Ørland Main Air Station
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Ørland Main Air Station (IATA: OLA, ICAO: ENOL) (Norwegian: Ørland hovedflystasjon) is situated at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjorden in the municipality of Ørland in Trøndelag county in the center of Norway. Ørland is operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and is an important air base not only for Norway, but also for NATO. The air station is the base of F-35A Lightning II and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, Westland Sea King search and rescue helicopters and a location for E-3A Sentry AWACS. It is also the host of many NATO exercises.
Ørland Main Air Station | |||||||
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Ørland hovedflystasjon | |||||||
Brekstad, Trøndelag in Norway | |||||||
Coordinates | 63°41′56.1″N 9°36′14.4″E | ||||||
Type | Military airfield | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Royal Norwegian Air Force | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1941 (1941) | ||||||
In use | 1941 – present | ||||||
Garrison information | |||||||
Garrison | 132 Air Wing | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | IATA: OLA, ICAO: ENOL, WMO: 012410 | ||||||
Elevation | 9.1 metres (30 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Airfield shared with Ørland Airport Source: Aeronautical Information Publication Norway[1] |
In addition, Danish Air Transport operates a scheduled route with an ATR 42 (Most commonly an ATR 42-320/500) 36-48 seater aircraft to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen operating two daily rotations, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon (Typical rush hours).