Ørland Main Air Station
| Ørland Main Air Station | |||||||
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Ørland hovedflystasjon | |||||||
| Brekstad, Trøndelag in Norway | |||||||
A view from the east over Ørland Main Air Station during 2011 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Military airfield | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Norwegian Air Force | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 63°41′56.1″N 9°36′14.4″E / 63.698917°N 9.604000°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||
| In use | 1941 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Garrison | 132 Air Wing | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: OLA, ICAO: ENOL, WMO: 012410 | ||||||
| Elevation | 9.1 metres (30 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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| Airfield shared with Ørland Airport Source: Aeronautical Information Publication Norway | |||||||
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Ørland Main Air Station (IATA: OLA, ICAO: ENOL) (Norwegian: Ørland hovedflystasjon) is situated at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjorden in Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county 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-35A Lightning II, AgustaWestland AW101 search and rescue helicopters and a location for E-3A Sentry AWACS. It is also the host of many NATO exercises.