Arendal Airport, Gullknapp

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Arendal Airport, Gullknapp

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Summary
Airport typeCivil
Owner Arendals Fossekompani
OperatorArendal Lufthavn, Gullknapp AS
Serves Arendal, Norway
Location Blakstadheia, Froland, Norway
Elevation  AMSL 120 m / 394 ft
Coordinates 58°31′00″N008°42′00″E / 58.51667°N 8.70000°E / 58.51667; 8.70000
Website gullknapp.no
Map
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Arendal Airport, Gullknapp
Runways
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05/231,1993,934Asphalt

Arendal Airport, Gullknapp (Norwegian : Arendal lufthavn, Gullknapp; ICAO : ENGK) is a general aviation airport situated at Blakstadheia in Froland, Norway. It consists of a single 1,199-meter (3,650 ft) asphalt runway aligned 05/23. The airport is located about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from the town center of Arendal.

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Plans for an airport in Aust-Agder were first proposed in the 1930s at Løddesøl. The airport operating company was founded in 1984 and construction on the original 500-meter (1,600 ft) runway commenced in 1987 and was completed in 1992. It was paved in 1996, when an operating permission was granted. The runway was extended to 1,120 meters (3650 ft) in 2006 and in 2008 a majority of the shares were bought by Arendals Fossekompani. This spurred work on further expansions in order to compete with Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. Concession for scheduled services was issued in 2014.

History

Løddesøl proposal

Proposals for an airport in the vicinity of Arendal were first launched in the late 1930s. [1] Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik opened on 1 June 1939 as Norway's third land airport. It has since been closest airport to Arendal with scheduled flights. [2]

During the 1950s the Royal Norwegian Air Force examined the possibilities of building an emergency aerodrome in Aust-Agder. They settled for Løddesøl, about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) north of Arendal. The ground was bought and investments in a road and a water line commenced, but none of the work was finalized. Braathens SAFE resumed the plans in April 1956, when they announced that they planned to fly to Arendal as an intermediate stop on their service from Oslo Airport, Fornebu to Stavanger Airport, Sola. Ludvig G. Braathen stated that he hoped that an airport could be built quickly, citing the fast completion of Notodden Airport, Tuven. The airline stated the need for a runway of between 900 and 1,200 meters (3,000 and 3,900 ft), estimated to cost seven to eight hundred thousand Norwegian krone (NOK). [3]

Establishment

Work on the airport resumed in the 1970s, this time under the auspice of Aust-Agder County Municipality. This eventually led to the procurement of land for Gullknapp in 1984. [4] The same year a limited company, Gullknapp A/S, was established to secure ownership of the airport. [5] A cooperation was carried out with Blakstad Upper Secondary School. They became the primary users of the facilities, and were the main contributors to the construction of a road to the airport and the building of a runway. They started work in 1987 and by 1990 they had invested about NOK 2.4 million in the facility. The airport company invested a further NOK 1 million in administration and planning. [6]

In 1988 a campaign was started to gain support amongst local businesses. At the time the plans called for investments of NOK 40 million. [1] Gullknapp was at the time one of fourteen regional airports being considered by the state. They had just completed a round of building nine new regional airports during the mid-1980s and more communities were interested. Minister of Transport and Communications William Engseth stated in 1988 that a cap had been reached on the number of regional airports which would receive state grants, underlining how each regional passenger cost the government NOK 1,500 in subsidies. [7]

The establishment spurred a political debate locally, with the municipalities of Arendal and Hisøy backing the project. The Civil Airport Administration granted in 1990 permission to build a 600-to-700-meter (2,000 to 2,300 ft) runway, along with tarmac for six small aircraft. By then a further NOK 2.1 million in investments were needed, but the municipalities turned down funding, pointing to the proximity to Kjevik. [6]

Work on a 500-meter (1,600 ft) gravel runway was completed in 1992. However, there was a power line just short of the runway which needed to be moved for the airport to receive operating permission. The airport had originally been foreseen to waive the requirement, but after an accident where an aircraft crashed into a power line near an airport the authorities became more restrictive. Arendal and Froland Municipalities, the owners of the airport at the time, were only willing to fund the NOK 352,000 cost of moving the power lines as long as the county also partially fund it. The latter rejected any responsibility, citing that the power line was municipally owned and they were having to cut back on hospital services and could not prioritize the airport. As a result, the airport was disused for more four years. [8] Not until July 1996 did the airport reopen, after upgrades which included asphalting the runway. [9]

Expansion

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Location of the airport in relation to Arendal

Plans for a further extension of the runway to 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) were made in 2001, at the time estimated to cost NOK 3 million. [10] From 2003 support and some funding was issued by the municipalities of Arendal and Froland. [11] This resulted in extension of the runway to 1,120 by 30 meters (3,675 by 98 ft) in 2006, costing NOK 10 million. [12] By then about NOK 20 million had been invested in the airport, mostly funded by the municipalities of Arendal and Froland. [13]

