Editing Transport in Norway (section)

==Civil aviation==
[[File:Oslo Airport3.jpg|thumb|[[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen]], Norway's main airport.]]
Aviation has become an important passenger transport mode since the 1960s. Aircraft is the commonly used mode of transport on longer distances, and the routes between Oslo and Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger are all among the largest in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=24013 |title="Bergensflyet" nummer sju i Europa |author=Boarding |date=2006-11-11 |access-date=2008-07-15 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205235655/http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=24013 |archive-date=2012-02-05 }}</ref> On long distances, such as [[Oslo]]-[[Bodø (town)|Bodø]] and longer, air travel is by far the leading travel method. In Western and Northern Norway, with difficult terrain, obstacling fjords and lack of rail transport, [[regional airline]] travel provides quick travel within the region or to the capital.<ref name=regionale>{{cite web |url=http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/sd/tema/luftfart/regionale-flyruter.html?id=440464 |title=Regionale flyruter |author=Ministry of Transport |access-date=2008-07-15 |language=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929031535/http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/sd/tema/luftfart/regionale-flyruter.html?id=440464 |archive-date=2012-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Major airlines based in Norway are [[Scandinavian Airlines]], [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]] and [[Widerøe]].

===Airports===
{{main|List of airports in Norway}}
Of the 98 airports in Norway,<ref name=cia /> 51 are public,<ref name=avinorpassengers>{{cite web |url=http://www.avinor.no/tridionimages/2007%20Passasjerer_tcm181-51564.xls |title=2007 Passasjerer |author=Avinor |year=2008 |access-date=2008-07-15 |language=no |archive-date=2010-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228235921/http://www.avinor.no/tridionimages/2007%20Passasjerer_tcm181-51564.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> and 46 are operated by the state-owned [[Avinor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avinor.no/en/avinor/aboutavinor |title=About Avinor |author=Avinor |access-date=2008-07-15 |author-link=Avinor |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331113335/http://www.avinor.no/en/avinor/aboutavinor |archive-date=2008-03-31 }}</ref> [[List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries|Seven airports]] have more than one million passengers annually.<ref name=avinorpassengers /> 41,089,675 passengers passed through Norwegian airports in 2007, of which 13,397,458 were international.<ref name=avinorpassengers/>

The main gateway by air to Norway is [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen]],<ref name=avinorpassengers /> located about {{convert|50|km|mi}} north of Oslo with departures to most European countries and some intercontinental destinations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osl.no/index.asp?startID=&topExpand=1000314&subExpand=1000318&menuid=1001352&menuid_1=1001348&pid_1=1001332&l=3&languagecode=9&strUrl=//templates/applications/internet/showobject.asp?infoobjectid=1006072 |title=Car |author=Oslo Lufthavn |access-date=2008-07-15 |author-link=Oslo Airport, Gardermoen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601232755/http://www.osl.no/index.asp?startID=&topExpand=1000314&subExpand=1000318&menuid=1001352&menuid_1=1001348&pid_1=1001332&l=3&languagecode=9&strUrl=%2F%2Ftemplates%2Fapplications%2Finternet%2Fshowobject.asp%3Finfoobjectid%3D1006072 |archive-date=2008-06-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osl.no/index.asp?startID=&strUrl=//templates/applications/internet/showobject.asp?infoobjectid=1010847&showad=1&menuid=1001345&menuid_1=1001345&topExpand=1000314&subExpand=1000317&pid_1=1001332&l=2&languagecode=9 |title=International scheduled routes from Oslo |author=Oslo Lufthavn |access-date=2008-07-15 |author-link=Oslo Airport, Gardermoen |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714220606/http://www.osl.no/index.asp?startID=&strUrl=%2F%2Ftemplates%2Fapplications%2Finternet%2Fshowobject.asp%3Finfoobjectid%3D1010847&showad=1&menuid=1001345&menuid_1=1001345&topExpand=1000314&subExpand=1000317&pid_1=1001332&l=2&languagecode=9 |archive-date=2008-07-14 }}</ref> It is [[airline hub|hub]] for the three major Norwegian [[airline]]s [[Scandinavian Airlines|Scandinavian Airlines System]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sas.no/no/Misc/Service_Links_Container/Rutekart/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120628220717/http://www.sas.no/no/Misc/Service_Links_Container/Rutekart/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-28 |title=Rutekart |author=Scandinavian Airlines System |access-date=2008-07-15 |author-link=Scandinavian Airlines }}</ref> [[Norwegian Air Shuttle]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ip.norwegian.no/ip/RouteMapAction.aspx?app_language=en-GB |title=Route Map |author=Norwegian Air Shuttle |access-date=2008-07-15 |author-link=Norwegian Air Shuttle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714021439/http://ip.norwegian.no/ip/RouteMapAction.aspx?app_language=en-GB |archive-date=2008-07-14 }}</ref> and [[Widerøe]]<ref>[[Widerøe]] [https://www.wideroe.no/en?language=en Route map] {{in lang|en}}</ref> and for regional aircraft from Western Norway.<ref name=wideroemap>{{cite web |url=http://www.wideroe.no/modules/module_123/proxy.asp?D=2&C=642&I=4274&language=NO |title=Våre destinasjoner |author=Widerøe |access-date=2008-07-15 |author-link=Widerøe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080815052854/http://www.wideroe.no/modules/module_123/proxy.asp?D=2&C=642&I=4274&language=NO |archive-date=2008-08-15 }}</ref>

