Brekstad is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Trondheimsfjord at the entrance to the Stjørnfjord. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Uthaug and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Austrått and Ottersbo.