--- iata: SSJ name: 'Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka' city: Sandnessjøen country: Norway lastUpdated: '2026-09-04' officialWebsite: 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/' sources: - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/Shopping-and-food/' - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/Parking/' - >- https://avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/information/Parking/drop-in-parking/ - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/information/Car-rental/' - >- https://avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/about-sandnessjoen-airport/contact-information/ - 'https://avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/to-and-from-the-airport/' - 'https://helgelandtransportservice.no/tjenester/flybuss' - '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/Sandnessj%C3%B8en_Airport' - 'https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandnessj%C3%B8en_lufthavn,_Stokka' - 'https://skyvector.com/airport/ENST/Sandnessjoen-Stokka-Airport' - 'https://ourairports.com/airports/ENST/' - 'https://entur.no/' quickFacts: - >- Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (Norwegian Sandnessjøen lufthavn, Stokka), IATA **SSJ** / ICAO **ENST**, sits at Stokka in Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland, about **10 km** south of Sandnessjøen town (Norwegian Wikipedia) / **5.5 NM** southwest of the town (English Wikipedia / Avinor AIP note). Visiting address **Søvikveien 327, 8804 Sandnessjøen**; postal **Avinor, Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka, P.O. Box 150, 2061 Gardermoen**. Official English hub: avinor.no/en/airport/sandnessjoen/. Do not confuse it with Brønnøysund Brønnøy (**BNN**), Mosjøen Kjærstad (**MJF**), Mo i Rana Røssvoll (**MQN**), or Bodø (**BOO**). - >- Operator: **Avinor**. Official passengers-2025.xlsx (scheduled + non-scheduled roll-up, column S): **90,814** passengers in **2025** (**+18.4%** vs about **76,677** in **2024**). Terminal passengers (column N): **86,471**. Fully civilian Avinor regional short-field — not a closed military airbase. Opened **30 June 1968** with the first Helgeland STOL group (Norwegian Wikipedia). Air traffic services moved to Avinor’s Bodø Remote Tower Centre from **9 April 2025** (Norwegian Wikipedia / NTB press note). - >- One hard runway **02/20**, about **1,408–1,409 × 30 m** asphalt physical strip (English Wikipedia **1,409 m**; OurAirports **4,619 × 98 ft** / **1,408 × 30 m** with displaced thresholds ~**80 m** on 02 and ~**105 m** on 20). SkyVector lists field elevation about **56 ft / 17 m** MSL. Norwegian Wikipedia still quotes a shorter **~1,199 m** declared length — treat physical vs declared distances carefully and read the live AIP for dispatch. Plan for a true Helgeland regional field, not a jet runway. - >- No rail at the curb. Avinor’s to-and-from page documents **Helgeland Transport Service** airport bus into Sandnessjøen (~**15 minutes**; Avinor quotes **165 / 270 NOK** one-way / return — the operator’s own Flybuss page currently lists **175 / 280 NOK** adult, children **12 and under free**, return valid **1 month** in paper form; phone **+47 45 19 19 19**). Entur registers stop **Sandnessjøen lufthavn** (**NSR:StopPlace:59285**). Taxi and car hire cover bags-and-weather trips. Parking is **OnePark**-operated. - >- 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 SSJ. Free Wi‑Fi SSID **AIRPORT** (~**4 hours** after captive-portal accept). No passenger lounge is listed on Avinor’s Sandnessjøen shopping page. - >- Official shopping directory: Avinor’s Sandnessjøen 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 — confirm live. Published terminal hours (contact page): weekdays **05:30–23:00**; Saturday **09:30–14:00**; Sunday **14:00–23:00**. Car hire on the Avinor page: **Avis** (**954 67 430**), **Hertz** (**982 05 596**), **Europcar** (**75 06 37 11**), **SIXT** (**452 56 911**). Parking desk **64 81 19 80** (OnePark, 24/7). Widerøe Ground Handling is the published fixed-wing handler (**+47 41 70 63 90**). bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Helgeland short field — coastal weather and Saturday hours own the clock detail: >- SSJ is a one-terminal short-field airport, so walking times inside are short — the schedule risk is Nordland coastal weather on a ~**1.4 km** 02/20 runway (OurAirports shows displaced thresholds on both ends), plus the published Saturday terminal window (**09:30–14:00** 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 ~1.4 km 02/20 and a short Saturday open window are the real planning constraints — pad Bodø/Trondheim/Oslo connections. category: timing - label: Terminal title: One compact passenger building at Stokka — remote tower since April 2025 detail: >- Check-in and bag drop sit landside in the single passenger terminal. There is no second fixed-wing terminal and no airside train. Local tower watch ended when Avinor’s Bodø Remote Tower Centre took SSJ on **9 April 2025** — ATC is remote, the passenger flow is unchanged. Re-check screens; gate calls still move when wind, low cloud, or rain slows the field. Visiting address on Avinor’s contact page: **Søvikveien 327, 8804 Sandnessjøen**. 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 Sandnessjøen or on the aircraft detail: >- Official Avinor Shopping and food directory for Sandnessjøen 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 Sandnessjøen 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 eat in town or onboard. category: food - label: Status title: Documented Flybuss + taxi — still no lounge and no rail detail: >- There is no Priority Pass / LoungeKey / walk-up passenger lounge on current Avinor Sandnessjøen shopping pages. Avinor documents Helgeland Transport Service Flybuss (~**15 min** into town). Prefer the operator’s current fare card (**175 / 280 NOK** adult one-way / return on helgelandtransportservice.no; **+47 45 19 19 19**) over older Avinor **165 / 270 NOK** figures if they disagree. Taxi remains the bags-and-weather default. Entur stop **Sandnessjøen lufthavn** (**NSR:StopPlace:59285**). No rail. Avis / Hertz / Europcar / SIXT on Avinor’s car-rental page; OnePark parking desk **64 81 19 80**. summary: >- Zero lounges; Flybuss ~15 min to town (operator ~175 NOK); taxi and rental cars cover the rest — no train. 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 Sandnessjøen shopping page. location: Airside washrooms after security in the single departure hold terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true airportistScore: 6.4 slug: ssj region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/ssj](/airports/ssj). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/ssj) - [Lounge directory](/airports/ssj/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) Sandnessjøen, Norway · Europe A compact, lounge-free Avinor short-field for Sandnessjøen and Alstahaug — documented Flybuss into town, essentially no published airside F&B, and coastal weather on a ~1.4 km runway as the real tradeoff against total terminal simplicity. ## Airportist Score **6.4 / 10** - Comfort: 6.4 - Navigation: 9.0 - Food: 3.0 - Transport: 7.8 - Disruption resilience: 5.6 ## At a glance - Passengers: 90,814 (2025) - Terminals: 1 passenger terminal - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Sandnessjøen / Alstahaug and Helgeland coast trips - Tight Widerøe Dash 8 connections where you want zero terminal complexity - Travelers who will eat in town and can use the Flybuss, taxi, 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 09:30–14:00 on published contact hours - ~1.4 km short-field runway with displaced thresholds — Helgeland coastal weather regularly delays Bodø/Trondheim/Oslo links ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/ssj/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/ssj/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/ssj/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/ssj/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/ssj/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/ssj/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/ssj/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/ssj/reviews.md)