Andøya Air Station
Andøya Air Station (Norwegian: Andøya Flystasjon) is a military air station in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The station is located near the village of Andenes at the northern end of the island of Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. 333 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force was based here with Lockheed P-3C Orions. As of Q2 2024, the government has made a proposal in regard to reverting an earlier decision to close the airbase.
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A Norwegian P-3 Orion aircraft at Andøya, in 2011. | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Norwegian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Andenes | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 43 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°17′33″N 016°08′39″E | ||||||||||||||
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Andøya Location in Norway Andøya Andøya (Nordland) | |||||||||||||||
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The civil airport Andøya Airport, Andenes and the civilian sounding rocket launch facility Andøya Rocket Range are also located on the island.
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