--- iata: BNN name: 'Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy' city: Brønnøysund country: Norway lastUpdated: '2026-09-04' officialWebsite: 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/bronnoysund/' sources: - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/bronnoysund/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/bronnoysund/Shopping-and-food/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/bronnoysund/Parking/' - >- https://avinor.no/en/airport/bronnoysund/information/Parking/drop-in-parking/ - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/bronnoysund/information/Car-rental/' - >- https://avinor.no/en/airport/bronnoysund/about-bronnoysund-airport/contact-information/ - 'https://avinor.no/en/practical-info/wifi/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/practical-info/security-check/' - 'https://om.avinor.no/globalassets/passengers-2025.xlsx' - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%B8nn%C3%B8ysund_Airport' - 'https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%B8nn%C3%B8ysund_lufthavn' - 'https://skyvector.com/airport/ENBN/Bronnoysund-Bronnoy-Airport' - 'https://entur.no/' quickFacts: - >- Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (Norwegian Brønnøysund lufthavn, Brønnøy), IATA **BNN** / ICAO **ENBN**, sits about **2.5 km** southeast of Brønnøysund town centre in Brønnøy Municipality, Nordland, and is southern Helgeland’s main scheduled gateway (English Wikipedia). Visiting address **Brønnøysund Airport, 8900 Brønnøysund**; postal **Avinor, Brønnøysund Airport, P.O. Box 150, 2061 Gardermoen**. Official English hub: avinor.no/en/airport/bronnoysund/. Do not confuse it with Sandnessjøen Stokka (**SSJ**), Mosjøen Kjærstad (**MJF**), Mo i Rana Røssvoll (**MQN**), or Bodø (**BOO**). - >- Operator: **Avinor**. Official passengers-2025.xlsx (scheduled + non-scheduled roll-up, column S): **144,832** passengers in **2025** (**+13.1%** vs **128,080** in **2024**, matching Avinor’s published annual series on Wikipedia’s traffic table). Terminal passengers (column N): **137,247**. Fully civilian Avinor regional airport with a separate offshore helicopter operation — not a closed military airbase. Opened **30 May 1968** with the first Helgeland STOL group; new passenger terminal **26 May 2008**; current tower from **2000**. - >- One hard runway currently published as **03/21**, about **1,200 × 30 m** asphalt for the paved strip (English Wikipedia / historical AIP); including end safety areas the declared strip is about **1,440 m**. SkyVector lists **03/21** dimensions **1,438 × 30 m** hard with **~390 ft** displaced thresholds each end and field elevation about **25 ft / 8 m** MSL. Older Norwegian sources still say **04/22** — magnetic-variation renumbering, same pavement. Plan for a true regional short field, not a jet runway. - >- No rail at the curb. Avinor’s live BNN menu does **not** publish a dedicated to-and-from page (the old URL is archived). Entur registers stop **Brønnøysund lufthavn** (**NSR:StopPlace:59253**). Expect taxi for most bags-and-weather trips (~**5–7 minutes** into town on Wikipedia’s driving note); confirm any local bus on **entur.no** / Reis Nordland before you exit. Car hire and OnePark parking cover the self-drive case. - >- Security follows classic Avinor/Norwegian cabin liquids: containers in a clear resealable **≤1 L** bag (Avinor security page). Fast Track on that page is an **Oslo**-only product — do not expect OSL-style priority lanes at BNN. Free Wi‑Fi SSID **AIRPORT** (~**4 hours** after captive-portal accept). No passenger lounge is listed on Avinor’s Brønnøysund shopping page. - >- Official shopping directory: Avinor’s Brønnøysund Shopping and food page currently lists **no named café, kiosk, or Tax Free shop**. Treat airside retail as programme-linked or absent and confirm on the day — do not trust third-party blogs that invent a Narvesen. Hub airline at research time is **Widerøe** (Dash 8) on Bodø / Trondheim / Oslo and other Helgeland links, plus **CHC Helikopter Service** offshore sectors — confirm live. Published terminal hours (contact page): weekdays **05:45–23:00**; Saturday **10:15–14:30**; Sunday **12:45–23:00**. Car hire on the Avinor page: **Avis** (**975 67 585**), **Europcar** (**800 41 400**), **Hertz** (**982 05 597**). Parking is **OnePark**-operated (desk **64 81 19 80**, 24/7). Widerøe Ground Handling is the published fixed-wing handler. