Geilo Airport, Dagali
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Geilo Airport, Dagali Geilo lufthavn, Dagali |
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Geilo Lufthavn Dagali AS | ||||||||||
| Serves | Geilo | ||||||||||
| Location | Dagali, Hol, Norway | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,618 ft / 798 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°25′00″N 008°30′46″E / 60.41667°N 8.51278°ECoordinates: 60°25′00″N 008°30′46″E / 60.41667°N 8.51278°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.geilolufthavn.no | ||||||||||
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| Passengers | 8,870 |
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Geilo Airport, Dagali (Norwegian: Geilo flyplass, Dagali; formerly Geilo lufthavn, Dagali; IATA: DLD, ICAO: ENDI) is a private airport located at Dagali in Hol, Norway. It was previously a public airport that was both a regional airport and served international tourist charter airlines serving the nearby ski resorts centered on Geilo. The airport opened in 1985, but failed commercially and was eventually closed in 2003.
Originally featuring a 1,300-meter (4,300 ft) runway, it was extended to 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) in 1988. Now it is limited to 850 meters (2,790 ft) which can still be used for private aircraft. The airport has been converted to a go cart track, though there is still some general aviation at the airport. The commercial services have been moved to Fagernes Airport, Leirin, which opened in 1987. The airport is owned and operated by a company owned by the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal.
Geilo Airport was opened in 1985 as a regional airport. On 20 June 1986, Coast Aero Center was awarded the concession for flying from Stavanger to Geilo Airport, Dagali until 1991. The airline used a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air on the service. At the same time, Norving started operations to Oslo. The ridership from Geilo turned out to be insufficient to make a profit, and both Coast Aero Center and Norving terminated their routes. Widerøe and Norsk Air said there was not enough ridership for them to be interested. In 1989, Coast Air received a one-year concession to operate from Geilo to Oslo and Stavanger. The company used de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft. The service was soon limited to two round trips each week.
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