Widerøe commenced seaplane operates to Værøy from 1965 ; five years later the first helicopter services were introduced . Planning of an airport started in the late 1960s , but Værøy Airport did not open until 1986 . The fatal Widerøe Flight 839 accident took place on 12 April 1990 , causing the airport to be closed . Helicopter services commenced in 1993 and Værøy Heliport opened in 1997 , after several locations had been considered . Services were originally operated by Helikopter Service , but Lufttransport has won every tender since 2005
Widerøe Flight 839
Widerøe Flight 839
Værøy Heliport