--- iata: SKN name: 'Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen' city: Stokmarknes country: Norway lastUpdated: '2026-09-04' officialWebsite: 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/' sources: - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/Shopping-and-food/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/Parking/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/info/Parking/drop-in-parking/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/info/car-rental/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/info/to-and-from-the-airport/' - >- https://avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/about-stokmarknes-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/Stokmarknes_Airport' - 'https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokmarknes_lufthavn,_Skagen' - 'https://skyvector.com/airport/ENSK/Stokmarknes-Skagen-Airport' - 'https://entur.no/' - 'https://07550.no/' - 'https://reisnordland.no/' quickFacts: - >- Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (Norwegian Stokmarknes lufthavn, Skagen; Northern Sámi Njárgga girdihámman), IATA **SKN** / ICAO **ENSK**, sits at Skagen on the southern tip of Langøya in Hadsel Municipality, Nordland — about **5 km** northeast of Stokmarknes town and about **20 km** southwest of Sortland (English Wikipedia). Visiting address **Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen, 8450 Stokmarknes**; postal **Avinor, Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen, P.O. Box 150, 2061 Gardermoen**. Official English hub: avinor.no/en/airport/stokmarknes/. Do not confuse it with Svolvær Helle (**SVJ**), Leknes (**LKN**), Evenes / Harstad-Narvik (**EVE**), Andøya (**ANX**), or Bodø (**BOO**). - >- Operator: **Avinor**. Official passengers-2025.xlsx (scheduled + non-scheduled roll-up, column S): **126,986** passengers in **2025** (**+9.7%** vs **115,743** in **2024**, matching Avinor’s published annual series on Wikipedia’s traffic table). Terminal passengers (column N): **124,686**. Fully civilian Avinor short-field airport — not a closed military airbase. Opened **1 July 1972** as part of Norway’s coastal short-field programme; Avinor has operated it since the state took over from Hadsel municipality after the first ~20 years (English Wikipedia). - >- One asphalt runway **08/26**, **919 ×** asphalt length in the English Wikipedia AIP-derived table (**3,015 ft**); SkyVector lists **924 × 30 m** hard with displaced thresholds about **197 ft / 115 ft**. Field elevation about **13 ft / 4 m** MSL. Plan for a true Vesterålen short field, not a jet runway — magnetic-variation renumbering produced today’s **08/26** labels (SkyVector note: redesignated **15 Jul 2021**). - >- No rail at the curb. Avinor’s English to-and-from page documents an **Airport Bus** run by **Sortland Taxi** between Sortland and Skagen (~**20 minutes**; phone **+47 91 16 32 06**; timetables/prices on **07550.no**), plus scheduled buses via **reisnordland.no**. Norwegian Wikipedia still notes a ~**10-minute** taxi into Stokmarknes. 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 SKN. Free Wi‑Fi SSID **AIRPORT** (~**4 hours** after captive-portal accept). No passenger lounge is listed on Avinor’s Stokmarknes shopping page; Priority Pass has no SKN lounge URL. - >- Official shopping directory: Avinor’s Stokmarknes Shopping and food page lists a post-security **Cafe** plus **Digital vending machines** (hot drinks, soft drinks, snacks) in the café area on the **first floor** of the departure hall — **card only**. No separate Tax Free shop is named. Hub airline at research time is **Widerøe** (Dash 8) on Bodø / Tromsø / Andenes and other Nordland links, with seasonal Oslo historically published — confirm live. Published terminal hours (contact page): weekdays **06:00–21:15**; Saturday **10:00–16:00**; Sunday **10:00–21:15** (hours may flex with the seasonal programme). Car hire on the Avinor page: **Avis** (**76 11 37 10**), **Hertz** (**76 11 07 17**), **Europcar** (**76 11 81 20** / **477 02 190**), and **Sortland Used Car Rental** (**411 03 711** / **76 12 82 78**). Parking is **OnePark**-operated (desk **64 81 19 80**, 24/7). Widerøe Ground Handling is the published handler (**+47 98 90 14 94**). bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Short Vesterålen strip — coastal weather and Saturday hours own the clock detail: >- SKN is a one-terminal short-field airport, so walking times inside are short — the schedule risk is Nordland coastal weather on a ~**919–924 m** 08/26 runway with displaced thresholds, plus the published Saturday terminal window (**10:00–16:00** only). Pad same-day Bodø (**BOO**), Tromsø (**TOS**), or Oslo connections even when the landside hall looks empty. Overnight stays inside are not part of the published operating pattern. summary: >- Tiny terminal; Vesterålen weather on a ~920 m 08/26 and a short Saturday open window are the real planning constraints — pad Bodø/Tromsø/Oslo connections. