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188-607: A new fire station. Estimated to cost between NOK 50 and 100 million, it is scheduled for completion in 2014. The airport has a runway aligned 10–28 (roughly east–west) with an asphalt surface measuring 2,443 by 45 meters (8,015 ft × 148 ft). It is located at an elevation of 77 meters (253 feet) above mean sea level . SAS Select Service Partner operates a café at the terminal. Cominor operates three airport coach routes—one to Sørreisa , Finnsnes and Silsand ; one to Setermoen and one to Maukstadmoen . The airport has 235 paid parking places; taxis and car rental

235-523: A new terminal opened in 2004 and Norwegian Air Shuttle took over the Oslo route in 2008. From February 1, 2020, SAS reinstated year-round flights to Bardufoss after a 12-year gap, establishing three daily flights to and from Oslo, with connections to the SAS and Star Alliance global network. This has since changed to Norwegian Air Shuttle, following the airline winning back the defence contract from SAS in 2023. Bardufoss

282-473: A partnership with its three national historic societies and the latter undertake the day-to-day work on a volunteer basis. SAS absorbs the rental cost of the museum building and has also provided depots for museum exhibits in Denmark and Sweden. The museum at Oslo's Gardermoen is therefore more than just a continuation of the facility at Fornebu – it is a completely new and considerably expanded Scandinavian museum. It

329-481: A seaplane route from the water aerodrome to Tromsø, Alta and Hammerfest . This route lasted until 1963. Three times a week SAS operated a night flight from Bardufoss and Bodø to Oslo, with Andøya Airport, Andenes added in 1964, using a Convair Metropolitan . A new terminal opened in 1962. Three airports were opened in Finnmark in 1963, Alta Airport , Lakselv Airport, Banak and Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen , and

376-509: A stake that was sold in 1992. In 1994, SAS began to refocus on airline operations in the SAS Group, selling a number of subsidiaries along with the franchise of Diners Club Nordic. The company celebrated its 50th anniversary on 1 August 1996, and the SAS parent company changed its name to SAS Danmark A/S, SAS Norge ASA, and SAS Sverige AB. In 1997, SAS became one of the founding members of Star Alliance . In 1998, Air Botnia ( Blue1 ) became

423-453: A wholly owned subsidiary of the SAS Group. In 1999, the SAS Group became a majority owner of Widerøe . In 2001, a single SAS share was established, as SAS AB. On July 6, SAS was listed on the stock exchanges in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Oslo. In December, Braathens was acquired by the SAS Group. In 2002, Rezidor SAS Hospitality signed a master franchise agreement with Carlson Hotels Worldwide;

470-567: Is a Swedish airline holding company headquartered in Solna Municipality , Sweden . It is the owner of the airlines Scandinavian Airlines , SAS Link , and SAS Connect . As of 2024, SAS Group is owned by a group of shareholders including the American investment fund Castlelake, L.P. (in turn controlled by Brookfield Asset Management ) with a 32% stake, the Government of Denmark (through

517-697: Is also available. Bardufoss Airport is located on the premises of Bardufoss Air Station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force . The air station covers an area of 237 hectares (590 acres) and is home to the 337 and 339 Squadrons. The former operates the Westland Lynx in cooperation with the Coast Guard and the latter operates the Bell 412 , largely as support for the Norwegian Army . Bardufoss Air Station

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564-692: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bardufoss Airport In 1938, the Norwegian Army Air Service completed the air station, which was expanded by them and later the Luftwaffe during World War II . Civilian operations commenced in 1956, with Bardufoss and Bodø Airport being the only land airports in Northern Norway . Services were initially provided by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). Bardufoss served Troms and Ofoten , until

611-413: Is the largest helicopter base in the county, in addition to hosting the air force's aviation school. Allied forces have used Bardufoss as a training ground for fighter aircraft since the 1970s. The school, squadrons and air station are collectively organized as part of the 139th Air Wing. Målselv Municipality and Bardu Municipality host most of the army's Northern Brigade . Norwegian Air Shuttle

658-544: Is the only airline serving the airport with scheduled flights, consisting of three daily flights to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen . The Norwegian Armed Forces is the largest purchaser of travel at the airport and operations are based on a contract between the two parties, resulting in scheduled flights. The airport handled 207,650 passengers, 5,279 aircraft movements and 56 tonnes of cargo in 2013. Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 347 , an SAS-operated McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route to Bodø Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu ,

705-567: The German occupation of Norway the runway was expanded to 1,600 by 80 meters (5,250 by 260 ft) in concrete by the Luftwaffe, and a second runway, 1,850 by 90 meters (6,070 by 300 ft) long, was built at Fossmoen, but never used. The airport was reclaimed by the RNoAF in 1945, who started using a water aerodrome on the lake of Andsvann. A runway extension in 1952 and 1953 to 2,500 meters (8,200 ft)

