Stavanger Airport, Sola

Stavanger Airport, Sola Stavanger lufthavn, Sola
IATA: SVG ICAO: ENZV
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Owner	Avinor
Serves	Stavanger, Norway
Location	Sola, Rogaland
Focus city for	Bristow Norway CHC Helikopter Service Norwegian Air Shuttle Scandinavian Airlines
Elevation AMSL	9 m / 29 ft
Coordinates	58°52′36″N 005°38′16″E / 58.87667°N 5.63778°E / 58.87667; 5.63778Coordinates: 58°52′36″N 005°38′16″E / 58.87667°N 5.63778°E / 58.87667; 5.63778
Website	avinor.no
Map
SVG
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 2,556 8,386 Asphalt 11/29 2,449 8,035 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft H1
Statistics (2015)
Passengers 4,501,368 Aircraft movements 85,306 Cargo (tonnes) 5,018
Source: Norwegian AIP at Avinor Statistics from Avinor A.^ According to the AIP "Off-shore helicopters mainly use RWY 11/29. SAR helipad E of RWY 18/36"

Stavanger Airport, Sola (Norwegian: Stavanger lufthavn, Sola; IATA: SVG, ICAO: ENZV) is an international airport located serving Stavanger, a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The airport is located 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) southwest of Stavanger, in the municipality of Sola. 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.

The airport had 85 306 air movements and 4,501,368 passengers in 2015. 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.

Stavanger Airport, Sola is Norway's second oldest airport, opened by King Haakon VII 29 May 1937. The airport was the second to have a concrete runway in Europe. The airport was attacked and captured by German fallschirmjägers from 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment, 7th Flieger Division supported by Luftwaffe aircraft on 9 April 1940. The attack was over in an hour, and the airport remained in German hands for the duration of World War II. During the war, the German occupation forces and Luftwaffe expanded the airport considerably, as it was a vital strategic asset for the Germans. Former anti-aircraft positions are also still visible along the neighboring beach Solastranda.