Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (IATA: KRS, ICAO: ENCN) is situated 4.3 NM (8.0 km; 4.9 mi) northeast of the city Kristiansand, Vest-Agder in southern Norway, located 16 km (9.9 mi) from the city centre. The airport serves the Agder district with domestic and international flights. In 2008 the airport had 915,092 passengers. The airport is operated by Avinor. Travellers should make sure they avoid mixup with the Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget loc...
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Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (IATA: KRS, ICAO: ENCN) is situated 4.3 NM (8.0 km; 4.9 mi) northeast of the city Kristiansand, Vest-Agder in southern Norway, located 16 km (9.9 mi) from the city centre. The airport serves the Agder district with domestic and international flights. In 2008 the airport had 915,092 passengers. The airport is operated by Avinor. Travellers should make sure they avoid mixup with the Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget located in the middle part of Norway.
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has a training centre at the airport.
In 1936, the city of Kristiansand decided to build an airport at Kongsgård, but later changed their minds and built it at Kjevik. The airport's construction started in 1938, and it was officially opened 1 June 1939, with a concrete runway of 1000 metres. In addition it had also a facility to land sea planes. The first plane to land officially was a DC-2 from KLM, flying from Oslo to Amsterdam.
When the Germans attacked Norway on 9 April 1940...
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