Grötnes airport, Hammerfest

Avinor has conducted studies of both weather conditions and operational conditions in relation to the establishment of a new airport in Hammerfest. This work was completed in December 2017. It concluded that Grøtnes was a suitable location for a new airport in Hammerfest. On 25 June 2018, the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications commissioned Avinor with conducting a choice of concept study (CCS) for airport solutions in the Hammerfest region so that the project can be evaluated as part of the documentation forming the basis for the next National Transport Plan. Two concepts for Grøtnes will be considered in the CCS – one with a 1,199-metre runway for 50-seater aircraft, and one with a long runway suitable for jets currently used on domestic routes. These new facilities are compared against the impact of expanding the current airport to the maximum.