Røros Airport
Encyclopedia
Røros Airport is a regional airport
serving the town of Røros
in Sør-Trøndelag
, Norway
. The airport is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the town centre and opened in 1957. It is served daily by DOT LT to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
and weekly by Skyways Express
to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
. The airport is the main base for the general aviation
and flight training
company Rørosfly.
on 18 July 1957 with a de Havilland Heron
aircraft. Braathens SAFE operated the airport as part of its Oslo-Trondheim
route, with two daily stops. The airline used Boeing 737
aircraft in the 1980s and 90s. The route was not profitable for Braathens SAFE, becoming a subsidized
public service obligation
.
Operations were carried by Widerøe
between 2001 and 2006. In 2000 the airport served 27,099 passengers, but the pullout of Braathens in 2001 caused the passenger traffic to drop by 75%. Widerøe did succeed in recovering some of the lost traffic throughout 2004.
From 1 April 2006 until January 2008, scheduled services were provided by Coast Air
with ATR 42
aircraft. The airline has initially suffered from poor passenger numbers while residents called for an extra departure and a different schedule. Coast Air filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations on 23 January 2008, leaving Røros Airport with no scheduled passenger services, an event which upset the travel industry and major employers in the Røros region.
The Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
attempted to find a replacement for Coast Air, contacting six different airlines. Widerøe, Air Norway
, and Danish Air Transport expressed interest to resume operations on the route to Oslo, with Widerøe being awarded a temporary contract and starting operations on 4 February 2008.
Danu Oro Transportas has been operating a permanent service from 1 April 2009. From 28 January to 28 March 2010, Skyways Express started two weekly round trips to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
, using Fokker 50 aircraft.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving the town of Røros
Røros
is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
- References :...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The airport is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the town centre and opened in 1957. It is served daily by DOT LT to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is the principal airport serving Oslo, Norway. It acts as the main domestic hub and international airport for Norway, and the second-busiest airport in the Nordic countries. A hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle, and a focus city for Widerøe, it is...
and weekly by Skyways Express
Skyways Express
Skyways is an airline that operates regional and domestic scheduled services. Based in Linköping, Sweden, its main hub is at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.- History :...
to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport , is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly , by road, south-east of Uppsala....
. The airport is the main base for the general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and flight training
Flight training
Flight training is a course of study used when learning to pilot an aircraft. The overall purpose of primary and intermediate flight training is the acquisition and honing of basic airmanship skills....
company Rørosfly.
History
Various airlines have served Røros, the first scheduled flight was operated by Braathens SAFEBraathens
Braathens ASA, until 1997 Braathens South American & Far East Airtransport A/S and trading as Braathens SAFE, is a former Norwegian airline that operated from 1946 until it merged with Scandinavian Airlines Norway to become SAS Braathens in 2004. The airline was based in Oslo, first at Fornebu,...
on 18 July 1957 with a de Havilland Heron
De Havilland Heron
The de Havilland DH.114 Heron was a small, propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on 10 May 1950. It was a development of the twin-engine de Havilland Dove, with a stretched fuselage and two more engines. It was designed as a rugged, conventional low-wing monoplane with tricycle...
aircraft. Braathens SAFE operated the airport as part of its Oslo-Trondheim
Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Trondheim Airport, Værnes is an international airport located in Stjørdal, east of Trondheim, Norway. Operated by the state-owned Avinor, it shares facilities with Værnes Air Station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. In 2010, the airport had 3,521,734 passengers and 55,747 air movements,...
route, with two daily stops. The airline used Boeing 737
Boeing 737
The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
aircraft in the 1980s and 90s. The route was not profitable for Braathens SAFE, becoming a subsidized
Subsidy
A subsidy is an assistance paid to a business or economic sector. Most subsidies are made by the government to producers or distributors in an industry to prevent the decline of that industry or an increase in the prices of its products or simply to encourage it to hire more labor A subsidy (also...
public service obligation
Public Service Obligation
In transport, public service obligation or PSO is an arrangement in which a governing body or other authority offers an auction for subsidies, permit the winning company a monopoly to operate a specified service of public transport for a specified period of time for the given subsidy...
.
Operations were carried by Widerøe
Widerøe
Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS, trading as Widerøe, is a regional airline in Norway and part of the SAS Group. It operates a fleet of 34 Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft , serving 41 domestic and 6 international destinations...
between 2001 and 2006. In 2000 the airport served 27,099 passengers, but the pullout of Braathens in 2001 caused the passenger traffic to drop by 75%. Widerøe did succeed in recovering some of the lost traffic throughout 2004.
From 1 April 2006 until January 2008, scheduled services were provided by Coast Air
Coast Air
Coast Air AS was a regional airline based at Haugesund Airport, Karmøy in Norway. It was Norway's fourth-largest airline and operated domestic services within Norway, in addition to international services. Routes were concentrated along the West Coast, as well as some public service obligation...
with ATR 42
ATR 42
-Civil operators:The largest operators of the ATR-42 are FedEx Express, Airlinair, TRIP Linhas Aéreas,and Mexico City-based Aeromar respectively. Number of aircraft as of 2010:Some 70 other airlines operate smaller numbers of the type....
aircraft. The airline has initially suffered from poor passenger numbers while residents called for an extra departure and a different schedule. Coast Air filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations on 23 January 2008, leaving Røros Airport with no scheduled passenger services, an event which upset the travel industry and major employers in the Røros region.
The Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation and communication infrastructure in Norway. It is led by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa...
attempted to find a replacement for Coast Air, contacting six different airlines. Widerøe, Air Norway
Air Norway
Air Norway AS is a virtual, regional airline based at Ørland Airport in the town of Brekstad, the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørland, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway...
, and Danish Air Transport expressed interest to resume operations on the route to Oslo, with Widerøe being awarded a temporary contract and starting operations on 4 February 2008.
Danu Oro Transportas has been operating a permanent service from 1 April 2009. From 28 January to 28 March 2010, Skyways Express started two weekly round trips to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm Arlanda Airport , is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly , by road, south-east of Uppsala....
, using Fokker 50 aircraft.