Sandefjord Airport, Torp – TRF
Sandefjord Airport, Torp is an international airfield situated northeast of Sandefjord, Norway. It serves the area of Sandefjord as well as its neighboring areas. It is 68 miles southern Oslo, and it sits at 285 feet above mean sea level. It is owned by the local government and is operated by the Sandefjord Lufthavn AS. It has strong affiliations with the airline Wideroe and serves as a focus city as well as their hub. Working under the IATA code TRF and the ICAO code ENTO, the airport has one runway which s 9,806 feet long. In 2017, it handled a total of 1.96 million passengers. It is also a cargo hub for the region and handled 23 metric tonnes of cargo in the same year.
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The airport was built with the help of NATO funding and is to be used as a base for the United States Air Force in case of war. Since it was built in the 1950s, military interest has since dwindled and was handed over to the local government for civilian use. The main airlines that serve Sandefjord Airport, Torp include Ryanair, Wizz Air, and Wideroe. Both Ryanair and Winderoe operate scheduled commercial flights and season flights. Cities, towns, villages, and suburbs found near the airport include Aas, Sorum, Vollen, and Vestby.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are a lot of great hotels in the area that surrounds Sandefjord Airport, Torp. One of the best-rated properties is Torp Hotel. It is found 1.5 miles from the airport. Another nearby hotel is Clarion Collection Hotel Atlantic.
An alternate airport to the Sandefjord Airport, Torp is the Rygge Airport, located in Oslo, Norway.
