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Leknes Airport lies on the Lofoten island of Vestvågøy in Nordland, serving the town of Leknes with a single hard-surfaced runway equipped for an instrument approach. Operated by Avinor and served by Widerøe's Dash 8 fleet, it is the main air link for this dramatic stretch of the Lofoten archipelago, making it a rewarding destination for a simulator pilot flying amid the fjords and mountains of northern Norway.
Leknes Airport is a regional aerodrome operated by Avinor, serving the town of Leknes and the surrounding Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It sits just outside Leknes in Vestvågøy Municipality and is the principal air gateway to this part of Lofoten, handling scheduled Widerøe Dash 8 services under a public service obligation. For a simulator pilot, the appeal lies in the approach over the rugged Lofoten scenery to a single runway fitted with an instrument landing system.
The airfield is located just outside the town of Leknes, in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland county, within the Lofoten archipelago. The European route E10 highway runs along the east side of the airport, giving a useful linear landmark for pilots approaching from that direction.
Leknes has a single physical runway, 02/20, of 3,117 feet with a hard surface and runway lighting. An instrument landing system serves runway 02. Field elevation is 72 feet, at coordinates 68.1525 N, 13.6094 E.
Leknes Airport is equipped with an instrument landing system serving runway 02, supporting instrument approaches into this Lofoten airfield.
The European route E10 highway runs along the east side of the airport and can serve as a visual reference for pilots orienting themselves in the vicinity of the field, which lies close to the town of Leknes.
Leknes Airport has long served as the regional air link for Vestvågøy Municipality and the wider Lofoten area, operated throughout by Avinor. Passenger numbers have fluctuated over the past decade, from around 105,000 in 2015 to a low of roughly 82,000 in 2021 before recovering to over 160,000 by 2025, reflecting the airport's ongoing importance to the region's connectivity.
The airport is served by Widerøe operating Dash 8 aircraft on public service obligation routes connecting Leknes to Bodø, Oslo, Røst, Stokmarknes, Svolvær and Tromsø. Avinor has considered relocating the region's primary airport to Gimsøya or Hadselsanden, but weather studies found Gimsøya too exposed to wind and fog, and the currently favoured option is to extend Leknes's own runway and terminal, since neighbouring Svolvær Airport has no room for expansion. No such extension project is yet included in the Norwegian National Transport Plan for 2022 to 2033.
