Planning of the airport started in the 1950s , and after a proposal to locate it at Meatjørn was abandoned , it was decided built at Sørstokken . The airport opened on 25 October 1985 . It received instrument landing system in 1986 , which was also the first year with regular flights . The airport was originally both publicly and privately owned , but from 1991 it was taken over by Stord Municipality and Hordaland County Municipality . The runway was extended from in 1996 , and in 2001 , a new terminal building was opened . From 2010 , the airport receives state grants for operation . The airport had had two fatal accidents , including Atlantic Airways Flight 670
Atlantic Airways Flight 670
Atlantic Airways Flight 670
Stord Airport, Sørstokken