---
iata: RET
name: Røst Airport
city: Røst
country: Norway
lastUpdated: '2026-09-05'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.avinor.no/en/airport/rost/'
sources:
  - 'https://www.avinor.no/en/airport/rost/'
  - 'https://www.avinor.no/en/airport/rost/shopping-and-food/'
  - 'https://www.avinor.no/en/airport/rost/parking/'
  - >-
    https://www.avinor.no/en/airport/rost/about-Rost-Airport/contact-information/
  - 'https://www.avinor.no/en/practical-info/wifi/'
  - 'https://www.avinor.no/en/practical-info/security-check/'
  - 'https://om.avinor.no/globalassets/passengers-2025.xlsx'
  - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B8st_Airport'
  - 'https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B8st_lufthavn'
  - 'https://skyvector.com/airport/ENRS/Rost-Airport'
  - 'https://ourairports.com/airports/ENRS/'
  - 'https://entur.no/'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    Røst Airport (Norwegian Røst lufthavn / Røst Airport), IATA **RET** / ICAO
    **ENRS**, is a fully civilian Avinor regional STOL field on the northern
    edge of Røstlandet in Røst Municipality, Nordland, Norway — the outermost
    inhabited island group in the Lofoten chain. It serves the fishing village
    on Røstlandet (English Wikipedia places the field just north of the main
    settlement). Visiting address on Avinor’s contact page: **Røst Airport, 8064
    Røst**; postal **Avinor, Røst Airport, PB 150, 2061 Gardermoen**. Official
    English hub: avinor.no/en/airport/rost/. Do not confuse it with Rørvik
    (**RVK** / Ryum), Røros (**RRS**), Leknes (**LKN**), Svolvær (**SVJ**), or
    Værøy Heliport (**VRY**). Fully civilian Avinor regional STOL field — not a
    military airbase.
  - >-
    Operator: **Avinor**. Official passengers-2025.xlsx roll-up (column S,
    scheduled + non-scheduled including transfer/transit): **11,441** passengers
    in **2025** (**−11.7%** YoY on that column). Terminal passengers (column N):
    **7,460**. Scheduled arrived/departed (column C): **7,392**. Opened **1 June
    1986** together with Værøy’s then-airport programme (English / Norwegian
    Wikipedia); state/Avinor ownership after the mid-1990s regional-airport
    nationalisation wave. Tower is **remotely controlled from Bodø** (English
    Wikipedia). Avinor schema.org on the hub publishes IATA **RET** / ICAO
    **ENRS** with coordinates about **67.5278°N, 12.1033°E**.
  - >-
    One asphalt runway **03/21**. English Wikipedia (AIP-derived) lists **880 ×
    30 m** (**2,887 × 98 ft**). SkyVector / OurAirports cards for **ENRS** sit
    in the same ~**880 m** STOL class — treat small metre/foot card differences
    as charting/rounding, not a second runway. Field elevation about **3 m / 10
    ft** AMSL (Wikipedia / Avinor-linked AIP tradition). Exposed Atlantic /
    Vestfjorden island weather on a sub-kilometre strip is first-class schedule
    risk. Largest type commonly cited for the field is Widerøe’s Dash 8-100
    class (English Wikipedia).
  - >-
    No rail at the curb. Entur/NSR registers stop **Røst lufthavn**
    (**NSR:StopPlace:722**) at the airport. Avinor does **not** currently
    publish a dedicated English “to and from / collectively” page for Røst (404
    at research time). English Wikipedia states **taxis can be prebooked** and
    that there is **free parking for about 20 vehicles**. Private car +
    prebooked taxi are the practical defaults on this tiny island — verify any
    bus claim live on Entur before you skip a taxi booking.
  - >-
    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
    RET. Free Wi‑Fi SSID **AIRPORT** (~**4 hours** after captive-portal accept,
    same Avinor Wi‑Fi product page as other Avinor fields). No passenger lounge
    is listed on Avinor’s Røst shopping page.
  - >-
    Official shopping directory: Avinor’s Røst Shopping and food page currently
    lists **no named café, kiosk, or Tax Free shop** (ItemList `numberOfItems:
    0`). Treat airside retail as absent and confirm on the day. Hub airline on
    Avinor’s airline strip / Wikipedia at research time is **Widerøe** on
    PSO-style Nordland short-haul (commonly described toward **Bodø** and
    Lofoten links such as **Leknes** / **Svolvær** — confirm the live board).
    Published terminal hours (contact page): Mon/Fri **07:10–09:15** and
    **19:10–21:50**; Tue–Thu **07:10–21:50**; Sat **11:10–13:50**; Sun
    **18:10–21:50**. Parking is **free** on site; **OnePark** runs the product
    (customer service 24/7 on **64 81 19 80**). Widerøe Ground Handling is the
    published fixed-wing handler (**+47 98 90 15 66**).
bentoTips:
  - label: Timing
    title: Match the published banks — Røst weather still owns the clock
    detail: >-