752-753: The Ministry of Finance ) with a 25.8% stake, Air France-KLM with a 19.9% stake and the Danish family office Lind Invest with a 8.6% stake. This ownership structure emerged after the company exited U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2024, a process initiated in July 2022 due to the group's financial difficulties. SAS was formed as a consortium in 1951, as a merger between the three Scandinavian flag carriers Aerotransport (ABA - Sweden), Det Danske Luftfartselskab (DDL - Denmark), and Det Norske Luftfartselskap (DNL - Norway), after

799-614: The Nordic region . A condition of the deal is that Air France-KLM could also expand its stake in SAS after at least two years to become a controlling shareholder. SAS Group is the main operational company in the SAS consortium. The SAS Group company structure looks as follows: The SAS Group head office is currently in the SAS Frösundavik Office Building in Frösundavik  [ sv ] , Solna Municipality , Sweden, in

846-530: The 1964 opening of Tromsø Airport and 1973 opening of Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes cut away most of the population served. Braathens SAFE started flights to Bardufoss in 1967 and a new arrivals hall opened in 1972. Until 1992 the Norwegian Armed Forces operated their own charter services, after which these were coordinated with civilian scheduled services. Braathens took over the Oslo-route in 1999,

893-521: The 2024 restructuring. SAS Group previously owned various entities, including Rezidor Hotel Group (owner of the Radisson SAS brand) and Braathens . It also had a minority interest in bmi , airBaltic , Texas Air , Thai Airways International , and LAN Airlines . SAS also once owned 19.9% of the now defunct Spanish airline Spanair as well as shares in Estonian Air and Skyways Express . SAS

940-904: The SAS Kuwait Hotel. SILA was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange . In 1981, SAS EuroClass was introduced on all European routes. The following year, SAS was named the most punctual airline in Europe for the first time. In 1984, SAS received the Air Transport World's distinction "Airline of the Year" for 1983. In 1986, Spanair was founded by SAS Group. In 1987, SAS cofounded the Amadeus Computerised Reservation System (also known as GDS ). In 1989, SAS International Hotels owned 40% of Intercontinental Hotels Group,

987-708: The Stockholm area. The SAS Group head office was previously located on the grounds of the Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) in Sigtuna Municipality , Sweden. Before spring 2011, it was located in the SAS Frösundavik Office Building. The SAS Group fleet consists of the following aircraft as of November 2023: On 4 January 2010 the SAS Group announced the sales of 18 surplus MD-80 series aircraft to Allegiant Travel Company . The aircraft, built from 1985 to 1991, were delivered during

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1034-487: The United States as part of a restructuring effort to address its financial difficulties. As part of the restructuring plan, SAS secured new investments and underwent significant ownership changes. US investment firm Castlelake acquired a 32% stake in the reorganised airline, while Air France-KLM obtained around 20%. The Danish state obtained a 26% share, and Danish investor Lind Invest acquired 8.6%. The remaining equity

1081-555: The Wallenbergs had had involvement in SAS since 1946, and through their investment company, FAM AB had been a major stakeholder in SAS. Their stake was effectively wiped out during the restructuring process. Air France-KLM , which became a significant shareholder, indicated plans to integrate SAS flights into its existing network at its hubs in Amsterdam and Paris. This was part of Air France-KLM's broader goal to expand its operations in

1128-543: The agreement came to an end in 2009. In 2003, SAS acquired 49% of the shares in Estonian Air . In 2004, Scandinavian Airlines Sverige, SAS Braathens, and Scandinavian Airlines Danmark were incorporated. In 2006, SAS sold its remaining shares in the Rezidor Hotel Group chain. In 2007, CEO and President Mats Jansson was inaugurated; SAS sold the SAS Flight Academy . In 2010, CEO Jansson departed his position and

1175-420: The airline taking over the three weekly Oslo-services from 1 January 1999. The airport hit a temporary high 190,000 passengers in 2000, largely because of increased military activity. This dropped to 150,000 in 2003. A new terminal opened on 16 January 2004, costing NOK 5.85 million. Construction took four months and the main contractor, Thor Olsen, built the terminal without profits. The old terminal building

1222-554: The current SAS Consortium in 1951. When established the airline was divided between SAS Danmark (28.6%), SAS Norge (28.6%), and SAS Sweden (42.8%), all owned 50% by private investors and 50% by their respective governments. SAS gradually acquired control of the domestic markets in all three countries by acquiring full or partial control of several local airlines. In May 1997 SAS formed the global Star Alliance network with Air Canada , Lufthansa , Thai Airways International , and United Airlines . The SAS Group has its origins in 1918 with

