Stavanger Airport, Sola – SVG Stanvenger
Stavenger Airport, Sola is an airport serving flights to international countries as well as domestic located in the city of Stavenger, Norway. Situated in the Rogaland County of Norway, it is around 11 kilometers southwest of Stavenger which is considered as the third busiest airport under the municipality of Sola. The busiest route it hosts to-date is Sola-Oslo Gardermoen having 28 daily flights.
Best Time to Visit
In 2015, SVG-Stavenger Airport, Sola had hosted 85,306 air movements with 4,501,368 passengers going to and from Stavenger. With Lunde and Madla nearby, the numbers wouldn’t be too surprising considering that most of the attractions are within these cities. This airport is at the second spot in terms of being the oldest airport in Norway. It has 2 passenger terminals – one for helicopters, the other for airplanes. Further expansion of Stavenger Airport, Sola (SVG) happened during 2009 when 2 new gates were installed without jet bridges.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Some of the nearby hotels that tourists can reserve their rooms at is Quality Airport Hotel Stavanger, which is just one kilometre away from the Scandic Stavenger Airport. Aside from being nearby the airport, it is also close to top attractions like Sola Flytekniske Museum. Another nearby hotel is Sola Strand Hotel, which is a beachfront hotel near Stavenger Cathedral.
One of the airports serving nearby cities from Stanvenger, Norway is Karmoy Airport (HAU) located at Haugesund. This international airport mainly serves Haugaland region within the county Stanvenger is under as well.
