FLYER Club Member
Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:28 pm
#1303002
(Labelled Oslo Torp by Ryanair, but don't let that put you off.)
Sandefjord is a medium (by Norwegian standards) sized town about one and a half hours south west of Oslo, by car, train or bus.
Constructed for the Norwegian airforce, it has seen no military activity since the 1960s and Torp is now allegedly the only privately operated airport in Norway and is used by some CAT for flights to the continent, as well as by Widerøe for inland Norwegian flights.
Approaching from the SW, looking up along RWY 36. Main terminal on the SW (left), flying club hidden by the trees on the NE.
A flying club, Sandefjord Flyklubbis based on the northeast side of the runway and has a small handful of planes for flight training and rental.
There is a GA apron at the main terminal area, but parking is expensive. If you contact the club, they may be able to help you with parking for a limited time at more reasonable cost. However, airside access through the club depends on someone being there, so may be awkward.
Overhead joins are not used. VFR charts can be found on the AIP entry linked to below. The airport itself is inside a Cat D zone, and most arrivals will transit through Cat C on the way. I flew with one of the club instructors who repeatedly referred to how busy the airspace was, but compared to the UK, it was empty. ATC was friendly and although I was looking forward to queuing with a CAT, there were none around.
Having said that, Torp is home to the Dakota Norway DC-3 which is often seen around the sky and took off with some parachutists for a charity event just after we landed after my last trip.
Due to its distance from Oslo, Torp is not really suitable for trips to the capital, but it does provide good access to the county of Vestfold - south-west of Oslo.
Should you want to go to Oslo, there is a train service or a regular coach service which each take about 90 minutes. It would be the same by rental car.
Sandefjord is on the sea and is popular with Norwegians for their second homes - hytte - on the seaside. In the summer the surrounding area (especially the fjord with its islands and beaches) are full of people.
It is well worth flying out of, mostly for sightseeing purposes up and down the coast but also inland. The club offers good facilities for GA pilots and are friendly and helpful.
2 shots from the surrounding coast:
Links:
Entry for Torp in the Norwegian AIP
Norwegian VFR Guide 2014
Main airport webpage website
Sandefjord Flyklubb website
Sandefjord is a medium (by Norwegian standards) sized town about one and a half hours south west of Oslo, by car, train or bus.
Constructed for the Norwegian airforce, it has seen no military activity since the 1960s and Torp is now allegedly the only privately operated airport in Norway and is used by some CAT for flights to the continent, as well as by Widerøe for inland Norwegian flights.
Approaching from the SW, looking up along RWY 36. Main terminal on the SW (left), flying club hidden by the trees on the NE.
A flying club, Sandefjord Flyklubbis based on the northeast side of the runway and has a small handful of planes for flight training and rental.
There is a GA apron at the main terminal area, but parking is expensive. If you contact the club, they may be able to help you with parking for a limited time at more reasonable cost. However, airside access through the club depends on someone being there, so may be awkward.
Overhead joins are not used. VFR charts can be found on the AIP entry linked to below. The airport itself is inside a Cat D zone, and most arrivals will transit through Cat C on the way. I flew with one of the club instructors who repeatedly referred to how busy the airspace was, but compared to the UK, it was empty. ATC was friendly and although I was looking forward to queuing with a CAT, there were none around.
Having said that, Torp is home to the Dakota Norway DC-3 which is often seen around the sky and took off with some parachutists for a charity event just after we landed after my last trip.
Due to its distance from Oslo, Torp is not really suitable for trips to the capital, but it does provide good access to the county of Vestfold - south-west of Oslo.
Should you want to go to Oslo, there is a train service or a regular coach service which each take about 90 minutes. It would be the same by rental car.
Sandefjord is on the sea and is popular with Norwegians for their second homes - hytte - on the seaside. In the summer the surrounding area (especially the fjord with its islands and beaches) are full of people.
It is well worth flying out of, mostly for sightseeing purposes up and down the coast but also inland. The club offers good facilities for GA pilots and are friendly and helpful.
2 shots from the surrounding coast:
Links:
Entry for Torp in the Norwegian AIP
Norwegian VFR Guide 2014
Main airport webpage website
Sandefjord Flyklubb website
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