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Vadsø Airport

Vadsø, NO

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Vadsø Airport

Vadsø, Norway · Europe

A compact, lounge-free Avinor short-field for Vadsø — taxi-first ground access about 3–4 km from town, no named airside F&B on Avinor’s directory, and Arctic coastal weather on an ~1 km 07/25 runway, with Widerøe PSO Dash 8s as the published scheduled airline.

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6.0/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use9.0
Comfort & amenities5.6
Food & retail3.0
Ground access6.6
Reliability4.8
Lounges4.3

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Vadsø Airport

Vadsø, Norway · Europe

A compact, lounge-free Avinor short-field for Vadsø — taxi-first ground access about 3–4 km from town, no named airside F&B on Avinor’s directory, and Arctic coastal weather on an ~1 km 07/25 runway, with Widerøe PSO Dash 8s as the published scheduled airline.

Airportist Score

6.0/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use9.0
Comfort & amenities5.6
Food & retail3.0
Ground access6.6
Reliability4.8
Lounges4.3

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Typical security
8 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
~5–10 min to Vadsø centre
Airport taxi rank
Cheapest to city
Snelandia regional bus 150
Confirm live on snelandia.no / Entur · Timetable dependent (often longer wait than taxi)
On time
70%
of departures
Terminals
1
passenger terminal (Kiby)
Passengers / year
80,540 (2025)

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56 km
BJFBåtsfjord Airport
Båtsfjord
60 km
BVGBerlevåg Airport
Berlevåg
95 km
MEHMehamn Airport
Mehamn
131 km

KKNKirkenes Airport
Kirkenes
6.738 km
VAWVardø Airport, Svartnes
Vardø
5.856 km
BJFBåtsfjord Airport
Båtsfjord
5.860 km
BVGBerlevåg Airport
Berlevåg
5.795 km
MEHMehamn Airport
Mehamn
5.7131 km

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Editorial profile notes — not a live alert feed. Live operations are on Overview and in the panel below.

Published alerts

Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 4, 2026.

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~1 km STOL runway (07/25) — Finnmark coastal weather is the recurring disruption modeWeekday terminal opens only 04:00–15:00 and 18:00–00:00 on published contact hours — plan around the afternoon gap

Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.

Typical departure delays24 min · 32%

Typical arrival delays22 min · 30%

Typical cancellations0 min · 5%

Live operations

Live operational signals from Flighty or FAA, plus checkpoint waits where airports publish them.

☁️5°C / 41°F

Security wait times

Current security wait information is not available for this airport. Check the airport's official website or app before travel.

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Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Oct 21, 12:44 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.