# Norving

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Former Norwegian regional airline

Norving Founded 1971 Ceased operations 1993 Headquarters Kirkenes, Norway

**Norving A/S** was a [regional airline](/source/Regional_airline) that operated in [Norway](/source/Norway) between 1971 and 1993. It had roots back to the establishment of **Varangfly** in 1959. At its peak, the company had eight bases and 27 aircraft.[1]

## History

Varangfly was founded on 24 July 1959 by Bjarne Zakariassen, Bjørn Rist and Odd Bentzen. In 1971, the company merged with [Tromsø](/source/Troms%C3%B8_(city))-based **Nor-Wings**, and the following year it bought [Bodø](/source/Bod%C3%B8_(town))-based **Nordlandsfly**. At that time the airline was renamed Norving.[1] With the take-over, Norving had ambulance aircraft covering all of Northern Norway.[2]

With the construction of the regional airports in Western [Troms](/source/Troms) and in [Finnmark](/source/Finnmark), Norving competed to get the [concession](/source/Concession_(contract)) for subsidies from the [Ministry of Transport](/source/Norwegian_Ministry_of_Transport_and_Communications). The government chose instead to grant the concession to [Widerøe](/source/Wider%C3%B8e), who had been operating the other parts of the regional airports in Western and Northern Norway.[3]

Norving continued to work for more regional airports in Finnmark, and was instrumental in establishing them in [Berlevåg](/source/Berlev%C3%A5g_(village)), [Båtsfjord](/source/B%C3%A5tsfjord_(village)), [Gamvik](/source/Gamvik_(village)), [Hasvik](/source/Hasvik_(village)) and [Kjøllefjord](/source/Kj%C3%B8llefjord).[2] During the 1980s, Norving made a massive expansion into Southern Norway, and tried to capture concessions for routes feeding the regional airport to the large cities. In particular, the airline established itself at [Skien Airport, Geiteryggen](/source/Skien_Airport%2C_Geiteryggen), [Geilo Airport, Dagali](/source/Geilo_Airport%2C_Dagali), [Fagernes Airport, Leirin](/source/Fagernes_Airport%2C_Leirin), [Sandefjord Airport, Torp](/source/Sandefjord_Airport%2C_Torp), [Stord Airport, Sørstokken](/source/Stord_Airport%2C_S%C3%B8rstokken) and [Hamar Airport, Stafsberg](/source/Hamar_Airport%2C_Stafsberg). However, Norving could not make enough revenue to make a profit, and was forced to massively close down routes.[2] At the most, the company had eight bases and 27 aircraft.[1] By 1989, there was only two bases and four planes still in operation, before the company filed for bankruptcy in 1993.[1] Subsidized routes in Northern Norway were taken over by [Widerøe](/source/Wider%C3%B8e).[2]

## Fleet

Norving [Saab 340](/source/Saab_340)

Through its history, Norving operated the following aircraft:[4]

Model Quantity Built First in Last out Piper Cub 2 1943–44 1960 1965 Honningstad C.5 Polar 1 1948 1960 1977 Beech Twin Bonanza 1 1962 1963 Cessna 180 1 1961 1961 1963 Cessna 185 5 1961 1961 1971 Noorduyn Norseman 2 1941–44 1965 1972 Republic Seabee 1 1948 1966 1967 de Havilland Canada Beaver 3 1956–67 1972 1981 de Havilland Canada Otter 1 1954 1967 1982 Britten-Norman Islander 8 1969–76 1970 1992 Piper PA-31 Navajo 7 1971–80 1972 1988 Cessna 150 1 1969 1969 1971 Piper Cherokee 1 1967 1967 1972 Cessna 206 11 1968–77 1970 1982 Partenavia P.68 1 1975 1975 1978 Cessna 310 2 1975–76 1975 1978 Cessna 404 5 1977–80 1977 1986 Cessna 441 5 1975–82 1979 1990 Beech 99 2 1968 1984 1987 Fairchild Metroliner 2 1981–82 1983 1989 Dornier 228 9 1982–86 1982 1992 Saab 340 3 1985–87 1985 1989

## Destinations

Destinations served by Norving:[5]

