Bergen. DAT started services with the ATR 42 on 14 February while Widerøe started with their Dash 8-100 on 28 March. DAT later also introduced services to Stavanger, but from March 2012 terminated their route to Bergen. A little more than a year after DAT terminated the Bergen service, in May 2013, they also ceased operation on the Stavanger route. In June 2015, Widerøe terminated their Bergen route as well, leaving Skien without scheduled services. Facilities Skien Airport is located at Geiteryggen in Skien. The airport is owned by Skien Municipality and is operated by Skien Lufthavn, a limited company owned by the municipality, which employs 16 people. The air traffic control, consisting of an aerodrome flight information service, receives subsidies of NOK 6 million per year from the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The airport has permission and facilities to handle international flights. The terminal has a café. There are several hangars at the airport, one used by Danish Air Transport, one by Pegasus Helicopter, one by Grenland Flyklubb and one used by various private owners of aircraft. The airport has a catchment area covering Grenland and surrounding parts of southern Telemark and eastern parts of Aust-Agder, with a total population of 140,000. The airport is located next to National Road 36 and there is free parking and taxis are available at the terminal. Skien Airport is located and a 7-minute drive from the city center. Airlines and destinations Effective 29 June 2015, there are no scheduled flights. General aviation activities at the airport includes several aviation clubs, including Grenland Flyklubb, which operates three aircraft, the parachute club Grenland Fallskjermklubb and base for Russian Warbirds of Norway, which operates heritage Russian military aircraft. Statistics Accidents and incidents On 12 May 1953, a Noorduyn Harvard of the Royal Norwegian Air Force crashed during an emergency landing at Geiteryggen. The aircraft was on a mission out of Oslo Airport, Fornebu when it had run out of fuel and the pilot decided to land at Geiteryggen. During the landing the wheels cut into the gravel, causing the aircraft to flip. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft was repaired. On 11 October 1985, a Cessna 441 Conquest crashed close to Farelva during approach to Geiteryggen. The single occupant was killed immediately in the crash. On 2 April 1987, a Beechcraft King Air crashed minutes before landing at Geiteryggen. The pilot and