NoneNO 🇳🇴 Closed Airport
NO-0118
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NO-XX
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Location: 56.904202° N, 3.08361° E
Continent: EU
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: ENXG Removed
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The helideck ceased regular operations in February 2020, coinciding with the cessation of production from the Gyda oil platform. The entire physical structure, including the helideck, was permanently removed from the location in July 2022.
The closure was a direct result of the end of the productive life of the Gyda oil field, making it no longer economically viable. This led to the complete decommissioning and removal of the entire platform, including its helideck, as per regulatory requirements for offshore installations.
The site is now open sea. The Gyda platform and its helideck no longer exist at the specified coordinates. The platform's topside was lifted and transported to a yard in Stord, Norway, for dismantling and recycling, with a recycling rate of over 98%. The location has been returned to its natural state.
The Gyda Platform helideck was not a public airport but a private heliport vital to the functioning of the Gyda oil and gas platform, which began production in 1990. For 30 years, it served as the primary transportation hub for the facility. Operations consisted exclusively of helicopter flights, primarily for transporting personnel for crew changes to and from onshore bases (like Stavanger Airport, Sola), facilitating inter-platform transfers, supporting medical evacuations (medevac), and delivering time-sensitive, high-priority cargo. It was a critical piece of infrastructure for the Norwegian offshore energy sector.
There are zero prospects for reopening. The helideck was an integral part of a larger industrial installation that has been permanently and completely removed. The underlying oil field is depleted, and the infrastructure has been decommissioned and recycled.