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Stavanger and Haugesund airspace briefly closed after suspected drone report
Current state
Airspace serving Stavanger Sola and Haugesund airports was briefly closed on 16 October 2022 after a reported suspected drone. Both closures arose from the same report; they are kept in one dossier.
Evidence states
| Drone presence | reported · sources [1], [2] |
|---|---|
| Impact | confirmed · sources [1], [2] |
| Attribution | none · sources none |
NTB reports airspace reopening at21:40 local time after nearly an hour. SVT gives approximately21:45. These are approximate accounts of one precautionary interruption, not an exact independently timed shutdown or a physical collision.
NTB relays the airport operator’s reopening statement and police account. SVT separately relays a police interview with NRK. Both share underlying aviation reports and some Avinor material via VG; no independently identified device established. VG itself was not fetched or used as a selected source.
Claims
2 sources · 2 original statements. Sources that repeat the same statement count once.
| Claim and source passage | Original source | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Avinor announced reopening of both airports. “Stavanger og Haugesund har nå åpnet igjen” [1] | Avinor (relayed) | supports: Short literal passage read on the public source page; reported drone presence is not technical identification. |
| Police had not observed the object themselves. “Vi har inte lyckats observera den själva” [2] | Norwegian police via NRK (relayed) | context: Short literal passage read on the public source page; reported drone presence is not technical identification. |
Earlier matching archive records
Published archive records only, not all real-world incidents or a common cause.
30 days: 0
90 days: 0
As of: 2026-10-16T03:24:57+00:00
Not established
Police had not observed the object themselves. No recovered device, type or operator established. Different reporting and reopening times are not multiple flights. Haugesund was affected by the same precaution; no second sighting there inferred. Other Norwegian drone cases and unrelated arrests do not establish attribution here. No reported flight position or altitude reproduced.
No operator or responsible organisation established by the reviewed sources.
Chronology
- 16 Oct 2022: Airspace serving Stavanger Sola and Haugesund airports was briefly closed on 16 October 2022 after a reported suspected drone. Both closures arose from the same report; they are kept in one dossier. [1]
Sources
- Dagsavisen / NTB: Avinor reopening and police account (2022-10-16, source family: ntb)
https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/luftrommet-over-sor-vestlandet-drone-stengt-i-nesten-en-time/6851210 - SVT: separate NRK police interview relay (2022-10-16, source family: svt)
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/norge-stanger-luftrum-dronare-over-flygplatser
How to cite
DroneLedger. “Stavanger and Haugesund airspace briefly closed after suspected drone report.” Dossier stavanger-haugesund-drone-report-2022-10-16, revision 1, updated 16 Oct 2026. https://droneincidents.com/incident/stavanger-haugesund-drone-report-2022-10-16/v1/
Editorial changes
- Revision 1 (2026-10-16): Curated dossier created after checking the cited sources line by line.
Evidence states: confirmed = established by the cited evidence; reported = stated by a source, not independently established; inconclusive; debunked; unknown. A claim by a party to a conflict remains a claim. Methodology: https://droneincidents.com/methodology/