Oslo Airport, Fornebu

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Oslo Airport, Fornebu was the former main airport serving Oslo, Norway, operating from 1939 until its closure in 1998 when it was supplanted by Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct airport
former international airport
closureDate 1998
country Norway
distanceFromOsloCentre approximately 8 km west
eraOfOperation Cold War era NERFINISHED
World War II period NERFINISHED
late 20th century
post-war period
hadFunction charter flights
domestic flights
international flights
hadRole primary gateway to Norway by air
hasHeritageStatus parts preserved as historical structures
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasRunwayType paved runway
IATAcode FBU NERFINISHED
ICAOcode ENFB NERFINISHED
inaugurationYear 1939
locatedIn Bærum NERFINISHED
Eastern Norway
Fornebu NERFINISHED
Viken county
locatedInMetropolitanArea Oslo metropolitan area NERFINISHED
locatedOn Fornebu peninsula NERFINISHED
notableFor being Oslo’s main airport from 1939 to 1998
notableTenantAfterClosure Telenor headquarters NERFINISHED
openingDate 1939
postClosureUse office developments
residential area
technology and business park
primaryUse civil aviation
regionServed Eastern Norway NERFINISHED
servedCity Oslo NERFINISHED
supersededBy Oslo Airport, Gardermoen NERFINISHED
transitionedTrafficTo Oslo Airport, Gardermoen NERFINISHED
wasHubFor Braathens SAFE NERFINISHED
Scandinavian Airlines NERFINISHED
Widerøe NERFINISHED
wasMainAirportFor Norway NERFINISHED
Oslo NERFINISHED
wasOperatedBy Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration NERFINISHED
wasOwnedBy Norwegian government NERFINISHED
wasReplacedAsMainAirportInYear 1998
wasSubjectOfDebate capacity constraints
need for new main airport
noise issues

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ENGM replacedAirport Oslo Airport, Fornebu
OSL replacedAirport Oslo Airport, Fornebu