Frosta Airfield

The closure was due to the termination of the usage agreement between the operating flying club and the private landowner. As a small recreational airstrip located on active farmland, its closure is attributed to the landowner reclaiming the land for full-time agricultural purposes, combined with the operational needs of the club. The closure was not the result of a specific accident, environmental issue, or military conversion.

The site of the former airfield has been fully reintegrated into the surrounding farmland of the Valberg Søndre farm. Satellite imagery shows the faint outline of the former runway, but the land is actively used for agriculture (cultivation and pasture). There are no remaining aviation facilities on the site, such as hangars, windsocks, or markings. The area is private property and not accessible to the public.

Frosta Airfield, also known locally as Valberg flyplass, was a private, recreational airfield. Its primary role was to serve as a base for microlight (ultralight) aircraft. It was principally used by the microlight section of the Værnes Flyklubb (Værnes Flying Club), providing a simpler, less congested alternative to the nearby international Trondheim Airport, Værnes (ENVA). The airfield consisted of a single grass runway, approximately 430 meters (1,410 feet) in length, and operated under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Its designation as NO-0012 by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority indicates it was an officially registered, though private, landing site.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Frosta Airfield. Reopening would be highly improbable as it would require securing a new, long-term lease from the private landowner, significant investment to restore the strip, and obtaining new certification and approval from the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfartstilsynet). Given that the land is in active and productive agricultural use, the prospects for reopening are considered non-existent.