1269-448: The first half of 2010. On 26 August 2010 the SAS Group announced a 5-year lease agreement of 8 MD-90 series aircraft to an undisclosed US airline. The aircraft will be delivered between Q3-2010 and Q2-2011. On 10 April 2018 the SAS Group announced a deal with Airbus for 35 new Airbus A320neos with another 15 being leased. These aircraft are meant to replace some of SAS's current A320s, as well as their Bombardier CRJ900 's. Bringing

1316-676: The founding of AB Aerotransport (ABA), the Swedish parent company of SAS. In 1920, Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S (DDL), the Danish parent company, was established. DDL was listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange in 1924. In 1927, Det Norske Luftfartselskap A/S (DNL), the Norwegian parent company, was founded. In 1946, SAS was formed from Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S (DDL), Det Norske Luftfartselskap A/S (DNL), and Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB (SILA). The first intercontinental flight

1363-469: The hangar area at Oslo Airport, Fornebu at the same time as the formation of the DNL/SAS Historic Society. It was built up through the efforts of a group of enthusiasts among retired and active SAS employees. The establishment of the new museum in 2003-2004 is a result of SAS feeling a responsibility to document the history of Scandinavian civil aviation. For this purpose, the airline has entered

1410-762: The introduction of the Caravelle aircraft. In 1960, SAS opened its first hotel, the SAS Royal Hotel Copenhagen, and helped establish Thai Airways International , taking a 30% share in the joint venture. In 1965, SAS was the first airline to introduce an electronic reservation system. In 1967, DNL was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange . In 1971, SAS put its first Boeing 747 jumbo jet into service. In 1977, SAS sold its remaining stakes in Thai Airways. In 1980, SAS opened its first hotel outside of Scandinavia ,

1457-731: The service from Bardufoss was extended to those towns. Tromsø Airport opened the following year, reducing the number of services to Bardufoss. SAS flew the Sud Aviation Caravelle to Bardufoss for the first time in 1963 and introduced the Douglas DC-7 in 1965. From 1964 the Norwegian Armed Forces organized its own flights through chartered aircraft. Braathens SAFE received permission in 1967 to extend its West Coast route from Bergen to Trondheim onwards to Bodø, Tromsø and Bardufoss. Widerøe took over some of SAS flights between Bodø, Tromsø, Andenes and Bardufoss in 1971. The terminal

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1504-784: The service. Norwegian issued a tender for ground handling , which resulted in Røros Flyservice winning ahead of the incumbent SAS Ground Services . This resulted in a court case which deemed the action conveyance and forced Røros Flyservice to pay the same wage as in SAS. Røros Flyservice spun operation into the subsidiary Bardufoss Flyservice, which ultimately went bankrupt. SAS operated a summer route from Bardufoss to Oslo each summer from 2010 to 2012. Norwegian started with an intermediate landing in Bodø on one of their daily Oslo flights from 2011. The Ministry of Defence decided in January 2012 to build

1551-551: The shares. In 2016, SAS sold its remaining 20% stake in Widerøe. Norway's government sold its final 9.88% stake in SAS Group in June 2018. In 2020, SAS halted most of its traffic from March 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . This decision led to the temporary layoff of 90% of the group's staff as travel demand plummeted globally. In July 2022, SAS filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in

1598-409: The three had been cooperating on international routes since 1946. Until 2001, the three national companies owned a fixed share of the SAS Group, after which the shares of the three companies were merged into SAS AB . Norway sold its final 9.88% stake in June 2018, marking the end of its involvement in SAS after being a part-owner since 1946. The Swedish government maintained a 21.8% stake until

1645-523: The total of the type to 80 aircraft. The exhibits at the SAS Museum at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen , in Norway , represent an important part of Scandinavian civil aviation history. The museum collections cover Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) as well as its parent companies: AB Aerotransport (ABA), Det Danske Luftfartselskab (DDL), and Det Norske Luftfartselskap (DNL). A museum was originally established in 1989 in

1692-592: Was hijacked by Haris Keč on 3 November 1994. The Bosnian living in Norway made demands that Norwegian authorities help to stop the humanitarian suffering in his home country caused by the Bosnian War . None of the crew of 6 and 122 passengers were injured in the incident, which ended with a surrender at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen seven hours later. [REDACTED] Media related to Bardufoss Airport at Wikimedia Commons SAS Group SAS AB , trading as SAS Group ,

