Bardufoss Airport

Bardufoss Airport

Infobox Airport
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Bardufoss Airport airport codes|BDU|ENDU (Norwegian: Bardufoss lufthavn) is situated in the municipality of Målselv in Troms, North Norway. The airport is primarily military, but also serves a few civilian flights. In 2005 the airport had 155,038 passengers.

Scandinavian Airlines currently operates three daily flights with Boeing 737 aircraft to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.

Norwegian Aviation College (NAC) is located at the airport. Other users of the airport include a flying club (Bardufoss Flyklubb) and a parachute jumping club (Troms Fallskjermklubb).

At Bardufoss Air Station, also located at the airport, the Royal Norwegian Air Force operates Westland Lynx MK 86 helicopters (337 Squadron) for the Norwegian Coast Guard as well as Bell 412SP helicopters (339 Squadron). The Royal Norwegian Air Force Flight Training School is also located at Bardufoss. These three units are all parts of the 139 Air Wing.

History

Bardufoss Air Station was founded in 1938. The airfield is the oldest military airfield still operative in the country.

During World War II RAF Gloster Gladiators (of No. 263 Squadron RAF) and Hawker Hurricanes (of No. 46 Squadron RAF) operating from Bardufoss played a vital part in keeping the Luftwaffe at bay during the fighting on the Narvik front in the 9 April-10 June 1940 Norwegian campaign. After the allied withdrawal from Norway, the airbase was used by the Germans, mostly as a base for the fighters and bombers attacking the convoys between Great Britain and Murmansk in Northern Russia.

Airlines and destinations

* [Norwegian OSLO] www.norwegian.no

External links

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Royal Navy (UK) commando and Royal Marine units have used Bardufoss as a training base for many years.

Used primarily for cold weather training for Royal navy helicopter crews.

During the "cold war" training was especially concentrated during the winter, with repair parties during the Norwegian summer

These operations were given the title of "Clockwork."


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