Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll – MQN Røssvoll, Norway
Mo i Rana Airport, is a regional airport located about 10 kilometers outside the town in the village of Mo-irana, Røssvoll. It serves the town of Mo i Rana in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The state-owned Avinor operates the civic airport. In 2014, there were more than 104,474 passengers who used the Mo i Rana Airport facilities. In 2002, the Ministry of Transport launched an idea of merging the three airports serving Northern Helgeland (including Mo I Rana) into one new airport with bigger facilities and amenities with the parliament giving the go signal in 2013 but start of construction has been delayed.
Best Time to Visit
Widerøe, a Norwegian airline, connects the community to Bodø, Trondheim, and other communities in Nordland and Nord-Trøndelag counties. There is an adequate terminal serving the needs of passengers. There is one asphalt runway but it has been deemed too short for flights with enough fuel to reach Oslo that’s why flights with fuel stop were introduced in 2017. The areas nearby that also utilize the services of the MQN-Mo i Rana Airport are Rognan, Rokland and Storjord.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Mo i Rana Airport hotels are within approximately less than 15 kilometers away giving passengers easy access to the airport as well as the conveniences of its fine amenities. Some of them are the Comfort Hotel Ole Tobias, which is only14 kilometers off the airport; the Fjordgaarden Mo is also just 14 kilometers away while the Clarion Collection Hotel Helma is just 17 minutes away.
