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Sandefjord Airport

Sandefjord Airport, Torp
Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp
Sandefjord Airport, Torp from the air cropped.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sandefjord Lufthavn AS
Serves Sandefjord, Norway
Location Sandefjord and Stokke, Vestfold
Focus city for Widerøe
Elevation AMSL 87 m / 285 ft
Coordinates 59°11′12″N 010°15′31″E / 59.18667°N 10.25861°E / 59.18667; 10.25861Coordinates: 59°11′12″N 010°15′31″E / 59.18667°N 10.25861°E / 59.18667; 10.25861
Website www.torp.no
Map
TRF is located in Norway
TRF
TRF
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,989 9,216 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 1,542,541
Aircraft movements 42,139
Cargo (tonnes) 23
Source: Norwegian AIP at Avinor
Statistics from Avinor
Passengers 1,542,541
Aircraft movements 42,139
Cargo (tonnes) 23

Sandefjord Airport, Torp (Norwegian: Sandefjord lufthavn, Torp; IATA: TRFICAO: ENTO) (also referred to as Oslo-Torp) is an international airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of Sandefjord, Norway and 110 kilometers (68 mi) south of Oslo. The airport features a 2,989-meter (9,806 ft) runway aligned 18/36. Torp partially serves as a regional airport for Vestfold and in part as a low-cost airport for Eastern Norway and the capital of Oslo. Widerøe have a base at Torp, serving both domestic and international destinations. It also sees scheduled flights by Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair, Wizzair and KLM Cityhopper. The airport served 1,851,181 passengers in 2013.

The airport was built largely with NATO funding as one of several bases to be used by the United States Air Force in case of war. Construction started in 1953 and the airport was opened on 2 July 1956. By then the military interest in the airport had dwindled. Civilian flights commenced in 1958 and in 1960 a municipal airport company was established to run a civilian sector. Vestfoldfly started operations the following year, and through a series of name changes and acquisitions has become the basis for Widerøe's operations at Torp. International services commenced in 1985 and Mediterranean charter services in 1992. The airport went through an expansion in the 1960s and in 1997 became a destination for Ryanair, who marketed it as an airport serving Oslo.


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