Ørland Main Air Station
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An E-3 Sentry of the US Air Force. These aircraft operate from Ørland Main Air Station.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Norwegian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Brekstad | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 m / 28 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°41′56.07″N 09°36′14.41″E / 63.6989083°N 9.6040028°E | ||||||||||
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 Ørland
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Ørland Main Air Station (IATA: OLA, ICAO: ENOL) (Norwegian: Ørland hovedflystasjon) is situated at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord in the municipality of Ørland, 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-16 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.
In addition, Air Norway operates a scheduled route with Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III aircraft to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
Air Wing 138 is stationed at the main air station. Under it are most operations at the air station, including Squadron 338, the Luftvernartilleribataljon (GBAD unit), the Base-Set I (mobile QRF unit), but not the Squadron 330.
The Norwegian F-16 IRF (Immediate Reaction Force) is stationed here together with support administration. The squadron can act independently without support from the host nation. The Squadron 338 has half the Royal Norwegian Air Force' 57 F-16 aircraft and has 22 pilots.
Ørland is the only air station in Northern Europe that has ground handling equipment for the E-3A Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System). It is considered a forward operations location (FOL), but not a base for these aircraft.
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