Værnes Air Station
Airport in Stjørdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Værnes Air Station (Norwegian: Værnes flystasjon) is an air station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force located in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is co-located with Trondheim Airport, Værnes, which is owned and operated by Avinor. As an air station, the aerodrome is primarily used for the Marine Corps Preposition Program Norway, which involves the United States armed forces stationing equipment at Værnes and other facilities in the Trondheim region of central Norway. The Værnes military installations contain place for up to six aircraft of the size of a C-5 Galaxy and barracks to house 1,200 soldiers. It also serves the Home Guard, including its training center and the headquarters of the Trøndelag District (HV-12). Formerly, the air force's pilot school was located at Værnes.
Værnes Air Station Værnes flystasjon | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Joint | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Norwegian Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Stjørdal, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 17 m / 56 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 63°27′27″N 010°55′27″E | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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