Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (IATA: KSU, ICAO: ENKB) (Norwegian: Kristiansund lufthavn, Kvernberget) is a medium size international airport located next to the small mountain Kvernberget 10 km from town center of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, opened in 1970 and caters to the county's northern district, Nordmøre. In 2005 the airport had 365 350 passengers. Travellers should make sure they avoid mixup with the airport Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik in southern Norway.

There is also a heliport at Kvernberget for flying oil industry personnel to/from offshore rigs on the many oil and gas fields off the mid-Norwegian coast.

[edit] History

Kvernberget was opened in 1970 to serve the northern half of the county Møre og Romsdal: Nordmøre and Romsdal. But in 1972 Molde, the capital of Romsdal, opened its own airport. Originally the airport was served by Braathens S.A.F.E, who kept the domestic monopoly on services to the airport also after the deregulation of the Norwegian airline marked. In 2005 it was merged into SAS Braathens.

In 2006 an upgrade of the terminal was completed, and by the end of the year a new duty free store will be finished. By 2010 the runway will be expanded to 2400 meters, allowing such aircraft as Airbus A330 and Boeing 767 to land.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Scandinavian Airlines (Bergen, Haugesund, Kristiansand, Oslo, Stavanger)
• Helitrans (Trondheim)

[edit] Charter

• Adria Airways (Ljubljana)
• Iberworld (Rhodes)

[edit] Heliport

• CHC Helikopter Service (Heidrun, Draugen, Åsgard A, Åsgard B, West Alpha, Scarabeo 5, Deep Sea Bergen, Njord, Stril Poseidon)
• Norsk Helikopter (Draugen)

[edit] Cargo airlines

• Lufttransport (Oslo)

[edit] External links

• (Norwegian) Avinor entry for Kristiansund Airport
• (English) Avinor entry for Kristiansund Airport (sparser information)
• Airport information for ENKB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Information site about the airport Photos, general information, articles etc.