What is Tromsø Airport, Skattøra?
{{coord|69.6958|N|019.0189|E|display=title}} {{Not to be confused with|Tromsø Airport}}[[File:Abandoned_German_seaplanes_at_Tromso_1945.jpg|thumb|Abandoned German seaplanes at Tromsø]] '''Tromsø Airport, Skattøra''' was an airport in [[Norway]] that was built on water. It was used as a military air base. It was constructed in 1938 and was used until 1975. During the [[World War II|Second World War]], it was used by the German [[Luftwaffe]] and they made it the center for their [[Sea plane|seaplane]] fleet in the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]]. After the war, it was taken over by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and became a main air station until 1959. It also had civilian traffic from 1946, with airlines like [[Scandinavian Airlines]] and [[Widerøe]]. The airport closed in 1975 and is no longer in use.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tromsø Airport, Skattøra|language=en|work=Military Wiki|url=https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Troms%C3%B8_Airport,_Skatt%C3%B8ra|access-date=2023-04-09}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Airports in Europe]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Tromsø]]