NO-0068 Bergen Seaplane Base, Sandviken VFR

  • Name
    Bergen Seaplane Base, Sandviken
  • ICAO
    NO-0068
  • Type
  • Region
  • Timezone
    12:10 am (CET)
  • Municipality
    Bergen
  • Coordinates
    60° 24′ 29″ N 5° 19′ 11″ E
  • Elevation
    0 ft (0 m MSL)

About Bergen Seaplane Base, Sandviken

Bergen Airport, Sandviken (Norwegian: Bergen sjøflyplass, Sandviken) is a water airport and heliport situated in the Sandviken neighborhood of Bergen, Norway. The aerodrome is located on the artificial peninsula of Kristiansholm. It is currently serving seaplanes and helicopters operated by Fonnafly aimed at air taxi services at cruise ship tourists. The airport is owned by Bergen Municipality through Bergen Port Authority and is part of the Bergen Port. Operations are carried out by Fonnafly.

The airport opened in 1935, although it was not connected to land until 1938. Services were first carried out by Norwegian Air Lines on a coastal route to Oslo. From 1936 also a north-bound service was introduced. Sandviken was taken over by Luftwaffe during the World War II, but little used. Norwegian Air Lines resumed services in 1946 and the following year West Norway Airlines was established with their base at Sandviken.

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