Værnes is Norway's fourth busiest airport, handling around 4.5 million passengers per year. It lies in Stjørdal municipality, about 35 minutes from central Trondheim by train or 30 minutes by car on the E6.
The airport has an unusual history. The first runways, three of them in concrete, were built by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. After the war, it became a military air base before civilian flights started in 1951, initially from half a barracks used as a terminal. The airport still shares its facilities with Værnes Air Station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
The current setup includes two terminals: Terminal A for domestic flights (opened 1994) and Terminal B for international (opened 1982). A train station was built directly into the terminal complex in 1994, which makes Værnes one of the better-connected airports in Norway. Trains run regularly to Trondheim, and the same line continues north towards Steinkjer.
The airport is compact and straightforward. Security lines rarely get extreme, but allow extra time during Friday afternoons and holiday weekends.
The airport has an unusual history. The first runways, three of them in concrete, were built by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. After the war, it became a military air base before civilian flights started in 1951, initially from half a barracks used as a terminal. The airport still shares its facilities with Værnes Air Station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
The current setup includes two terminals: Terminal A for domestic flights (opened 1994) and Terminal B for international (opened 1982). A train station was built directly into the terminal complex in 1994, which makes Værnes one of the better-connected airports in Norway. Trains run regularly to Trondheim, and the same line continues north towards Steinkjer.
The airport is compact and straightforward. Security lines rarely get extreme, but allow extra time during Friday afternoons and holiday weekends.