Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (IATA: KRS, ICAO: ENCN) is situated northeast of the city Kristiansand, Vest-Agder in southern Norway, located 16 km from the city centre. The airport serves the Agder district with domestic and international flights. In 2006 the airport had 819,734 passengers. The airport is operated by Avinor. Travellers should make sure they avoid mixup with the Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget located in the middle part of Norway. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Avinor AS is a previously state-owned limited company in Norway which has now been privatised. ... County District Sørlandet Municipality NO-1001 Administrative centre Kristiansand Mayor (2004) Per Sigurd Sørensen(H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 287 277 km² 259 km² 0. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... County District Sørlandet Municipality NO-1001 Administrative centre Kristiansand Mayor (2004) Per Sigurd Sørensen(H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 287 277 km² 259 km² 0. ... County NO-10 Region Sørlandet Administrative centre Kristiansand County mayor Thore Westermoen Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 15 7,276 km² 2. ... Agder is a historical district of Norway in the southernmost region of Norway, corresponding to the two counties (fylker) Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder. ... Avinor AS is a previously state-owned limited company in Norway which has now been privatised. ... Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (IATA: KSU, ICAO: ENKB) (Norwegian: Kristiansund lufthavn, Kvernberget) is a medium size international airport located next to the small mountain Kvernberget 10 km from town center of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, opened in 1970 and caters to the countys northern district, Nordm...

The Royal Norwegian Air Force has a training centre at the airport. Ranks Norwegian military ranks The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret) is the air force of Norway. ...

History

KLM was the first airline at Kjevik, and today operates to the airport with Fokker 70 aircraft

In 1936 the city of Kristiansand decided to build an airport at Kongsgård, but later changed their minds and built it at Kjevik. The airport's construction started in 1938, and it was officially opened 1 June 1939, with a concrete runway of 1000 meter. In addition it had also a facility to land sea planes. The first plane to land officially was a DC-2 from KLM, flying from Oslo to Amsterdam. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1163, 634 KB) KLM Fokker 70 landing at Bristol International Airport, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1163, 634 KB) KLM Fokker 70 landing at Bristol International Airport, Bristol, England. ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... The Fokker 70 is a 70 seat, twin engine jet airliner developed as a smaller version of the larger, 100 seat Fokker 100 jetliner. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery H-4 Hercules flying boat A seaplane is an aircraft designed to take off and land (correctly, though less commonly, alight) upon water. ... The Douglas DC-2 was a 14-seat, twin-propeller airliner produced by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation starting in 1934. ... KLM can also refer to KLM (Human Computer Interaction) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is an airline subsidiary of Air France-KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ...

World War II

When the Germans attacked Norway on 9 April 1940 the airport had a small group of soldiers attached to it. After some light attacks from passing German planes and rumors of advancing German forces, the Norwegian forces retreated after trying to block the runway with barbed wire. That was not very successful and at 16:30 in the afternoon a German Junkers Ju 52 that had participated in the attack on the airport at Sola managed to land. The runway was expanded to 1500 meters. The airport was quickly reinforced and already on 12 April it had 30 Messerschmitt Bf 109E stationed there. The notorious German SS leader Reinhard Heydrich who also was a Luftwaffe pilot was one also using the airport. During the rest of the war the airport played an important part in the German defence of occupied Norway. In June 1945 the airport was recapured by Royal Air Force and Royal Norwegian Air Force troops in the 132 N Wing. Combatants Germany Denmark Norway Operation Weserübung was the German codename for Nazi Germanys assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Junkers Ju 52 (nicknamed Tante Ju - Auntie Ju - and Iron Annie) was a transport aircraft and bomber manufactured 1932 – 1945 by Junkers. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... German Airfield, France, 1941 propaganda photo of the Luftwaffe, Bf 109 fighters on the tarmac The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. ... Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was an SS-Obergruppenführer, chief of the Reich Security Main Office (including the Gestapo, SD and Kripo Nazi police agencies) and Reichsprotektor (Reich Protector) of Bohemia and Moravia. ... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... RAF redirects here. ... Ranks Norwegian military ranks The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret) is the air force of Norway. ...

