# Hammerfest Airport (HFT)

> Hammerfest, NO · IATA: HFT · ICAO: ENHF · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `HFT` |
| ICAO | `ENHF` |
| City | Hammerfest |
| Country | NO |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 81 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 70.67970, 23.66860 |

## Description

HFT and ENHF identify Hammerfest Airport, the air link for one of Europe's northernmost towns and for the Barents Sea oil and gas industry. On nearby Melkøya island, Equinor's Hammerfest LNG plant — Europe's first large-scale LNG export facility — liquefies gas from the Snøhvit field. Since 2025 Widerøe is the sole scheduled carrier, flying Dash 8-100 turboprops up to eight times daily to Tromsø plus public-service routes across Finnmark; freight travels in the belly only, as there is no dedicated cargo terminal. The airport also works as a helicopter base for offshore operations at the Snøhvit and Johan Castberg fields (Bristow S-92s for Equinor and Eni). Its short, exposed coastal runway caps payload and availability, which is why a replacement airport at nearby Grøtnes has been debated for years; Avinor advised against it in 2019 on cost and cost-benefit grounds, and an extension of the existing field remains the locally favoured alternative, with no decision taken. Larger air-cargo consignments route through Tromsø Airport (TOS), about 190 kilometres to the south-west by air, or through Alta (ALF). Norway sits outside the EU customs union, so shipments from the EU always need a Norwegian import declaration; heavy and project cargo moves through the ice-free port of Hammerfest and by road on the Rv94 and E6.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/hammerfest-airport-hft](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/hammerfest-airport-hft)*

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