Norway is a European country, interesting for tourists from different corners of the globe. You can get to it in many ways, but, undoubtedly, the fastest and most convenient of them was and remains the air travel. In Norway, there are many airports that serve both domestic and international flights. The top ten busiest airports in Norway include the airport of Aalesund. About him and will be discussed.
general information
The international airport of Ålesund (Ålesund) and the county of Møre og Romsdal is called Vigra and is located on the island of the same name in Norway . Airport Vigra connects the largest cities of Bergen and Trondheim . Vigra is part of the state-owned company Avinor, which also oversees the activities of another 45 airports in Norway.
The history of the airport Vigra began in the distant 1920. Then it was a tiny airport serving seaplane-flying seaplanes. Almost four decades later, the Norwegian government allocated funds for the construction of a new airport at the same site. In June 1958, Vigra Airport was inaugurated, and the first landed aircraft was the military Havilland Canada DHC-3. The first international flights of the Norwegian airport in Alesund began to serve only in 1977.
Alesund Airport yesterday and today
In 1986, a new terminal was built at the airport of Vigra. In 1988, it became the home of the helicopter rescue service Air Ambulance.
2008 was another stage in the development of the airport - the existing terminal was expanded to an area of 6400 square meters. m, and its runway was increased from 1600 to 2314 m.
Currently, Vigra Airport serves more than 1 million people a year. Domestic flights are provided by such carriers as: Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Widerøe. International flights are serviced by Air Baltic, KLM Cityhopper, Aegean Airlines, Shuttle SAS, Norwegian Air and Wizz Air.
Services for passengers
As for the infrastructure of the terminal, there are:
- ATMs;
- several Duty Free shops;
- a cafe where you can have tea / coffee, a snack or lunch;
- conference hall.
How to get from the airport to Alesund?
Airport Vigra is located 12 km from the city of Alesund, with which it connects several tunnels. From the airport to the city, buses run by the company Nettbuss, which here are called Flybuss.