- [Alta](/source/Alta_(town)) ([Alta Airport](/source/Alta_Airport))

- [Bergen](/source/Bergen_(city)) ([Bergen Airport, Flesland](/source/Bergen_Airport%2C_Flesland))

- [Berlevåg](/source/Berlev%C3%A5g_(village)) ([Berlevåg Airport](/source/Berlev%C3%A5g_Airport))

- [Båtsfjord](/source/B%C3%A5tsfjord_(village)) ([Båtsfjord Airport](/source/B%C3%A5tsfjord_Airport))

- [Fagernes](/source/Fagernes) ([Fagernes Airport, Leirin](/source/Fagernes_Airport%2C_Leirin))

- [Hamar](/source/Hamar) ([Hamar Airport, Stafsberg](/source/Hamar_Airport%2C_Stafsberg))

- [Hammerfest](/source/Hammerfest_(town)) ([Hammerfest Airport](/source/Hammerfest_Airport))

- [Hasvik](/source/Hasvik_(village)) ([Hasvik Airport](/source/Hasvik_Airport))

- [Haugesund](/source/Haugesund_(town)) ([Haugesund Airport, Karmøy](/source/Haugesund_Airport%2C_Karm%C3%B8y))

- [Honningsvåg](/source/Honningsv%C3%A5g) ([Honningsvåg Airport, Valan](/source/Honningsv%C3%A5g_Airport%2C_Valan))

- [Kirkenes](/source/Kirkenes) ([Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen](/source/Kirkenes_Airport%2C_H%C3%B8ybuktmoen))

- [Kristiansand](/source/Kristiansand_(town)) ([Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik](/source/Kristiansand_Airport%2C_Kjevik))

- [Mehamn](/source/Mehamn) ([Mehamn Airport](/source/Mehamn_Airport))

- [Molde](/source/Molde_(town)) ([Molde Airport, Årø](/source/Molde_Airport%2C_%C3%85r%C3%B8))

- [Oslo](/source/Oslo) ([Oslo Airport, Fornebu](/source/Oslo_Airport%2C_Fornebu))

- [Sandefjord](/source/Sandefjord_(town)) ([Sandefjord Airport, Torp](/source/Sandefjord_Airport%2C_Torp))

- [Skien](/source/Skien_(town)) ([Skien Airport, Geiteryggen](/source/Skien_Airport%2C_Geiteryggen))

- [Stord](/source/Leirvik) ([Stord Airport, Sørstokken](/source/Stord_Airport%2C_S%C3%B8rstokken))

- [Tromsø](/source/Troms%C3%B8_(city)) ([Tromsø Airport](/source/Troms%C3%B8_Airport))

- [Trondheim](/source/Trondheim_(city)) ([Trondheim Airport, Værnes](/source/Trondheim_Airport%2C_V%C3%A6rnes))

- [Vadsø](/source/Vads%C3%B8_(town)) ([Vadsø Airport](/source/Vads%C3%B8_Airport))

- [Vardø](/source/Vard%C3%B8_(town)) ([Vardø Airport, Svartnes](/source/Vard%C3%B8_Airport%2C_Svartnes))

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Norving](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Norving).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-boken_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-boken_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-boken_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-boken_1-3) Melling, Kjersti. ["Boken om flyselskapet Norvings historie"](http://www.norving.no/about.html) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 January 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-luftfartsmuseet_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-luftfartsmuseet_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-luftfartsmuseet_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-luftfartsmuseet_2-3) Norwegian Aviation Museum. ["100 Years of Norwegian Aviation"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061010022008/http://luftfart.museum.no/Engelsk/News/Brosjyre1005/Engelsk%20Museumskatalog.pdf) (PDF) (in Norwegian). Archived from [the original](http://www.luftfart.museum.no/Engelsk/News/Brosjyre1005/Engelsk%20Museumskatalog.pdf) (PDF) on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Norvings kontorer for langt fra Løvebakken". *[Verdens Gang](/source/Verdens_Gang)* (in Norwegian). 7 July 1973. p. 3.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Melling, Kjersti. ["Flytyper"](http://www.norving.no/gpage1.html) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 January 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Melling, Kjersti. ["Lenker"](http://www.norving.no/links.html) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 January 2009.

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