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One compact passenger building at Skagen on Langøya 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 rain slows the field. Widerøe Ground Handling is the published handling agent (**+47 98 90 14 94**). Visiting address on Avinor’s contact page: **Skagen, 8450 Stokmarknes**. summary: >- Single terminal; post-security Cafe + card-only vending on floor 1; walking distances are short. category: terminal - label: Food title: >- Post-security Cafe + card-only vending — still eat in town if banks are thin detail: >- Official Avinor Shopping and food directory lists a **Cafe** after security and **Digital vending machines** (hot drinks, soft drinks, snacks) in the café area on the first floor of the departure hall — payment by **card only**. Treat café hours as programme-linked rather than a full-day food court. For early/late gaps or long weather holds, eat in Stokmarknes or Sortland before you travel. No Tax Free shop is listed. summary: >- One Cafe plus card-only vending after security on Avinor’s directory; confirm the café is open for your bank, otherwise plan town or onboard meals. category: food - label: Status title: 'No lounge — Sortland Taxi airport bus (~20 min), taxi, or rental car' detail: >- There is no Priority Pass / LoungeKey / walk-up passenger lounge on current Avinor Stokmarknes shopping pages. For Sortland, plan the Avinor- listed **Airport Bus** by Sortland Taxi (~**20 minutes**, **+47 91 16 32 06**, **07550.no**) or a verified Reis Nordland / Entur departure. For Stokmarknes town, taxi is the practical ~**10-minute** hop. Parking is **OnePark**-operated (24/7 desk **64 81 19 80**). There is no rail link. summary: >- Zero lounges; Sortland Taxi airport bus ~20 min to Sortland; taxi ~10 min to Stokmarknes; 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 when the café or vending machines are closed between banks. location: Airside washrooms after security in the single departure hold terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: 'Digital vending machines (café area, 1st floor)' zone: airside price: Card-only machine price (confirm on the day) summary: >- Avinor lists card-only digital vending machines for hot drinks, soft drinks, and snacks in the café area on the first floor of the departure hall after security — useful when the Cafe counter is closed between banks. Confirm stock on the day; prices are machine-displayed. location: Café area on the first floor of the departure hall after security terminal: Main terminal airportistScore: 6.2 slug: skn region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/skn](/airports/skn). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/skn) - [Lounge directory](/airports/skn/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) Stokmarknes, Norway · Europe A tiny, lounge-free Avinor short-field for Stokmarknes and Vesterålen — post-security Cafe plus card-only vending when banks run, Sortland Taxi airport bus toward Sortland, and coastal weather on a ~920 m runway as the real tradeoff against total terminal simplicity. ## Airportist Score **6.2 / 10** - Comfort: 6.0 - Navigation: 9.0 - Food: 4.8 - Transport: 7.5 - Disruption resilience: 4.8 ## At a glance - Passengers: 126,986 (2025) - Terminals: 1 (compact single terminal) - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Stokmarknes / Hadsel and Vesterålen trips - Tight Widerøe Dash 8 connections where you want zero terminal complexity - Travelers who will use Sortland Taxi’s airport bus, a short taxi into Stokmarknes, or a rental car ## Watch out for - No passenger lounge — Priority Pass / LoungeKey will not help here - Cafe and vending are programme-linked — do not treat SKN as a full-day food court - Saturday terminal open only 10:00–16:00 on published contact hours - ~919–924 m short-field runway with displaced thresholds — Vesterålen weather regularly delays Bodø/Tromsø links ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/skn/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/skn/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/skn/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/skn/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/skn/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/skn/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/skn/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/skn/reviews.md)