In 1963, the airport had 115,000 passengers, increasing to 195,000 the following year. It is 23 metres 75 ft wide, with 7. The platform is about 190 metres 620 ft from the check-in at the terminal, and the station is 33. The third terminal opened as an extension of the old one in May 1982. The new terminal opened on 8 October 1998, replacing the congested Fornebu. In 2018, the airport had 4,441,870 passengers and 58,273 air movements, making it the fourth-busiest in the country. By 1922, the grass field serving as runway has become insufficient for newer planes, both in terms of length and level, but an extension was not performed until 1925.
For international flights, the catchment area is slightly larger, and includes part of , Helgeland, and in Sweden. Civilian aviation started in 1951, when half a barracks was taken into use as a terminal, with the whole building being utilized from 1958. The airports connects to via a roundabout, which again connects with the E6 in a grade-separated intersection 300 metres 980 ft away. The airport was also rebuilt to 100% security control. . Both at Terminal A and B, there will be a need for double taxiways. The third the current international Terminal B was opened in 1982, and the fourth, Terminal A, was opened in 1994, along with the train station.
The center-distance between the runway and taxiway is 184 metres 604 ft , allowing simultaneous use by code E aircraft such as. Scandinavian already had flights to Stockholm. The remaining stands currently used for regional aircraft will then be converted to international gates. The airport has 3,000 paid parking places, operated by , both indoor and outdoor. Runway 09; the civilian terminals are located to the right south. A from Between 2009 and 2011, Avinor is extending the runway with 150 metres 490 ft into the fjord.
Luftwaffe had also finished the control tower that had been under construction since 1939. On 1 July 1968, four airports in opened: , , and. Jet aircraft started serving Værnes from 1963, and the second terminal opened in 1965. The operates both commuter and express trains to and from Trondheim Airport. This connection ended during that year. From 1956 to 2004, was one of the largest airlines at the airport. It is 1,035 metres 3,396 ft long, plus end section of 293 metres 961 ft on Runway 14 and 126 metres 413 ft on Runway 32.
Scandinavian Airlines is the airline with the most domestic services to Trondheim. The main radar, a combined primary and secondary, is placed at Vennafjell, 9 nautical miles 17 km; 10 mi south of the airport. Widerøe operates regional aircraft to six airports in , in addition to. The airport has two terminals; A dates from 1994 and is used for domestic traffic, while B is the renovated former main terminal from 1982, and is used for international traffic. The first aircraft to use Værnes was a military , which took off on 26 March 1914. There are six additional hangars, used by 780 and 1,650 square metres or 8,400 and 17,800 square feet , built in 1984 and 1991, a 500-square-metre 5,400 sq ft hangar belonging to Auticon, a 300-square-metre 3,200 sq ft hangar belonging to Hilmar Tollefsen and two smaller hangars, one of which belongs to Værnes flyklubb.
The check-in facilities for domestic, international and charter are all fitted together at second floor at terminal A. From 10 June to 30 August 2010, operated two weekly services to their hub using aircraft. It provides a range of international flights. Archived from xls on 29 August 2012. The Ring Road connects the northern to the southern installations and passes the main runway on the east side.
Manned ticket sale is available on board for an extra fee, not at the station. The took over the responsibility for the radio installations, and the responsibility for the meteorological services became the responsibility of the. Along the area between the railway and the highway, a south pier is planned to be constructed, with the inside facing immediately towards the railway and the outside having aircraft stands. Archived from on 16 July 2011. It was 5,500 square metres 59,000 sq ft and the old terminal was converted to a cafeteria.
Main article: Værnes Air Station is one of two air stations in Central Norway, the other being. From 30 October, Norwegian introduced one weekly flight to , Spain, from 4 November, they introduced five weekly services to , United Kingdom. The Air Force has six stands for military freight planes up to the size of a code F , although one is permanently used for. The terminal received a new for flights to countries outside the and a store for both departing and arriving passengers. The airport administration is located in Terminal B, while the administration for airlines and handling agents is located in annexes of Terminal A.
Construction was halted for several weeks while German and Norwegian archaeologists conducted research. The first flight was made in 1914, and aerodrome facilities were gradually installed. Archived from on 2 January 2010. Archived from on 8 April 2009. The expansion was part of the plans for and was used as a bomber base for attacks on. Archived from on 22 February 2012.