Sandane Airport – SDN Sandane, Norway

Sandane Airport (SDN) is a regional airport that is perpendicularly situated between Nordfjorden and Gloppefjorden on the Anda peninsula in Gloppen. It primarily serves the areas of Nordfjord and Sandane, Norway. Because of its location, it has been included in the list of the world's seventeen scariest runways. The public airport is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor and in the past decade there have been around 37,000 passengers who used the airport facilities. It opened in 1975 as the only public airport serving Nordfjorden.

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Among all the airports in the northwest, Sandane Airport is the most under used due to several factors including its short asphalt runway. More than 20 years ago, its terminal was expanded and the runway was lengthened to some extentin 2010. The future is bleak for the airport as there have been plans of closing it down along with two other nearby airports. The Norwegian airline Widerøe provides the only scheduled services at the airport. These are flights to Oslo with stops in Sogndal. The Municipality of Forde known for its large industrial/commercial area in the region is accessible from the airport.

What to Do & Area Attractions

Accommodation options near SDN airport may be a bit limited but these fine lodgings are still within 11 to 36 minutes away: GloppenHotell - By Classic Norway Hotels; Stryn Hotell and the Nordfjord Hotell-Bryggen. The hotels offer luxurious amenities and quality services to its guests.

Less than two hours away is another regional airport that serves the Sogndal area, the Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG).