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19-574: ENSG is an acronym which may pertain to : École nationale des sciences géographiques , an engineering school in France. the ICAO code of Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen in Norway. the former Electricity Networks Strategy Group from 2003 to 2008. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

38-462: A control tower. Sogndal Airport received a runway measuring 800 by 30 meters (2,625 by 98 ft) and an apron measuring 70 by 45 meters (230 by 148 ft). Services were provided by Widerøe, which operated the 19-seat de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to Bergen Airport, Flesland and Ålesund Airport, Vigra . The road to the airport was frequently closed and in 1978 a dorm was built to allow

57-460: Is aligned 06/24. It has a takeoff run available (TORA) of 930 meters (3,050 ft) on runway 06 and 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) on runway 24, and a landing distance available (LDA) of 870 meters (2,850 ft). The airport is equipped with category 4 fire and rescue service. The airport is situated twenty minutes drive from the town center. There is an airport coach service operated by Nettbuss . Paid parking, taxis and car rental are available at

76-592: Is situated in the heights of the Haukåsen in Sogndal, situated 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from Kaupanger and 20 kilometers (12 mi) from Sogndalsfjæra. It is the sole airport serving the district of Sogn. It has a reference elevation of 498 meters (1,366 ft) above mean sea level , on a ledge close to the Sognefjord . The asphalt runway physically measures 1,110 by 30 meters (3,642 by 98 ft) and

95-744: Is the most southerly district in Northern Norway . Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle . It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier, which form a natural border with the Salten district. In the south, Helgeland borders Trøndelag county. The district covers an area of about 18,832 square kilometres (7,271 sq mi), with nearly 79,000 inhabitants. There are four towns in

114-541: Is the second largest lake in Norway. There are three large national parks in Helgeland: Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park (partly), Børgefjell National Park (partly), and Lomsdal–Visten National Park (created in May 2009). Helgeland is the scene for Henrik Ibsen 's 1857 historical play " The Vikings at Helgeland " ( Hærmændene paa Helgeland ), whose plot takes place at this region during

133-547: The Ministry of Transport and Communications and are flown with Dash 8-100 aircraft. Virtually all passengers travel either to Oslo and Bergen , of which three-quarters travel to the former. Operation of the airport ran at a deficit of NOK 22 million in 2012. In addition the routes are subsidies at a cost of NOK 329 per passenger for the . Sogndal Airport served 70,244 passengers, 5,735 aircraft movements and handled 5 tonnes of cargo. Helgeland Helgeland

152-752: The Wayback Machine ) with thousands of puffins . The Solvær Islands ( Solværøyene ) in Lurøy Municipality consists of about 300 small and flat islands and has the highest densities of Eurasian eagle-owls in Europe. The highest mountains, are located inland, where Oksskolten is the highest mountain in Northern Norway. There are many valleys inland, such as the Dunderlandsdalen , Vefsndalen, and Hattfjelldalen . Røssvatnet

171-407: The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter . From the 1980s the airport was upgraded and de Havilland Canada Dash 7 started being used, allowing all-year services to Oslo . A government commission, led by Erik Himle and later Preben Munthe , was appointed in 1962 to consider additional airports in Norway. The Sud Aviation Caravelle was about to the phased into use on the main domestic routes and

190-533: The de Havilland Canada Dash 8 in the early 1990s. Ownership of the airport passed from Sogndal Municipality to the Civil Aviation Administration (later renamed Avinor) on 1 January 1997. Airport security was introduced on 1 January 2005. The airport was upgraded between 2004 and 2007 with expanded safety areas, lights, land- and air-side parking, a new arrival terminal, navigational system and additional garage space. Sogndal Airport

209-530: The airport. The road (although in part obscured by forest) is quite beautiful, located 400 meters (1,300 ft) above the Sognefjord , with a view over the 1,717-meter-high (5,633 ft) mountain Bleia on the other side (best seen from 61°10′34″N 7°10′32″E  /  61.176033°N 7.175654°E  / 61.176033; 7.175654 ). Widerøe provides the only scheduled services at Sogndal Airport. They are operated as public service obligation with

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228-830: The coast have settled on this lowland (while inland towns, such as Mo and Mosjøen, are situated in valleys). A consequence of the Strandflaten is thousands of islands, and shallow waters going far into the sea. This has provided some shelter from stormy weather, which might occur in winter. Some islands are fairly large, often with unique mountains, such as Torghatten , De syv søstre (The Seven Sisters), Hestmannen , Rødøyløva (in Rødøy Municipality ), Dønnamannen ( picture ), and several small islands in Træna Municipality . There are several sea bird colonies, such as Lovund ( picture Archived 2007-09-29 at

247-586: The committee recommended in 1964 that nine new airports be built which could serve jetliners, including an airport in Florø to serve Sogn og Fjordane . Widerøe launched an alternative proposal and suggested that a network of smaller airports be built instead, which could be served using short take-off and landing aircraft, which were being developed at the time. Smaller airports could be built and operated at lower cost than larger airports, but both airports and airlines would need subsidies to operate. Håkon Kyllingmark

266-426: The district: from south to north these are Brønnøysund , Mosjøen , Sandnessjøen , and Mo i Rana . The Old Norse form of the name was Hálogaland (see Hålogaland ). Helgeland is commonly divided into three or four sections: Helgeland is characterized by pointed mountains and Strandflaten , a shallow lowland area, sometimes just above the sea surface, and sometimes just below the surface. People living on

285-518: The employees to overnight should they get caught by a blizzard. A new fire station was built in the early 1980s. This allowed Widerøe to introduce the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 on the route from Florø and Sogndal to Oslo Airport, Fornebu in September 1983. This was followed up with a new and larger terminal and the renovation of the tower in 1985. Widerøe replaced its Twin Otters and Dash 7s with

304-716: The time of the aerodrome's completion. The regional airports only received a simple terminal and an 800-meter (2,600 ft) runway. The first such airports were opened in Helgeland in 1968. This was deeded sufficiently successful that Parliament approved the second stage in 1969, consisting of four airports in Northwestern Norway. In addition to Sogndal, these consisted of Førde Airport, Øyrane ; Florø Airport and Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden . All four airports opened on 1 July 1971. The airport initially consisted of an integrated terminal and works building with

323-682: The title ENSG . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ENSG&oldid=1083334560 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sogndal Airport, Hauk%C3%A5sen The airport opened on 1 July 1971 along with three other regional airports in Sogn og Fjordane and Sunnmøre . These were at first connected to Bergen and Ålesund using

342-472: Was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications in 1965 and was a proponent of the STOLport proposal. The political rationale was that, despite that the total operating costs would rise, it would provide better services to rural areas and thus keep up their population. As an alternative location for the airport to serve Sogn , Høyanger was considered and test flights were flown there. Also Gaupne

361-404: Was considered by an industrial conglomerate led by Aker , although also these plans were shelved. Haukåsen was therefore selected as the site of the airport. Mayor of Sogndal, Nils Knagenhjelm , offered a free section of land at Haukåsen if the airport was located there. He had built a road to the area in the 1960s. The terms were accepted and the land and the road were taken over by the airport at

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