ENZV
Stavanger Airport, Sola
VFR
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Name
Stavanger Airport, Sola
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
ENZV / SVG / ENZV
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
8:13 pm (CET)
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Municipality
Stavanger
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Coordinates
58° 52′ 36″ N 5° 38′ 16″ E
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Elevation
29 ft (9 m MSL)
About Stavanger Airport, Sola
Stavanger Airport (Norwegian: Stavanger lufthavn; IATA: SVG, ICAO: ENZV), commonly known simply as Sola, is an international airport located in Rogaland county, Norway. The airport is located 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of the centre of the city of Stavanger inside the neighboring municipality of Sola and serves the Stavanger, Sola, Sandnes area as well as serves as a regional hub for southwestern Norway. It is Norway's third-busiest airport, with both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter traffic for the offshore North Sea oil installations. In addition, the Royal Norwegian Air Force operates Westland Sea King search and rescue helicopters from Sola Air Station.
Five airlines offered domestic flights to nine destinations while ten airlines offered international flights to 37 destinations. Two helicopter companies operate out of Sola. The busiest route is Sola–Oslo Gardermoen, which has about 28 daily flights. In the vicinity of the airport there is an aeronautical museum, Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola.