- Andøya Airport, Andenes
Infobox Airport
name = Andøya Airport, Andenes
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IATA = ANX
ICAO = ENAN
type = Joint (military and civilian)
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operator =Avinor
city-served = Andenes
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elevation-f = 43
elevation-m = 13
coordinates = Coord|69|17|33|N|16|08|39|E|type:airport
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r1-number = 03/21
r1-length-f = 5,486
r1-length-m = 1,672
r1-surface =Asphalt
r2-number = 14/32
r2-length-f = 8,097
r2-length-m = 2,468
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footnotes =Andøya Airport, Andenes Airport codes|ANX|ENAN (Norwegian: Andøya lufthavn, Andenes) is the airport serving
Andenes ,Norway , in the municipality ofAndøy . It is located right next to the town of Andenes, and covers major parts of the northern tip of islandAndøya . It is part ofAndøya Air Station , who operate Orion surveillance aircraft. TheNorwegian Space Centre andAndøya Rocket Range are also located at the airport.Despite two long runways, the airport is part of the Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) network in Norway, being served by
Widerøe .Andøya Airport is owned and operated byAvinor .History
The first idea of building a military airport was launched at a
NATO meeting inLisbon in1951 . In March1952 the Norwegian Minister of Defence,Nils Langhelle announced that the airport was going to be built. There were multiple suggested locations, and the decision fell on the village ofHaugnes . The entire village with 310 residents was expropriated to gain enough area for the airport.The first aircraft landing took place on
September 17 1954 . The air station was operational from the fall of1957 . After a while, civilian services were asked for, and onApril 2 1964 the first scheduled flight was flown byScandinavian Airlines . In1968 , the second runway was finished. In the 1970s the airport became part of the new network of regional airports inLofoten andVesterålen with government subsidised operations withde Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft seating 20 and operated byWiderøe . FromApril 1 2006 the public service obligation was won byCoast Air who operated services toBodø andTromsø . Coast Air announced that they would abandon the route from April 1, 2007. The contract to operate was awarded to Widerøe again. [ [http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=25186 Widerøe back at Andenes] "Widerøe tilbake på Andenes", Boarding.no, February 2, 2007. (in Norwegian)]Airlines and Destinations
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Widerøe (Bodø, Tromsø)Accidents and incidents
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July 31 1988 4 people died when a privateCessna 172 aircraft crashed west of the airport just after take off. [http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=1065350]External links
* [http://www.avinor.no/lufthavn/andoya?type=d Avinor - Andøya Airport]
*WAD|ENAN
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