Hamar Airport, Stafsberg
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Hamar Airport, Stafsberg is located at Stafsberg, just north of the town of Hamar
in Norway
, and was opened on 17 November 1950. At that time the airport was located at the border point between the municipalities of Hamar, Furnes and Vang
. It had scheduled services by Braathens SAFE
from 16 May 1956 to 1959 using de Havilland Heron
s. The route was a landing on the Oslo–Trondheim service. It was terminated because Braathens SAFE started using Fokker F27
s, and these could not land at Stafsberg.
The airport is located in an area with very stable climate and good flying conditions.
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, and was opened on 17 November 1950. At that time the airport was located at the border point between the municipalities of Hamar, Furnes and Vang
Vang, Hedmark
Vang is a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.Vang was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . The city of Hamar was separated from Vang in 1849. Furnes was separated from Vang in 1891...
. It had scheduled services by Braathens SAFE
Braathens
Braathens ASA, until 1997 Braathens South American & Far East Airtransport A/S and trading as Braathens SAFE, is a former Norwegian airline that operated from 1946 until it merged with Scandinavian Airlines Norway to become SAS Braathens in 2004. The airline was based in Oslo, first at Fornebu,...
from 16 May 1956 to 1959 using de Havilland Heron
De Havilland Heron
The de Havilland DH.114 Heron was a small, propeller-driven British airliner that first flew on 10 May 1950. It was a development of the twin-engine de Havilland Dove, with a stretched fuselage and two more engines. It was designed as a rugged, conventional low-wing monoplane with tricycle...
s. The route was a landing on the Oslo–Trondheim service. It was terminated because Braathens SAFE started using Fokker F27
Fokker F27
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.-Design and development:Design of the Fokker F27 started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner...
s, and these could not land at Stafsberg.
The airport is located in an area with very stable climate and good flying conditions.