Herdla Airport

The primary reason for closure was military consolidation and technological obsolescence. The newly built Bergen Airport, Flesland (ENBR) offered a much longer and more robust runway suitable for the new generation of heavier and faster jet fighters being adopted by the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Herdla's runway was too short and its facilities were inadequate for modern jet operations, leading to the transfer of all military aviation to Flesland.

The former airport site is now a multi-purpose area focused on nature, recreation, and history. Key uses include:
- **Herdla Nature Reserve (Herdla naturreservat):** A large part of the area is a protected nature reserve, famous for its rich birdlife and wetlands.
- **Herdla Museum:** A museum is located on-site, detailing the area's natural history and, most notably, the dramatic history of the airfield during WWII, including recovered aircraft parts.
- **Recreation:** The site is home to the Bergen Golf Club, and the flat landscape is popular for walking, cycling, and kite flying.
- **Limited Aviation:** While closed as a public or military airport, a small portion of the original runway (approximately 800 meters) is maintained as a private ultralight airfield, which is the reason for its continued registration as NO-0067. It is used by the Herdla Flyklubb (flying club).

Herdla Airport has immense historical significance, primarily from World War II. It was constructed by the German Luftwaffe starting in 1940 during their occupation of Norway. It served as a critical fighter base, 'Feldflugplatz Herdla', tasked with defending the vital German naval base and U-boat pens in Bergen from Allied air attacks. The base was home to elite fighter units, including elements of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5) 'Eismeer', which flew aircraft like the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190. After the war, the airfield was taken over by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and used as a training facility and squadron base until its operations were moved to Flesland.

There are no known or credible plans to reopen Herdla as a commercial or significant military airport. The site's status as a protected nature reserve, its established recreational uses (golf course, museum), and the full operational capacity of the nearby major international airport at Flesland make any prospect of reopening for larger-scale aviation extremely unlikely.