliport VFR

  • Name
    Værøy Heliport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    ENVR / VRY / ENVR
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    10:28 pm (CET)
  • Municipality
    Værøy
  • Coordinates
    67° 39′ 16″ N 12° 43′ 38″ E
  • Elevation
    12 ft (4 m MSL)

About Værøy Heliport

Værøy Heliport (Norwegian: Værøy helikopterhavn; ICAO: ENVR) is a heliport located at Tobbisodden on the island of Værøya in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The heliport lies close to the village of Sørland, the municipal centre of the municipality. The airport, operated by the state-owned Avinor, consists of a single helipad and handled 9,420 passengers in 2014. Services are provided by Lufttransport using the AgustaWestland AW139 to the nearby mainland town of Bodø, based on a public service obligation contract.

Widerøe commenced seaplane operates to Værøy from 1965; five years later the first helicopter services were introduced. Planning of an airport started in the late 1960s, but Værøy Airport did not open until 1986. The fatal Widerøe Flight 839 accident took place on 12 April 1990, causing the airport to be closed. Helicopter services commenced in 1993 and Værøy Heliport opened in 1997, after several locations had been considered. Services were originally operated by Helikopter Service, but Lufttransport has won every tender since 2005.

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