One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
HAU8.9+0.9
SVG8.0
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
HAU6.2
SVG7.2+1.0
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
HAU5.2
SVG6.8+1.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
HAU5.8
SVG7.0+1.2
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
HAU6.0
SVG6.8+0.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
HAU5.7
SVG7.0+1.3
Best for
HAU
Haugalandet / Haugesund leisure and business hopsTight single-terminal domestic flights on SAS or NorwegianTravelers who want a short walk and no multi-terminal complexity
SVG
Flybussen ~20–30 minutes into Stavanger hotelsNorth Sea Lounge on international departures (walk-up or contract)Clear single passenger-terminal wayfindingEmpty-bottle refill after classic 100 ml security
Watch out for
HAU
No passenger lounge — Priority Pass / LoungeKey will not help hereFlybussen was discontinued after 6 Oct 2024 — plan taxi or Kolumbus+short taxiAirside Food Bar / Point follow the flight programme — sparse banks can feel kiosk-thinCoastal weather and a single 13/31 runway can cascade delays
SVG
No airport rail — coach, Kolumbus 42, or taxi onlyNorth Sea Lounge is international-only; Priority Pass not on Avinor’s listWest-coast wind/low cloud plus busy SVG–OSL banksSeparate helicopter terminal is easy to follow by mistake
Single runway and no overnight terminal — treat ‘small’ carefully
Compact terminal; weather and a single runway are the delay mode — pad OSL (and SVG/BGO) connections.
One passenger hall — domestic vs international after security
Single terminal; split domestic/international after security; meeting rooms are not a lounge.
Food Bar + Point — choice thins with the programme
Food Bar and Point airside; Duty Free on international; hours follow flights, not a 24/7 mall.
SVG
North Sea Lounge (international airside)Flybussen airport coach to StavangerNamed airside F&B (Barino, Crafts, Sirkus Renaa, Joe & The Juice)Kolumbus bus 42 local networkTax Free + Travel ValueFree Avinor passenger Wi-Fi
Two runways help — west-coast weather still owns the day
Compact terminal; coastal weather and OSL connections are the real delay modes.
One airline terminal — ignore the helicopter building
Single passenger terminal; heli terminal is crew-only; military side is not a shortcut.
Eat airside from Avinor’s named outlets — or wait for town
Solid named F&B (Barino, Crafts, Sirkus Renaa, Joe & The Juice); town food still beats a long hold.
HAU · A compact, lounge-free Haugalandet gateway on Karmøy with typically quick security and short walks, trading thin odd-hour F&B and taxi-first ground transport (Flybuss ended Oct 2024) for simple single-terminal ops under North Sea weather. Official 2025 traffic: 575,972 passengers.
SVG · Compact Avinor Rogaland gateway with a usable international North Sea Lounge, Flybussen into Stavanger, and classic 100 ml security — no rail link, and west-coast weather still sets the delay risk. Avinor’s 2025 file: 3,974,869 terminal passengers including offshore (3,978,666 with transfer/transit).
