page_title: Bardufoss Airport
section_title: Airlines and destinations
hierarchical_section_title: Bardufoss Airport / Airlines and destinations
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context_page_description: Bardufoss Airport is a primary airport situated at Bardufoss in Målselv Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The airport, which is the civilian sector of the Royal Norwegian Air Force's Bardufoss Air Station, is operated by the state-owned Avinor. It consists of a 2,443-meter runway, a parallel taxiway and handled 218,451 passengers in 2014. Scandinavian Airlines operates three daily flights with Boeing 737s to Oslo. The airport's catchment area covers central Troms.
  The Norwegian Army Air Service completed the air station in 1938 and expanded by them and later the Luftwaffe during World War II. Civilian operations commenced in 1956, with Bardufoss and Bodø Airport being the only land airports in Northern Norway. Services were initially provided by Scandinavian Airlines System. Bardufoss served Troms and Ofoten, until the 1964 opening of Tromsø Airport and 1973 opening of Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes cut away most of the population served. Braathens SAFE started flights to Bardufoss in 1967 and a new arrivals hall opened in 1972.
context_section_description: Scandinavian Airlines is the only airline serving the airport with scheduled flights, consisting of three daily flights to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The Norwegian Armed Forces is the largest purchaser of travel at the airport and operations are based on a contract between the two parties, resulting in scheduled flights. The airport handled 207,650 passengers, 5,279 aircraft movements and 56 tonnes of cargo in 2013.
caption: Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737 taking off from Bardufoss Airport
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