--- iata: LKN name: Leknes Airport city: Leknes country: Norway lastUpdated: '2026-09-04' officialWebsite: 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/leknes/' sources: - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/leknes/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/leknes/shopping-and-food/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/leknes/Parking/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/leknes/info/car-rental/' - >- https://avinor.no/en/airport/leknes/about-leknes-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/Leknes_Airport' - 'https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leknes_lufthavn' - 'https://skyvector.com/airport/ENLK/Leknes-Airport' - 'https://entur.no/' quickFacts: - >- Leknes Airport (Norwegian Leknes lufthavn), IATA **LKN** / ICAO **ENLK**, sits just outside Leknes in Vestvågøy Municipality on the Lofoten islands, Nordland. Visiting address **Leknes Airport, 8370 Leknes**; postal **Avinor, Leknes Airport, PO Box 150, 2061 Gardermoen**. Official English hub: avinor.no/en/airport/leknes/. Do not confuse it with Svolvær Helle (**SVJ**), Stokmarknes Skagen (**SKN**), Bodø (**BOO**), or Evenes (**EVE**). - >- Operator: **Avinor**. Official passengers-2025.xlsx (scheduled + non-scheduled roll-up, column S): **164,150** passengers in **2025** (**+22.5%** vs **2024**). Terminal passengers (column N): **160,645**. Fully civilian Avinor short-field airport — not a closed military airbase. One of the main fixed-wing gateways to western Lofoten. - >- One asphalt runway **02/20**, **1,071 × 30 m** (SkyVector citing AIP Norway; OurAirports **3,514 × 98 ft**; both ends show ~**200 ft** displaced thresholds). Field elevation about **78–81 ft / 24 m** MSL. Opened **1972** as part of Norway’s short-field network (Norwegian Wikipedia). English Wikipedia’s AIP-cited runway length (**1,071 m**) supersedes the older **799 m** figure still left in the Norwegian Wikipedia prose. - >- No rail at the curb. English Wikipedia places the field about **1 km** from Leknes centre (Norwegian Wikipedia **1.2 km** by road). Entur journey data shows a ~**20-minute / 1.5 km** walk into **Leknes sentrum**, or a short walk to **Lufthavnveien kryss** plus Nordland county bus **741** (Svolvær–Leknes) for the last ~**1 km**. Taxi at the terminal; Avinor’s English to-and-from page for Leknes currently 404s — do not invent a dedicated airport coach. - >- 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 LKN. Free Wi‑Fi SSID **AIRPORT** (~**4 hours** after captive-portal accept). No passenger lounge is listed on Avinor’s Leknes shopping page. - >- Official shopping directory: Avinor’s Leknes 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. Hub airline at research time is **Widerøe** (Dash 8) on Bodø / Oslo / Tromsø / Røst and other Nordland links — confirm live. Published terminal hours (contact page): weekdays **05:00–22:30**, Saturday **10:30–14:30**, Sunday **10:30–22:30**. Car hire on the Avinor page: **Avis**, **Hertz**, **Europcar**, and **Sixt**. Parking is **OnePark**-operated (desk **64 81 19 80**, 24/7). bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Short Lofoten strip — weather, wind, and Saturday hours own the clock' detail: >- LKN is a one-terminal short-field airport, so walking times inside are short — the schedule risk is North Norwegian coastal weather on a **1,071 m** 02/20 runway with displaced thresholds, plus the published Saturday terminal window (**10:30–14:30** only). Pad same-day Bodø (**BOO**) or Oslo connections even when the landside hall looks empty. Overnight stays inside are not part of the published operating pattern. summary: >- Tiny terminal; Lofoten weather on a 1,071 m runway and a short Saturday open window are the real planning constraints — pad Bodø connections. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One compact passenger building on the E10 edge of Leknes detail: >- Check-in and bag drop sit landside in the single passenger terminal. There is no second terminal and no airside train. Re-check screens; gate calls still move when wind, low cloud, or snow slows the field. Widerøe Ground Handling is the published handling agent (**+47 98 90 15 62**). European route **E10** runs along the east side of the airport. summary: >- Single 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 Leknes or on the aircraft detail: >- Official Avinor Shopping and food directory for Leknes 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 Leknes 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 — walk, bus 741 via the road junction, taxi, or rental car' detail: >- There is no Priority Pass / LoungeKey / walk-up passenger lounge on current Avinor Leknes shopping pages. For town (~**1–1.2 km**), plan taxi, rental car, the ~**20-minute** walk, or Entur’s walk to **Lufthavnveien kryss** + Nordland bus **741**. English Wikipedia’s “no buses” line is outdated relative to live Entur patterns — still, there is no dedicated airport curb coach on Avinor’s pages. Parking is OnePark (**64 81 19 80**). There is no rail link. summary: >- Zero lounges; ~1 km into Leknes by taxi, walk, or 741 via Lufthavnveien kryss; no rail. 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 Leknes shopping page. location: Airside washrooms after security in the single departure hold terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.1 slug: lkn region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/lkn](/airports/lkn). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/lkn) - [Lounge directory](/airports/lkn/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Leknes Airport (LKN) Leknes, Norway · Europe A tiny, lounge-free Avinor short-field for Leknes and western Lofoten — about a kilometre into town, essentially no published airside F&B, and coastal weather on a 1,071 m runway as the real tradeoff against total terminal simplicity. ## Airportist Score **6.1 / 10** - Comfort: 6.0 - Navigation: 9.0 - Food: 3.0 - Transport: 7.6 - Disruption resilience: 5.0 ## At a glance - Passengers: 164,150 (2025) - Terminals: 1 (compact single terminal) - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Leknes / Vestvågøy and western Lofoten trips - Tight Widerøe Dash 8 connections where you want zero terminal complexity - Travelers who will eat in town and only need a short taxi, walk, or 741 hop ## 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 10:30–14:30 on published contact hours - 1,071 m short-field runway with displaced thresholds — Lofoten weather regularly delays Bodø links ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/lkn/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/lkn/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/lkn/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/lkn/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/lkn/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/lkn/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/lkn/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/lkn/reviews.md)