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Trastad 158 m asl

One of the most used sites in Kvæfjord, cleared right above Trastadsenteret. Especially in spring it can give intense flights with thermals to cloud base.

Before you launch

Landowner Do not land on the field directly below the bus shelter at Trastad. Contact someone in the club about landing before you fly.
Rotor from Kveøya Kveøya lies crosswise a couple of km in front, so the flying takes place in a kind of rotor. Over 6 m/s there can be dangerous turbulence. Lots of gusts on the fjord: do not fly.
Technical descent The slope extends far out over the sea. Without lift you end up low over forest, houses and power lines on the way down to the landing.

Map

  • Launch
  • Landing
  • Landing on the road by the bus stop (technical)
  • PParking
  • Directions the site works for
Directions to parking

Access

Parking
At a barrier by a small road to the right at the top. The landowner has given the club permission to drive here, but not further into Trastadmarka.
Way up
Follow the road up behind Trastad and turn left where the gravel road continues. Follow the road a short distance and then the path on the right to the launch.
Time
Not registered yet

Launch

The launch is easy to get up to. Flown only in ridge lift.

  • SWW Mostly ridge soaring and thermal ridge soaring. Not a site for top-to-bottom flights.

Landing

Usually on the edge by the red boathouse, or on the road by the bus stop, which is more technical. If you land on the road, you must not obstruct traffic. Do not land on the field below the bus shelter. The landings along the sea are often in the lift zone, so it is easy to overshoot. Clear your landing with the club before you fly.

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 SW, W
  • Possible
  • Not suitable
Level
PP3
Category
PG
Max wind
6 m/s (used in the wind assessment on the front page)
Elevation
Launch158 m asl Landing3 m asl Difference155 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 before you fly. Phone numbers for the towers

Weather

Meteogram from Yr for Trastad
Forecast from Yr, provided by NRK and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Tap for hour by hour.

Photos

Overview photo of Trastad
Overview
The launch area at Trastad
Launch facing SW
The landing at Trastad
Landing

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

Log and more

Trastad on Flightlog