Gardermoen, Tromsø Airport, Kirkenes and Ålesund Airport. Search and rescue helicopters The Air Force 330 squadron has its headquarters at Sola Air Station outside Stavanger. The squadron operates out of four military airports: Sola Air Station, Ørland Main Air Station, Bodø Main Air Station, Banak Air Station and Rygge Air Station. The squadron operates 12 Sea King helicopters and had 1 038 operations in 2005 [citation needed]. RNOAF 330 Squadron is in the process of retiring its Westland Sea Kings, and replace them with Augusta Westland AW-101. As of late 2022, they have received 11 out of 16 AW-101s. At any given time the 330 squadron has six helicopters on 15 minutes readiness, one at each station. The helicopters are under command of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway located at Sola which is responsible for Southern Norway (Rygge, Sola, Florø and Ørland) and the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway located at Bodø which is responsible for Northern Norway (Bodø and Banak) [citation needed]. The primary function is search and rescue (SAR) but several hundred air ambulance missions are undertaken each year. See also Aviation in Norway References External links 330 Squadron Website Air Ambulance Service