Engeløy Airport, Grådussan
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Engeløy Airport, Grådussan is an airport
located on the northwest tip of Engeløya
, an island in Steigen
municipality, Nordland
county, Norway
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The airport was built in 2009 and opened in earnest in 2010. It has grass
runway designated 05/23 which measures 600 by 22 m (1,968.5 by 72.2 ft). The airport is usable most of the year, but runway conditions must always be checked in advance. Approval from the owners is required before use (PPR).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located on the northwest tip of Engeløya
Engeløya
Engeløya is an island in Steigen municipality, Nordland county, Norway. The island has an area of 69 km². Engeløya translates into English as "Angel Island". The highest point is Trohornet at 649 m.-Transportation:...
, an island in Steigen
Steigen
Steigen is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leinesfjord....
municipality, Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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The airport was built in 2009 and opened in earnest in 2010. It has grass
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
runway designated 05/23 which measures 600 by 22 m (1,968.5 by 72.2 ft). The airport is usable most of the year, but runway conditions must always be checked in advance. Approval from the owners is required before use (PPR).