Post War

In 1945 the Air Force moved its technical school to Kjevik. The same year the municipality gave the airport to the government, and has since been operated by Avinor. After the war Det Norske Luftfartsselskap started flying to Kristiansand with Junkers 52 sea planes. Later the airline moved its operations to Kjevik. Braathens S.A.F.E got a monopoly on flying to the airport in 1955 from Oslo, to begin with using De Havilland Heron aircraft. The next year, in 1956 the airline also started flying to Stavanger and Bergen. Later the airline stated using Fokker F-27, Fokker F-28, Boeing 737 and Fokker 50 aircraft. Scandinavian Airlines did not return with domestic flights until 1998 when the new airport at Gardermoen open and allowed the airline to start flying to Oslo. Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... dnL was the name of a soft drink produced by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. ... The Junkers Ju 52 nicknamed Tante Ju (Auntie Ju) and Iron Annie was a civilian airliner and military transport aircraft and bomber manufactured between 1932 and 1945 by Junkers. ... Braathens airline, until 1997 known as Braathens S.A.F.E or Braathens South American and Far East Air Transport A/S merged with the Norwegian part of Scandinavian Airlines to become SAS Braathens in 2004. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The de Havilland DH.114 Heron was a small, propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on May 10 1950. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... County District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a short range jet airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker F27 Friendship. ... Scandinavian Airlines System, now SAS AB, was founded in 1946 when the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway formed a partnership to handle intercontinental traffic to Scandinavia. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The large check-in hall Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (IATA: OSL, ICAO: ENGM) (Norwegian: Oslo lufthavn, Gardermoen) is located in Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 48 km north of Oslo. ...

In 1964 the runway was expanded to its present length; the land was acquired by the municipality while the actual construction costs were financed by the government. A few years later a new terminal was built. Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ...

International routes

Before the war Det Norske Luftfartsselskap (DNL) operated a route between Kristiansand and Copenhagen. After the second world war Braathens SAFE started flying to the Danish capital, but it only lasted two years. In 1953 DNLs successor Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) started operating a route to their hub a Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, with a stop in Aalborg. In 1970 Kristiansand got a direct route from Copenhagen. In 1973 the airline started operating Douglas DC-9 jet aircraft on the route, though had problems filling them up and switched to Fokker F27s, then later Fokker 50s operated by SAS Commuter Eurolink. For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Copenhagen Airport (Danish: , Swedish: ) (IATA: CPH, ICAO: EKCH) is the major airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark, though also serving Malmö, Sweden. ... View of Aalborg railroad station from J.F. Kennedys Square, 2004 Aalborg (help· info) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names. ... The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker F27 Friendship. ... A Bombardier Q400 aircraft of Scandinavnian Commuter Swelink at Växjö-Kronoberg Airport, Sweden SAS Commuter, later branded Scandinavian Commuter was a regional airline created by Scandinavian Airlines parent companies Det Norske Luftfartsselskap, Det Danske Luftfartsselskap og Aerotransport on December 1, 1988. ...

When SAS Commuter closed down its Copenhagen route in 1994, Maersk Air saw its chance and started flying to Copenhagen itself, using Fokker F50 aircraft with three daily departures. Later the airline switched to Boeing 737 and Canadair Regional Jets. Maersk Air also had a route to the earlier hub of Maersk Air, Billund (Denmark), for a short period (1.nov 2003-31.oct 2004). For a period the airline operated the aircraft onwards to London-Gatwick, thus giving a direct route to London from Kristiansand. But now the route has been taken over by SAS again, operated with Bombardier Q400 aircraft. Maersk Air is Denmarks largest privately owned airline, based in Copenhagen. ... The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Billund is a municipality in the center of the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark, in the county of Ribe. ... Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW, ICAO: EGKK) is Londons second largest airport and the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. ... A DeHavilland DHC-8-102 belonging to Air Inuit at Cornwall Ontario, May 2005 The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines started its route from Amsterdam to Oslo via Kristiansand right after the war. The route was operated until 1971, when it changed to Oslo-Gothenburg-Amsterdam. The airline used among others Convair 440 Metropolitan, Vickers Viscount and Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft. In 1968 the airline was the first to operate scheduled jet aircraft, Douglas DC-9s, to the airport. In 1999 the airline tried again, with three daily KLM Cityhopper Fokker 50 direct flights to Amsterdam, but closed down after a year. But a few years later the airline started the route again, this time with Fokker 70 aircraft. KLM Tailfins KLM (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... The Convair 240 was an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1956. ... The Viscount was a medium-range turboprop airliner introduced in 1953 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. ... The Lockheed L-188 Electra is an American turboprop airliner built by Lockheed. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names. ... KLM Cityhopper is the regional airline subsidiary KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... The Fokker 50 is a turboprop-powered airliner, designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker F27 Friendship. ... The Fokker 70 is a 70 seat, twin engine jet airliner developed as a smaller version of the larger, 100 seat Fokker 100 jetliner. ...

