Vest-Telemark Airport, Fyresdal
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Vest-Telemark is an airport in Fyresdal
municipality in Telemark
, Norway
. It does not service commercial aircraft. It is today operated by Airparc Fyresdal and in a joint venture with a local hotel.
and Cimberair operated some flights to and from airport in the early years, but soon had to close down the routes and no commercial traffic has operated from the airport since.
Fyresdal
Fyresdal is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moland. The municipality of Moland was established on 1 January 1838 . In 1879, the name was changed to...
municipality in Telemark
Telemark
is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
, 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...
. It does not service commercial aircraft. It is today operated by Airparc Fyresdal and in a joint venture with a local hotel.
History
The airport was opened 23 September 1967. Two small airlines FjellflyFjellfly
Fjellfly was a Norwegian airline founded by Snorre Sturla Kjetilson in 1954.Fjellfly's main hub was Skien Airport, Geiteryggen. At the most the company operated 14 aircraft of various sizes for passenger, goods and charter flights . Kjetilson was also known for his "pets" as the airport site housed...
and Cimberair operated some flights to and from airport in the early years, but soon had to close down the routes and no commercial traffic has operated from the airport since.