Airports / Norway / KRS
Kristiansand Airport
ENCN / KRSKristiansand(Kjevik), NorwayELEV 57 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
71 nm
To the nearest alternate
Thisted Airport (TED).
Overview
Kristiansand Airport (ENCN / KRS) is a large commercial airport serving Kristiansand(Kjevik), Norway. The airport sits 57 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KRS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Thisted Airport (TED, 71 nm), Skien Airport (ENSN, 75 nm), and Sindal Airport (CNL, 80 nm).
Charter pricing from KRS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Kjevik Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kristiansand(Kjevik).
Field capability
ICAO
ENCN
IATA
KRS
FAA / Local
ENCN
Elevation
57 ft
Coordinates
58.2042° N · 8.0854° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Norway fields
state range 9–2,054 ft
At 57 ft, KRS sits lower than 51% of the 43 Norway fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 71nmTEDThisted AirportThisted
- 75nmENSNSkien AirportGeiteryggen
- 80nmCNLSindal AirportSindal
- 87nmSVGStavanger Airport, SolaStavanger
- 87nmAALAalborg AirportAalborg
- 89nmNTBNotodden AirportNotodden
Location
Open the full mapENCN · Kristiansand Airport · Kristiansand(Kjevik), Norway