KRS — Kristiansand Airport

Large airport in Kristiansand, Norway.
IATA code
KRS
ICAO code
ENCN
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
819,966
2025 · +2.9% on the year before
Nonstop routes
3
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+1 / UTC+2
Europe/Oslo
Elevation
17 m
56 ft
Runways
1
Longest 2,035 m

Jan–Jul 2026: 465,220 passengers, +2.6% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

Local time now: —

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About KRS

Kristiansand Airport is a large airport serving Kristiansand, Norway. It is run by Avinor. 819,966 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 3 nonstop routes from KRS.

Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from KRS

Route Distance Passengers / year
KRS → AMS689 km 127,033
KRS → CPH400 km 49,136
KRS → LPA3,825 km 17,911

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code Airport Distance
SVGStavanger Airport, Sola161 km
AALAalborg Airport162 km
TRFSandefjord Airport, Torp166 km
BYRLæsø Airport201 km
HAUHaugesund Airport, Karmøy209 km

Distance from KRS to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
KRS → LHR928 km —
KRS → DXB5,197 km —
KRS → CDG1,086 km —
KRS → FRA911 km —
KRS → IST2,380 km —
KRS → AMS689 km 127,033
KRS → JFK5,842 km —
KRS → ATL7,039 km —
KRS → LAX8,651 km —
KRS → SIN10,227 km —
KRS → HND8,688 km —
KRS → DOH4,995 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
03/212,035 m 45 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Kristiansand, Agder, Norway · 58.2042, 8.0854

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Kristiansand Airport has the IATA code KRS and the ICAO code ENCN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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