All sites Harstad og Kvæfjord

Nontua 564 m asl

One of the favourite sites, with a view over Andfjorden and nice sled rides on summer evenings. Top landing everywhere.

Before you launch

No particular hazards registered for this site.

Map

  • Launch
  • Landing
  • Landing by the tractor road over Kaltdalen/Høgda
  • PParking
  • Walking route
  • Directions the site works for
  • Possible direction

Access

1.5 kmWalking route
430 mClimb
35 minOn foot
Parking
At Kasfjord cemetery at Høgda, which gives the shortest walk to the top. Alternatively at Kasfjord Montessori kindergarten.
Way up
Turn off onto the cart track heading south into the valley, and walk straight up. Steep, about 45 degrees the whole way. Gentler via Sjurdalen.

Elevation profile

Distance 0 km Elevation Grade
Steeper than 25%

Launch

Good launch areas in all relevant directions, and top landing everywhere.

  • SEENEN Good launch areas in all these directions.
  • NW Possible in light wind. Better NW launch 500 m to the west towards Høgfjellet.

Landing

Primarily on the field down in Kasfjord, by the sea. Alternatively by the tractor road that leads into the cabin area, and on the fields above Kaltdalen/Høgda.

Always check the landing before you fly. If you land in a field, it must be agreed with the farmer, and the grass must not be tall.

Facts

N S W E
  • Main direction N, NE, E, SE
  • Possible NW
  • Not suitable
Level
PP2
Category
PGSPG
Elevation
Launch564 m asl Landing5 m asl Difference559 m
Airspace above launch
Evenes TMA1 Class D Lower 4500 ft about 1372 m asl Fetched automatically from openAIP 24 Sep 2026.
Always check IPPC (opens in a new tab) before you fly. Phone numbers for the towers

Weather

Forecast on Yr (opens in a new tab)Meteogram from Yr for Nontua
Forecast from Yr, provided by NRK and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Tap for hour by hour.

Photos

Overview photo of Nontua (show larger)
Overview
The launch area at Nontua (show larger)
Launch facing NE
The landing at Nontua (show larger)
Landing

Photo: Kristoffer D. Hofstad · CC BY-NC 4.0

Log and more

Nontua on Flightlog (opens in a new tab)