1739-726: Was a founder of the Amadeus Computerised Reservation System and the Star Alliance , which it announced and left on 31 August 2024. SAS runs the frequent flyer program EuroBonus . The airline was founded on 1 August 1946 when Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S , AB Aerotransport , and Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS (the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway) formed a partnership to handle intercontinental traffic to Scandinavia . Operations started on 17 September 1946. The companies then started coordination of European operations in 1948 and finally merged to form

1786-482: Was completed in September 1993. Plans for a new terminal commenced with the coordination of civilian and military flights, which had initially resulted in the old civilian terminal being closed. An early proposal was to build a new arrivals hall and keeping the former military terminal as a departures hall. The airport handled 142,100 passengers in 1997. The armed forces signed an agreement with Braathens, resulting in

1833-459: Was demolished free of charge. SAS and Braathens merged in 2004, creating SAS Braathens . The Tromsø bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics , which published its application in 2007, recommended that Bardufoss Airport be the reserve airport for the event and would function as a secondary airport. Norwegian won the tender for military air transport services from 2008, resulting in the airline commencing flights from Bardufoss to Oslo, with SAS terminating

1880-680: Was established at Bardufoss Airport in 1992 as the world's northernmost flight school . It chose the airport because of its difficult weather and terrain in combination with few aircraft movements from commercial aviation. The use of military charter flights was debated from 1976. While they were cost-efficient for the military, merging them with civilian routes would increase the patronage of scheduled services, which would increase frequency and aircraft size. Coordinate flights were introduced in October 1992 and resulted in three weekly services with SAS to Oslo. A new control tower , costing NOK 55 million,

1927-531: Was expected to be distributed among SAS's creditors. The restructuring also involved delisting SAS from the Stockholm , Copenhagen , and Oslo stock exchanges, resulting in the existing shares' value being reduced to zero. This decision affected over 250,000 shareholders, many of whom were retail investors , and led to a 95% drop in the stock's value. The restructuring marked the end of Wallenberg family's involvement in SAS. A prominent Swedish business dynasty,

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1974-477: Was extended in 1972 with a new arrivals hall. SAS introduced a freight aircraft on the route from Oslo to Bodø, Bardufoss and Tromsø from 1982, using a Lockheed L-188 Electra operated by Fred. Olsen Airtransport . The route proved unprofitable and was terminated in 1989. The airport was classified as an international airport until 1985. A new cafeteria opened in the terminal in 1988. The airport served 85,300 passengers in 1990. The Norwegian Aviation College

2021-678: Was financed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization . A government commission published a report in 1947 which recommended a national plan for civil aviation. It recommended that flights in Northern Norway be carried out using seaplanes, but also noted the possibility of upgrading existing military air stations for civilian use. Scheduled services to Bardufoss started in 1956, with SAS extending its service from Oslo Airport, Fornebu via Trondheim Airport, Værnes to Bodø Airport to Bardufoss. The initial terminal at Bardufoss

2068-506: Was from Stockholm to New York . In 1951, DDL, DNL, and ABA formed the present SAS Consortium. In 1954, SAS became the first airline to fly the Copenhagen - Los Angeles polar route in regular scheduled service. In 1957, SAS was the first airline to offer "round the world service over the North Pole " from Copenhagen to Tokyo via Anchorage . The airline entered the jet age in 1959 with

2115-412: Was half a hangar leased from the air station. Bardufoss was the only land airport north of Bodø and its catchment area included the towns of Tromsø , Harstad and Narvik . Travel time to Narvik was three hours, Harstad was six hours away and Tromsø was 140 kilometers (87 mi) by road. The towns were also served by the coastal seaplane route, but it only operated during the summer. Widerøe launched

2162-559: Was replaced by John S. Dueholm on an interim basis. Rickard Gustafson became the new permanent CEO in 2011. In January 2012, Spanair collapsed, leading to write-downs of 1.7 billion kronor by SAS. In 2013, SAS sold 80% of the shares in Widerøe . In 2014, SAS sold the cleaning part of SAS Ground Handling to Sodexo. In 2015, SAS sold SAS Ground Handling in 14 airports in Norway to Widerøe Ground Handling and sold Blue1 to CityJet. In November 2015, Estonian Air collapsed, resulting in SAS losing 2.5% of

2209-559: Was selected an emergency landing airfield by the Norwegian Army Air Service in 1934, with construction starting in early 1935. A 200-by-200-meter (660 by 660 ft) area was completed in mid-1936 and tested using a de Havilland Tiger Moth . The Army Air Service decided to expand the airport and built a triangular gravel runway 500-by-400-by-300-meter (1,640 by 1,310 by 980 ft), which became operational from mid-1938. Further expansions were carried out in 1939 and 1940. During

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