Bardufoss Airport

Bardufoss Airport Bardufoss lufthavn
IATA: BDU ICAO: ENDU
Summary
Airport type	Joint (public and military)
Operator	Avinor
Serves	Bardufoss, Målselv, Norway
Elevation AMSL	77 m / 253 ft
Coordinates	69°03′21″N 018°32′25″E / 69.05583°N 18.54028°E / 69.05583; 18.54028
Website	avinor.no
Map
BDU Location in Norway
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 2,443 8,015 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 218,451 Aircraft movements 5,905 Cargo (tonnes) 62
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Bardufoss Airport (Norwegian: Bardufoss lufthavn; IATA: BDU, ICAO: ENDU) is a primary airport situated at Bardufoss in Målselv Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The airport, which is the civilian sector of the Royal Norwegian Air Force's (RNoAF) Bardufoss Air Station, is operated by the state-owned Avinor. It consists of a 2,443-meter (8,015 ft) runway, a parallel taxiway and handled 218,451 passengers in 2014. Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) operates three daily flights with Boeing 737s to Oslo. The airport's catchment area covers central Troms.

In 1938, the Norwegian Army Air Service completed the air station, which was 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 (SAS). 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. Until 1992 the Norwegian Armed Forces operated their own charter services, after which these were coordinated with civilian scheduled services. Braathens took over the Oslo-route in 1999, a new terminal opened in 2004 and Norwegian Air Shuttle took over the Oslo route in 2008. From February 1, 2020, SAS reinstated year-round flights to Bardufoss after a 12-year gap, establishing three daily flights to and from Oslo, with connections to the SAS and Star Alliance global network. This has since changed to Norwegian Air Shuttle, following the airline winning back the defence contract from SAS in 2023.