Molde Airport, Årø
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The airport Molde Aro ( lufthavn Norwegian Molde, Aarø ); Characteristics: IATA: MOL, ICAO: ENML, located in a suburb of the city Aarø Molde in Norway. The airport serves the city of Molde and the surrounding area of Fylke Møre og Romsdal. The airport is located about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) east of the center of Molde. The airport has a runway in the dimensions 2200 m × 45 m. 2011 had 436 471 passengers of the airport.
History
On April 2, 1968, the Storting decided to build an airport. The airport was opened in 1972 and operated by the local municipality. Due to financial losses since 1978, the airport is managed and operated by the Norwegian State. A new passenger terminal was opened in the early 1990s. 2005, the airport received an international status and has since then held a duty-free shop in the departure area and as of 2006, the terminal area was expanded and created more new aircraft parking areas. At the same time the fire protection and security was increased at the airport and by 2007 he was given its own fire brigade. In the summer of 2008, the start and runway (originally 1601 m) 1980 m increased to 2200 m in length.