Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world rush to Norway . Ancient Scandinavian country attracts travelers with its centuries-old history, traditions , unique sights . Many visitors come to the coast of Norway by sea, choosing one of the cruises. But the most part of foreigners gets on the territory of the country by air transport. Our article is devoted to the largest air harbors of the fjord country.
Airports of Norway
To date, on the map of Norway you can see more than fifty airports, some of them international. The most popular among them is:
- Oslo Gardermoen is Norway's largest airport, located half a hundred kilometers from the capital. Aviagavan in the vicinity of Oslo began its work in 1998, replacing the obsolete Fornebu airport. Today it serves numerous airlines and receives flights from all over the world. In the airport building there are internal and international terminals, restaurants, cafes, shops, souvenir shops, waiting rooms, recreation rooms, bank branches, currency exchange offices.
- Bergen Airport is located near the second largest city of Norway and is one of the three largest airports of the state. In addition, it is considered the most popular among foreigners. The territory of the airport places all kinds of public catering, shops and souvenir shops, duty free, free Wi-Fi, bank and rental offices.
- Sandefjord Thorpe is the international airport of the town of Sannefjord. Despite the status, the air harbor is small and only one terminal that serves domestic and international flights of several airlines.
- The airport of Aalesund is built on the island of Vigra in Norway, near the city center. It provides communication between the districts of Møre og Romsdal, Nordfjord, Sunnmøre , and from 2013 has the status of international. A conference center is open in the airport building, ATMs and cafes are open 24 hours a day, there are duty-free shops, car rental companies .
- Longyearbyen Airport - provides air communication between the polar archipelago of Spitsbergen and Norway. It is the northernmost civil airport of the planet. Longyearbyen was opened in 1937, today the passenger traffic of the terminal exceeds 139 thousand passengers a year. Every day, employees of the air harbor receive planes from the cities of Norway and helicopters from Russia. Due to this fact, the airport has the status of international.
- Stavanger Airport is the largest in Rogaland district, the oldest civil airport of the state. The international airport cooperates with more than 16 airlines, about 28 flights per day on its territory. In Stavanger, two passenger terminals that are equipped with shops, restaurants, cafes, kiosks, there are duty-free shops.
- The international airport of the city of Alta in Finnmark County in Norway - the length of its runway is 2253 m. The airport accepts regular and charter flights of 11 airlines daily. In the airport building there is a cafeteria, press kiosks, souvenir shops, free internet, paid parking, car rental offices.