      RET is a one-terminal short-field airport, so walking times inside are
      short. The schedule risks are (1) Avinor’s published split banks on Monday
      and Friday (**07:10–09:15** / **19:10–21:50**), (2) Saturday’s short
      midday window only (**11:10–13:50**), (3) Sunday’s late-only hours
      (**18:10–21:50**), and (4) Vestfjorden / outer-Lofoten coastal weather on
      an asphalt STOL runway charted as **03/21** at about **880 × 30 m**.
      Overnight stays inside are not part of the published operating pattern —
      match arrivals to contact-page hours.
    summary: >-
      Tiny terminal; Mon/Fri split banks, Saturday only 11:10–13:50, Sunday only
      18:10–21:50, and outer-Lofoten STOL weather on ~880 m 03/21 are the real
      planning constraints.
    category: timing
  - label: Terminal
    title: One compact Røst passenger building — no second terminal myth
    detail: >-
      Check-in, security, and the departure hold sit in a single Avinor
      passenger terminal at **Røst Airport, 8064 Røst**, on the north edge of
      Røstlandet just above the main village (English Wikipedia). There is no
      multi-pier campus and no airside train. English Wikipedia describes a
      simple terminal sized for about **40 passengers per hour** with apron
      space for one Dash 8-100-class airliner. Re-check screens when wind, low
      cloud, or sea spray slows the short runway. Air traffic services are
      remote-towered from Bodø.
    summary: >-
      Single passenger 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 Røst village or on the aircraft
    detail: >-
      Official Avinor Shopping and food directory for Røst is empty of named
      outlets on the research day — no Narvesen, Point, Tax Free, or café title
      is published (ItemList `numberOfItems: 0`). Assume you may find nothing
      open after security and eat in Røstlandet village 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 village or onboard meals.
    category: food
  - label: Status
    title: No lounge — taxi/prebook first; free parking on the Avinor/OnePark product
    detail: >-
      There is no Priority Pass / LoungeKey / walk-up passenger lounge on
      current Avinor Røst shopping pages. Avinor has no live English
      collectively page for RET at research time; English Wikipedia’s practical
      note is that **taxis can be prebooked**. Entur stop **Røst lufthavn**
      (**NSR:StopPlace:722**) exists — verify live before you invent a bus.
      Parking on the Avinor parking page is **free** (own risk) with about
      **20** spaces cited in English Wikipedia; OnePark customer service is **64
      81 19 80**. There is no rail link.
    summary: >-
      Zero lounges; free OnePark parking; prebooked taxi is the practical
      published ground default on this island STOL field.
    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 Røst shopping page.
    location: Airside washrooms after security in the single departure hold
    terminal: Main terminal
    isBestValue: true
    isBestQuality: true
airportistScore: 5.5
slug: ret
region: Europe
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# Røst Airport (RET)
Røst, Norway · Europe
A compact, lounge-free Avinor short-field for Røst / outer Lofoten — free OnePark parking (~20 cars), taxi-first ground access beside Røstlandet village, no named airside F&B on Avinor’s directory, split Monday/Friday banks with a short Saturday midday window, and Atlantic island weather on an ~880 m runway, with Widerøe PSO Dash 8s as the published scheduled airline.
## Airportist Score

**5.5 / 10**
- Comfort: 5.3
- Navigation: 9.0
- Food: 2.5
- Transport: 6.8
- Disruption resilience: 4.3

## At a glance

- Passengers: 11,441 (2025)
- Terminals: 1 passenger terminal
- Typical security: 8 min
- On-time: 62%
- Disruption: minor

## Best for

- Røst / outermost Lofoten trips on Widerøe Dash 8 PSO links via Bodø or Lofoten short-fields
- Travelers who want zero terminal complexity and will eat in Røstlandet village
- Self-drive or taxi visitors using free on-site parking next to the village

## 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
- Mon/Fri split banks 07:10–09:15 and 19:10–21:50; Saturday only 11:10–13:50; Sunday only 18:10–21:50
- ~880 m STOL runway (03/21) — Vestfjorden / outer-Lofoten weather regularly delays connections

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/ret/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/ret/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/ret/amenities.md)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/ret/tips.md)
- [Water](/airports/ret/water.md)
- [Full guide](/airports/ret/guide.md)
- [Disruptions](/airports/ret/disruptions.md)
- [Reviews](/airports/ret/reviews.md)

