Andøy Municipality
Andøy municipality is a Norwegian municipality in Nordland county. The municipality is on the island of Andøya.
It has a population of 4,577 (as of 2023).
Economy
Rockets without people onboard, sometimes get launched from the island. A rocket was launched as early as 18 August 1962; Its goal was to study the ionosphere in the (Arctic) polar area.[1]
Andøya Spaceport opened in 2023.[2] In 2025, the first Spectrum rocket was launched; That flight failed after 25 seconds.[3][4][5]
The air force has an air station [as of 2024], Andøya Air Station.[6]
Settlements
Settlements include
- Andenes, more people live in that urban area than any of the others in Andøy[7]
- Bleik,[8] 444 inhabitants in the urban area (as of 2024).[9]
- Bjørnskinn
- Dverberg
- Haugnes
- Skjoldehamn
- Stave
- Å, settlement
- Åse (settlement)
Administration
The mayor, Kjell-Are Johansen, is elected until late 2027.[10]
Andøy Municipality Media
Andenes and Bleik are located on the northern part of Andøya
Part of Andøya seen towards the east
Forfjord valley on Hinnøya, partly in Andøy municipality.
References
- ↑ «Rakettskytefeltet på Andøya bytter navn til Andøya Space Center», dagbladet.no, 5. juli 2014. Besøkt 10. juli 2014.
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/klart-for-historisk-rakett-test-pa-andoya-_-ekspert-mener-norge-er-i-ferd-med-a-vinne-romkapplopet-1.17025666. Retrieved 2024-09-01
- ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/nyhetsvarsel/rakettoppskytingen-pa-andoya-feilet/s/5-95-2361914. Retrieved 2025-03-30
- ↑ https://europeanspaceflight.com/inaugural-isar-aerospace-spectrum-launch-set-for-late-march/. Retrieved 2025-03-24
- ↑ https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/W01qmr/historisk-romferd-foerste-kommersielle-romrakett-forberedes-for-oppskyting-fra-europa. Retrieved 2025-03-24
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/nordland/for-siste-gang-deltar-orion-flyene-pa-andenes-i-den-store-nato-ovelsen-1.16335156. Retrieved 2024-09-02
- ↑ https://snl.no/Andenes_-_tettsted_i_And%C3%B8y. Retrieved 2025-10-05
- ↑ https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/gwgWga/tatt-av-vinden-hoertes-ut-som-en-eksplosjon. Retrieved 2025-10-05
- ↑ https://snl.no/Bleik. Retrieved 2025-10-05
- ↑ https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26
