Take-off – Ramnan (Alomar observatory), Andøya
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 69.2792, 16.0094
- Altitude
- -32768 m
- Region
- Nordland, NO
- Landing
- 1.4 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Welcome to Ramnan on Andøya. From Ramnan you can take off in almost every direction. North east: Take off towards Andenes over the valley Bjørndalen and head out towards the main road. If you follow "Rambergsaksla", the ridge to NE, you can find some nice soaring and hang areas on the edge. East/South east: Take off from behind of the observatory (the higher plateau) and fly out towards Møsje. West/north west: Take off from the take off zone by the observatory and fly west towards Bleik. Watch out for turbulence and rotors by the edge of the mountain.
Getting there
Access by foot from Bjørndalen parking. A 25 minutes walk up the mountain road to the observatory.
Weather
Andøya is unfortunately known for its not so good weather. Visit https://www.yr.no for the latest weather report. There is also possible to check out the METAR or AIRMET for Andøya airport. Alomar observatory also has its own weather station where it's possible to see real time wind etc. Link to the weather station on Alomar: http://128.39.135.4/weatherstation.
Rules / airspace
- Contact Andøya tower before flying. Telephone: 76116272, or check out www.ippc.no for updated information about opening hours etc. If the airport is closed, you can fly without any problems. - No driving up to the observatory unless given permission by local authority. - No landing on Bleik golf range. - No landing at Bjørndalen shooting range.