at Ørland Main Air Station with a forward base (QRA) to be established at Evenes Air Station. Widerøe started a service to Tromsø from 1 April 2012, after it was included in the public service obligation system. Evenes saw a large increase of charter services from late 2012, primarily targeted at bringing English and German tourists to Lofoten from London and Munich. Norwegian introduced scheduled services to Gran Canaria and Alicante in Spain from 2013, as well as to Trondheim. Privatefly placed Evenes ninth in a worldwide contest of the most spectacular approach in 2012. Facilities The terminal has a capacity for 1,200 passengers per hour and has five gates. Evenes is rated as an airport of entry and some of the gates can be used for international flights. The control tower is located in the former terminal building. There are hangars for smaller airlines. The terminal has a duty-free store and two automated teller machines. The asphalt runway measures and is aligned 17–35, roughly north–south. There is a parallel taxiway. Runway 17 has precision approach. Both runways have instrument landing system Category I. The airport is located at an elevation of 26 meters (85 ft) above mean sea level. There are minor operative limitations because of the surrounding terrain. The apron has parking for seven category Boeing 737 and similar sized aircraft, and one larger wide-body aircraft. In addition there is space for general aviation aircraft and helicopters. The airport is certified to handle aircraft up to the size of the Boeing 747 and the C-5 Galaxy. Along with Lakselv Airport, Banak, Evenes is selected by international airlines as an emergency airport for intercontinental flights which pass over Northern Norway. In an emergency the airport is permitted to handle an Airbus A380 and an Antonov An-124 Ruslan. Airlines and destinations Regular domestic scheduled services are provided by Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and Widerøe. Norwegian and SAS offer five and three daily services using Boeing 737 aircraft to Oslo. Widerøe operates daily services to Bodø, Andenes and Tromsø, the latter a public service obligation contract with the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Norwegian and Condor provide international services to Spain and Germany, while several airlines operate charter services to the Mediterranean. The airport served 692,532 passengers and 10,636 aircraft movements and handled 1,009 tonnes of cargo in 2014. Evenes is the only primary airport located in Central Hålogaland