Lakselv Airport, Banak guide

Lakselv Airport, Banak sits about 2 km north of Lakselv village at the head of Porsangerfjord in Finnmark, and is marketed as North Cape Airport. It is owned and operated by the state-owned company Avinor and shares its site with the Royal Norwegian Air Force's Banak base.

The site began as a simple Norwegian Army airstrip in 1938. German forces expanded it during the occupation and destroyed most of the infrastructure when they withdrew in 1944. Reconstruction began in 1961, partly financed by NATO, and the current airport opened on 4 May 1963 alongside the airports at Alta and Kirkenes. A single asphalt runway, 17/35, is 2,788 metres long and 45 metres wide.

The terminal is small and has a cafe and a duty-free shop, and customs and police staff handle international flights. Widerøe flies to Tromsø, and Norwegian connects the airport with Oslo. Taxis and an airport bus serve the terminal, and there are 172 paid parking spaces. Passenger numbers rose from 45,348 in 2020 to 74,377 in 2025.