Solastranda is a 2.3-kilometre sandy beach just two kilometres from Stavanger Airport and fifteen from the city itself. The Sunday Times once named it one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The shallow waters make it popular with surfers and kiters, with a surf school and equipment rental behind the dunes. Summer brings swimmers; autumn brings bigger waves. Note that surfing restrictions apply during the bird protection season from October to March on some beaches in the area.
If you are wondering whether the airport next door means low-flying planes over the beach, like the famous Maho Beach in Sint Maarten: it does not. The prevailing winds along the Jæren coast mean aircraft almost always take off and land in the opposite direction, away from the beach. You get the sand, the surf, and the sunset, without a Boeing 737 in the frame.
If you are wondering whether the airport next door means low-flying planes over the beach, like the famous Maho Beach in Sint Maarten: it does not. The prevailing winds along the Jæren coast mean aircraft almost always take off and land in the opposite direction, away from the beach. You get the sand, the surf, and the sunset, without a Boeing 737 in the frame.