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4 mph NE

The name Flesland comes from "fles" which means "rock that is being washed by waves". During medieval times the farm at Flesland belonged to the Church of the Apostles, and later there have been both glassworks and a fish oil factory at the property.

The City of Bergen exproprioated parts of the farm in 1937 during the planning of an airport in the Bergen area, and when the final decision to use Flesland was made in 1952, the farm became even smaller. Flesland airport opened in 1955, with a runway of 3.000 meters, and has since been used both as a military and civil airport. The airport was financed by NATO, despite the fact that it has never been the base for any sqadron.

The original terminal building, which was drawn by architect Halfdan Grieg, was in 1988 superseded by a new building, drawn by the same architect. Today the original building is used as a terminal for helicopter traffic, mostly to and from the oil platforms in the North Sea.

The new control tower, where the camera is placed, was ready in 1991.

SOURCE: BERGEN BYLEKSIKON, KUNNSKAPSFORLAGET