stackyFACTSNorway's post-war infrastructure was so rugged they briefly abandoned the concept of runways. In 1948, Fagernes Airport decided it was perfectly normal to bolt massive wooden skis onto commercial passenger planes and forcefully slide them onto frozen lakes, creating a regional transit hub entirely dependent on winter weather.
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