Førde Heliport, Central Hospital

Førde Heliport, Central Hospital
IATA: none ICAO: ENFD
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Førde Hospital Trust
Operator	Norsk Luftambulanse
Serves	Førde, Norway
Location	Førde Central Hospital, Vie, Førde
Coordinates	61°27′21″N 5°53′27″E / 61.4559°N 5.8907°E / 61.4559; 5.8907Coordinates: 61°27′21″N 5°53′27″E / 61.4559°N 5.8907°E / 61.4559; 5.8907
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ENFD Location within Norway
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Number Length Surface m ft 10 33 Asphalt

Førde Heliport, University Hospital (ICAO: ENFD; Norwegian: Førde helikopterplass, Sentralsykehuset) is a heliport situated on the premises of Førde Central Hospital in the Vie neighborhood of Førde, Norway. Used exclusively for air ambulance services, it is home to a Eurocopter EC-135P2+ operated by Norsk Luftambulanse (NLA) on contract with the National Air Ambulance Service. The base is owned by Førde Hospital Trust.

When the base opened in 1992, the hospital had only a helipad, while the helicopter was based at Førde Airport, Bringeland. The operations were provided by Airlift until 2001, when NLA took over. A base at the hospital opened in 2002. However, it was such located that a final run with an ambulance was needed to bring the patient to the hospital. The current base opened in 2014 and also houses the ambulance service and the medical dispatch center.

A government commission looked into the air ambulance organization in 1982. This resulted in the National Air Ambulance Service being established in 1988, under the auspice of the National Insurance Service. Through this arrangement, Sogn og Fjordane was covered by helicopter ambulances based at Bergen Heliport, Nygårdstangen and Ålesund Heliport, Central Hospital. However, there were local protests several places, stating that certain areas of the country had insufficient coverage. Sogn og Fjordane was one such place. The base at the Førde was therefore one of three bases established between 1991 and 1994.

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