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Short Helgeland strip — coastal weather and Saturday hours own the clock detail: >- BNN is a one-terminal short-field airport, so walking times inside are short — the schedule risk is Nordland coastal weather on a ~**1.2 km** 03/21 runway (SkyVector shows ~**390 ft** displaced thresholds), plus the published Saturday terminal window (**10:15–14:30** only). Pad same-day Bodø (**BOO**), Trondheim (**TRD**), or Oslo connections even when the landside hall looks empty. Overnight stays inside are not part of the published operating pattern. summary: >- Tiny terminal; Helgeland weather on a ~1.2 km 03/21 and a short Saturday open window are the real planning constraints — pad Bodø/Trondheim/Oslo connections. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One 2008 passenger building plus a separate helicopter side detail: >- Check-in and bag drop sit landside in the single passenger terminal opened **26 May 2008**. There is no second fixed-wing terminal and no airside train. A separate helicopter terminal serves CHC offshore traffic — follow airline/operator instructions rather than assuming the Dash 8 hold. Re-check screens; gate calls still move when wind, low cloud, or rain slows the field. Visiting address on Avinor’s contact page: **8900 Brønnøysund**. summary: >- Single fixed-wing terminal; no named airside shop on the current Avinor directory; walking distances are short. category: terminal - label: Food title: No named Avinor shop — eat in Brønnøysund or on the aircraft detail: >- Official Avinor Shopping and food directory for Brønnøysund is empty of named outlets on the research day — no Narvesen, Point, Tax Free, or café title is published. Assume you may find nothing open after security and eat in Brønnøysund centre or accept airline catering. Confirm on the day rather than trusting third-party “airport restaurant” blogs. summary: >- Avinor’s shopping page lists no café or kiosk; treat F&B as unreliable and plan town or onboard meals. category: food - label: Status title: 'No lounge — taxi, Entur bus stop, or rental car' detail: >- There is no Priority Pass / LoungeKey / walk-up passenger lounge on current Avinor Brønnøysund shopping pages. For town, plan taxi, rental car, or a verified Entur departure from stop **Brønnøysund lufthavn** (**NSR:StopPlace:59253**) — Avinor no longer publishes a live to-and-from page for BNN. Parking is **OnePark**-operated (24/7 desk **64 81 19 80**). There is no rail link. summary: >- Zero lounges; taxi is the practical default into town; Entur lists an airport bus stop — verify live. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: free name: Empty-bottle refill after security zone: airside summary: >- Avinor security practice allows empty bottles through screening; refill with potable Norwegian tap water from airside washroom taps once past security. Best hydration plan at a lounge-free airport with no listed kiosk on Avinor’s Brønnøysund shopping page. location: Airside washrooms after security in the single departure hold terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.3 slug: bnn region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/bnn](/airports/bnn). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/bnn) - [Lounge directory](/airports/bnn/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) Brønnøysund, Norway · Europe A compact, lounge-free Avinor short-field for Brønnøysund and southern Helgeland — taxi-first ground access, essentially no published airside F&B, and coastal weather on a ~1.2 km runway as the real tradeoff against total terminal simplicity. ## Airportist Score **6.3 / 10** - Comfort: 6.3 - Navigation: 9.0 - Food: 3.2 - Transport: 7.4 - Disruption resilience: 5.5 ## At a glance - Passengers: 144,832 (2025) - Terminals: 1 passenger terminal (+ separate helicopter terminal) - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Brønnøysund / southern Helgeland and Vega-area trips - Tight Widerøe Dash 8 connections where you want zero terminal complexity - Travelers who will eat in town and can use taxi, Entur bus, or a rental car ## Watch out for - No passenger lounge — Priority Pass / LoungeKey will not help here - Avinor’s shopping page lists no named café or kiosk — do not plan an airside meal - Saturday terminal open only 10:15–14:30 on published contact hours - ~1.2 km short-field runway with displaced thresholds — Helgeland coastal weather regularly delays Bodø/Trondheim/Oslo links ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/bnn/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/bnn/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/bnn/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/bnn/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/bnn/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/bnn/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/bnn/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/bnn/reviews.md)