The proposals became more aggressive when the airport company in March 2006 called for the runway to be extended to 2,300 meters (7,500 ft), estimated by the company to cost NOK 100 million. It argued that an extension of the runway at Kjevik would be costly and that instead Agder should be served by a combination of Gullknapp and Farsund Airport, Lista. Although the proposal was met with enthusiasm in Arendal, the Agder Council stated that they were opposed to an additional airport in Agder. [12] Also in Froland there was large opposition to the plans, as there were concerns that the airport would spoil the tranquil environment. Meanwhile, Arendal Municipality promised NOK 9 million in share capital if Froland Municipality agreed to extend the runway to at least 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) at a future date. [12]

After a regional political debate the airport decided to not aim at traffic which could compete with Kjevik. Arendal Municipality bought new shares worth NOK 7 million in 2006, increasing its control over the company. [14] As of early 2007 the airport company was owned 80.8 percent by Arendal Municipality, 11.2 percent by Froland Municipality, 2 percent by Agderposten , 1.2 percent by Tvedestrand Municipality and the remainder by various others, mostly local businesses. [13] The first business to use the airport commercially was OSM Group, which stationed two smaller aircraft at the airport. [15] By 2008 they had completed a hangar for their aircraft. [16]

Arendals Fossekompani bought newly issued shares for NOK 27 million in the company in February 2008, becoming a majority shareholder. [16] The airport company subsequently started purchasing land around the airport, paying NOK 4 per square meter for the land itself, plus the value of natural resources. [17] That year a college for training air traffic controllers and commercial pilots was given governmental approval. It initially planned to have its facilities split between Evjemoen and Gullknapp. [18] The college later decided to relocate to Kjevik. [19] A Cessna Citation CJ1+ landed at the airport on 20 June 2008. [20]

A four-lane freeway section of European Road E18 opened in 2009, reducing travel times from Arendal to Kjevik. [21] The same year Gullknapp announced new plans to become a regional airport. In a new master plan it called for initially building a perimeter fence, installing fire- and rescue equipment, building a tarmac for nine aircraft, and building a control tower and a termina building. With this in place the airport could qualify to serve commercial flights. In a longer perspective the airport hoped to extend its runway to 2,400 meters (7,900 ft). [22]

In a common municipal council meeting between Arendal and Kristiansand on 17 February 2010 the two agreed that Kjevik would remain the primary airport for Agder and that Gullknapp would be used for small commercial aircraft, training and general aviation. [23] The plans for Gullknapp became more ambitious in 2012, when the airport director stated that the airport aimed competing with Sandefjord Airport, Torp and exceed its traffic of 1.8 million passengers per year within twenty years. In comparison, Kjevik had 1 million passengers. [24] Two months later the county council decided that it hoped to expand the airport to serve Mediterranean charter flights. [25]

The expansion of Gullknapp attracted criticism from some sources. This was mostly concerned with the services at Kjevik. Professor Frode Steen stated that Kjevik has a hard time attracting international routes and retaining competition on the route to Oslo. If a significant amount of patronage is redirect to Gullknapp, this could be a pivoting cause of insufficient volume on certain routes and could see airlines pull out of Kjevik or hinder the establishment of new routes. [26] Also the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise in Agder stated that they were opposed to an expansion, stating that Agder was best served with one primary airport. [27] Similarly, the Federation of Norwegian Aviation Industries opposed the expansion, stating that it would weaken Kjevik and Torp. [28]

A twenty-year concession to operate the airport with aircraft with up to fifty passengers was granted by the Ministry of Transport and Communications on 10 June 2014. With this the airport started extending its runway to 1,199 meters (3,934 ft) and commenced construction of a terminal. The investments will cost between NOK 130 and 140 million. [29] The airport company stated that it hopes to immediately start services with aircraft with up to nine passengers. It then hopes to expand the airport to allow for regional airliners which could take fifty people. [11] It stated that they hoped the first services would be domestic services to Bergen Airport, Flesland and Stavanger Airport, Sola, as well as to Billund Airport in Denmark. [29]

Facilities

Arendal Airport, Gullknapp is situated at Blakstadheia in Froland, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) by road northwest of the town center of Arendal. [12] The airport as a single, 1,120 by 30 meters (3,675 by 98 ft) asphalted runway, aligned 05/23 (roughly southwest–northeast). The airport is situated at an elevation of 120 meters (390 ft) above mean sea level. [30]

Accidents and incidents

On 24 July 1996 a Piper Cherokee with four people was written off in a runway overrun. All four people on board, including a press photographer from Agderposten and the airport company's chairman, survived. [31] The cause of the accident was that the aircraft was overloaded. [9]

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