[[Heliport]]s are common at [[hospital]]s and [[oil platform]]s. The [[Norwegian Air Ambulance]] service operates twelve helicopters and nine airplanes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.luftambulanse.no/historie.aspx |author=Norwegian Air Ambulance |title=Om oss |access-date=2008-07-15 |language=no |author-link=Norwegian Air Ambulance |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626090710/http://www.luftambulanse.no/historie.aspx |archive-date=2008-06-26 }}</ref>

===Regional aviation===
The regional airport service was introduced in the 1960s, with 30 airports being served by [[STOL|short take-off and landing]] aircraft.<ref name=avinorpassengers /> These are located mainly in [[Sogn og Fjordane]] and [[Northern Norway]], in areas with long distances to large cities and with too little traffic to support commercial flights. The airports, which typically have an {{convert|800|m|ft}} runway, are run by Avinor, while the airplanes are operated based on subsidized [[public service obligation]] contracts with the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications.<ref name=regionale /><ref>Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communication, 2003: 5</ref> by the far largest contractor is [[Widerøe]] with their fleet of [[Bombardier Dash 8|de Havilland Canada Dash 8]] aircraft,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wideroe.no/modules/module_123/proxy.asp?D=2&C=416&I=3161 |title=Aircraft |author=Widerøe |access-date=2008-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071212035737/http://www.wideroe.no/modules/module_123/proxy.asp?D=2&C=416&I=3161 |archive-date=2007-12-12 }}</ref> but also [[DAT Danish Air Transport|Danish Air Transport]], [[Lufttransport]] and [[Kato Airline]] have won bids.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=18737 |title=Tildeling av einerett for drift av 16 ruteområde |author=Boarding |date=2005-11-02 |access-date=2008-07-15 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721114627/http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=18737 |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> The flights operate from one or more regional airports to larger hubs; in [[Oslo Airport, Gardermoen|Oslo]], [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]], [[Trondheim Airport, Værnes|Trondheim]], [[Bodø Airport|Bodø]], [[Tromsø Airport|Tromsø]] and [[Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen|Kirkenes]].<ref name=wideroemap /> One service, to [[Værøy Heliport]], is served by [[helicopter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lufttransport.no/Lufttransport.nsf/unid/A78EFB93796E70CEC1256D91004270C5?opendocument |title=Ruteflyvning Bodø – Værøy v.v. |author=Lufttransport |access-date=2008-07-15 |language=no |author-link=Lufttransport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609130715/http://www.lufttransport.no/Lufttransport.nsf/unid/A78EFB93796E70CEC1256D91004270C5?opendocument |archive-date=June 9, 2007 }}</ref> 1,214,508 passengers passed through the regional airports in 2012.<ref name=avinorpassengers/>