Between 1963 and 1981 Dan-Air of London operated a route between Newcastle and Kjevik. To begin with the airline used Airspeed Ambassadors, later switching to Hawker Siddeley HS 748s, De Havilland Comets and BAC One-Elevens. The airline also operated a route from London-Gatwick to Kristiansand for some time. Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) is a defunct airline based in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... The Airspeed Ambassador was a twin piston engined airliner that first flew on July 10, 1947 and served in very small numbers through the 1950s. ... The Avro 748 was a small short-range turboprop airliner designed by Avro in the late 1950s as a replacement for the now-aged DC-3s then in widespread service as feederliners. ... This article is about the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. ... The British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven, also known as the BAC 1-11, the BAC-111 or the BAC-1-11, was a British short-range jet airliner of the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Starting in the fall of 1991, Widerøe Norsk Air flew on the route from its hub at Sandefjord Airport, Torp via Kjevik to London Stansted Airport using Fokker 50 aircraft. But there was too much capacity between Norway and London at the time and the airline closed the route after about a year. Norsk Air was an airline located at Sandefjord Airport, Torp in Norway. ... Sandefjord Airport, Torp (IATA: TRF, ICAO: ENTO) (Norwegian (language): Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp) is an international airport in the municipality of Sandefjord, Vestfold south of Oslo, Norway. ... The lawn in front of Stansted Airport used to attract large numbers of people waiting for their flight during the summer. ...

Present

Today, the airport links Kristiansand with Southern Norway and the rest of Europe, with direct flights to Bergen, Kristiansund (via Bergen), Stavanger and Oslo, in addition to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Alicante, London, Gothenburg, and Aberdeen. County District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2007) Gunnar Bakke (Frp) Official language form Neutral[1] Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... County Møre og Romsdal District Nordmøre Municipality NO-1503 Administrative centre Kristiansund Mayor (2004) Dagfinn Ripnes (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 426 23 km² 22 km² 0. ... County District Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (1995-) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates : Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Alacant (Catalan) Spanish name Alicante Postal code 03000 - 03016 Website www. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Gothenburg (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ...

The airport is in dire need of an upgrade; the original 2000 m. runway has been shortened to 1840 metres, a new control tower (the airport currently operates video cameras to control the northern end of the runway)is needed, and a larger, two story terminal has been proposed.

However, airlines are opposing the building of jetways on Kjevik; the airport has the highest share of business flights in Norway as more than 50 % of flights are for business purposes, and airlines therefore want to use passenger boarding stairs to keep the aircraft on the ground for shorter times (utilising two points of boarding, instead of one).

New route proposals include a second airline flying to Oslo (if Kredittilsynet continues to ban bonus points domestically), a route to Trondheim (the busiest route in Norway not directly connected), and flights to Germany. County District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2003-) Rita Ottervik (AP) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ...

Accessibility

SAS operates among others Boeing 737-600 aircraft on its route to Oslo

There is a bus service with Kristiansand, Lillesand, Grimstad and Arendal. SAS Boeing 737-600 (LN-RPA) landing at London (Heathrow) Airport. ... SAS Boeing 737-600 (LN-RPA) landing at London (Heathrow) Airport. ... The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... County District Sørlandet Municipality NO-1001 Administrative centre Kristiansand Mayor (2004) Per Sigurd Sørensen(H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 287 277 km² 259 km² 0. ... Lillesand is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. ... County Aust-Agder Landscape Sørlandet Municipality NO-0904 Administrative centre Grimstad Mayor (2004) Svein Harberg (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 275 303 km² 272 km² 0. ... County Aust-Agder District Sørlandet Municipality NO-0906 Administrative centre Arendal Mayor (2004) Torill Rolstad Larsen (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 289 270 km² 255 km² 0. ...

Airlines and destinations

Domestic

• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo [starts June 5, 2008])
• Scandinavian Airline Systems (Bergen, Kristiansund, Oslo, Stavanger)

Norwegian Air Shuttle (OSE: NAS) is a Norwegian low-cost airline, with headquarters at Fornebu outside Oslo and its main base at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. ... Scandinavian Airlines System, now SAS AB, was founded in 1946 when the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway formed a partnership to handle intercontinental traffic to Scandinavia. ...

International

• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
  • operated by KLM Cityhopper (Amsterdam)
• Scandinavian Airline Systems (Alicante, Copenhagen)
• Welcome Air (Gothenburg, Hannover, Innsbruck, Graz)

KLM Tailfins KLM (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands. ... KLM Cityhopper is the regional airline subsidiary KLM based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ... Scandinavian Airlines System, now SAS AB, was founded in 1946 when the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway formed a partnership to handle intercontinental traffic to Scandinavia. ... Welcome Air Luftfahrt is an airline based in Innsbruck Austria. ...

Charter

• Eurocypria Airlines (Larnaca)
• Scandinavian Airline Systems (Chania)
• Spanair (Palma de Mallorca)

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External links

• Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
• Extensive private site about the airport
• Kjevik Flying Club
• Airport information for ENCN at World Aero Data