Accommodation
Oslo Torp Sandefjord is the ideal airport from which to begin your trip to Norway, easily accessible from the UK and Europe, the airport is within easy reach of the attractions of Oslo and the south coast. The airport also has regular connecting flights to the rest of Norway.
Oslo Torp Sandefjord airport is located about 1.5 hours South of Oslo city, and it is an excellent starting point for exploring Norway's beautiful south coast - a picturesque network of fjords, islands and pretty seaside towns and villages.
The main E18 highway runs past Oslo Torp and connects the airport with Oslo city to the north, and Sandefjord, the coast and Kristiansand to the south.
Discover Southern Norway
If you're flying into Oslo Torp airport, why not spend a few days discovering the south? Relatively undiscovered by tourists, the south coast is very popular with Norwegians, many of whom have their holiday homes here. The region enjoys a very pleasant climate and in summer the temperatures reach 25 - 30 degrees, perfect for bathing at the hundreds of secluded beaches, cycling, hiking, and exploring the islands by boat.
Accommodation Near Oslo Torp
We have many self catering holiday homes, apartments and cabins within easy reach of Oslo Torp, including accommodation in Sandefjord just 15 minutes from the airport. Here is a selection of our accommodation near Oslo Torp (within 2 hours):
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The airport has achieved tremendous growth in the number of passengers in recent years, and continues to expand its services. A total of 1 842 311 passengers travelled to/from Torp in the year 2009, and the airport is one of Norway's most commercially successful.
Brief History
1952- The Norwegian Government informs NATO that they will not accept American forces in Vestfold during peacetime. No soldiers or aircrafts were to be stationed here. In spite of that – NATO informed the Norwegian Government that they would finance an airport in Sandefjord.
The history of Torp started as a memorandum from NATO`s military headquarter to the Norwegian Government in 1951. The Head of Air Force North Command, American General Robert K. Taylor, thought the Airforce in Northern Europe was too weak and that the NATO countries had too few aircrafts.
NATO wanted to station 75 American fight bombers and 3000 American soldiers at the airport. If this wish had been granted, the history of Vestfold would have been very different during the past 50 years and perhaps Sandefjord had been known as a garrison town rather than a whaling town.
1960 – Sandefjord Airport is established
1991 – building new terminal for handling 300 000 passengers
1997 – 244 597 passengers. The first low cost airline, Ryanair, starts operating from Torp
1998 – Opening of Gardermoen Airport, the main airport of Norway
2008 – 1 572 942 passengers
2009 – 1 842 311 passengers
