Røros Airport

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type = Civil
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operator = Avinor
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location = Røros
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elevation-m = 626
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Røros Airport Airport codes|RRS|ENRO is a regional airport serving the town of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The airport is located 2 km west of the town centre and opened in 1957.

The airport is the main base for the general aviation and flight training company Rørosfly.

History

Various airlines have served Røros, the first scheduled flight was operated by Braathens S.A.F.E. on July 18 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 in the 1980s and 90s Boeing 737 aircraft. But the route was not proftitable for Braathens SAFE and has become a subsidized public service obligation route operated between 2001 and 2006 by Widerøe. On April 1 2006, the scheduled service is provided by Coast Air operating ATR-42-300 airplanes seating 48 six days a week to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The airline has initially suffered from poor passenger numbers [http://www.fjell-ljom.no/?dato=1149746400&vis_artikkel=true&id=1459] while residents have called for an extra departure and a different schedule [http://www.fjell-ljom.no/?dato=1149746400&vis_artikkel=true&id=1456] .

In 2000 the airport served 27,099 passengers [http://odin.dep.no/sd/norsk/dok/andre_dok/anbud/028031-990020/dok-bn.html] , but the pullout of Braathens in 2001 caused the passenger traffic to drop by 75%. [http://www.avinor.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=2269] Widerøe did succeed in recovering some of the lost traffic throughout 2004. [http://www.retten.no/lokale_nyheter/article898921.ece]

Coast Air which provided the sole scheduled passenger route between Røros and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen under a Public Service Obligation filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations on January 23, 2008. This left Røros Airport with no scheduled passenger service, an event which upset the travel industry and major employers in the Røros region. [ [http://www.fjell-ljom.no/?vis_artikkel=true&id=1902 Coast Air konkurs - nytt rutetilbud snart klar] (Coast Air bankrupt, new route service soon ready) Fjell-Ljom.no January 24, 2008] The department for transportation worked to find a replacement to reopen service to Røros, contacting six different airlines. Three airlines, Widerøe, Air Norway and Danish Air Transport have expressed interest to resume operations on the Oslo-Røros route. [ [http://e24.no/naeringsliv/article2223502.ece Tre vil fly til Røros] (Three want to fly to Røros) e24.no January 28, 2008 no icon] Widerøe was awarded a temporary contract and started operations February 4 2008. [ [http://www.retten.no/lokale_nyheter/article3326387.ece Tilbake på Røros-jord] Arbeidets Rett, February 4, 2008 no icon]

Airlines and destinations

*Widerøe (Oslo)

External links

*avinor link|roros|Røros
* [http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=NO91618&sch=ENRO World Aero Data entry on Røros Airport]