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13-554: ENST may refer to: the former École nationale supérieure des telecommunications, nowadays Télécom Paris the former École nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne à Brest, nowadays Télécom Bretagne the École nationale supérieure de technologie in Algiers the École Nationale des Services du Trésor in Paris Sandnessjøen Airport , ICAO ENST,

26-482: A natural border with the Salten district. In the south, Helgeland borders Trøndelag county. The district covers an area of about 18,832 square kilometres (7,271 sq mi), with nearly 79,000 inhabitants. There are four towns in the district: from south to north these are Brønnøysund , Mosjøen , Sandnessjøen , and Mo i Rana . The Old Norse form of the name was Hálogaland (see Hålogaland ). Helgeland

39-521: A regional airport in Norway Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ENST . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ENST&oldid=1027558100 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

52-502: Is commonly divided into three or four sections: Helgeland is characterized by pointed mountains and Strandflaten , a shallow lowland area, sometimes just above the sea surface, and sometimes just below the surface. People living on the coast have settled on this lowland (while inland towns, such as Mo and Mosjøen, are situated in valleys). A consequence of the Strandflaten is thousands of islands, and shallow waters going far into

65-650: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sandnessj%C3%B8en Airport, Stokka Sandnessjøen airport is served by Widerøe with Dash 8 aircraft connecting the community to Bodø , Trondheim and Oslo . The routes to Bodø and Trondheim are operated on public service obligation with the Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communication and have stopovers in Brønnøysund , Mo i Rana and Mosjøen . Monday June 27, 2011 Widerøe started

78-597: Is on demand, with the passenger pick-up possible at any location inside Sandnessjøen. Taxis are also available. Helgeland Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway . Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle . It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartisen glacier, which form

91-594: Is the second largest lake in Norway. There are three large national parks in Helgeland: Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park (partly), Børgefjell National Park (partly), and Lomsdal–Visten National Park (created in May 2009). Helgeland is the scene for Henrik Ibsen 's 1857 historical play " The Vikings at Helgeland " ( Hærmændene paa Helgeland ), whose plot takes place at this region during

104-752: The Wayback Machine ) with thousands of puffins . The Solvær Islands ( Solværøyene ) in Lurøy Municipality consists of about 300 small and flat islands and has the highest densities of Eurasian eagle-owls in Europe. The highest mountains, are located inland, where Oksskolten is the highest mountain in Northern Norway. There are many valleys inland, such as the Dunderlandsdalen , Vefsndalen, and Hattfjelldalen . Røssvatnet

117-535: The Helgeland route with stop overs at all four towns between Trondheim and Bodø . The route was originally flown using Twin Otters . In 2014 the runway was extended from 1086 to 1409 metres ("Takeoff Run Available" from 931 to 1199). The airport is located approximately 20 km (12 mi) south of the town of Sandnessjøen . One bus serves the airport, although there is no scheduled route. The bus service

130-561: The float planes could only be operated during daylight and in good weather, a more stable air transport solution was deemed necessary as the volume of traffic steadily grew. The nearest airport was in Bodø, 5-6 hours drive with a ferry. To try out a new concept of regional airports, four towns along the Helgeland coast got airports in 1968 (Sandnessjøen, Namsos , Brønnøysund and Mo i Rana ). July 1, 1968 Widerøe, having exclusive rights, started

143-640: The route Oslo -Sandnessjøen. It was originally meant to be a summer service only, with four weekly departures from June 27 until August 14. The service was more popular than expected and from October 31 the same year Widerøe made the route a full year service with three weekly departures. The first air route along the coast of western Norway between Bergen and Tromsø started June 7, 1935 using seaplanes with three weekly departures and stop overs in Ålesund , Molde , Kristiansund , Trondheim , Brønnøysund , Sandnessjøen , Bodø , Narvik and Harstad . Det Norske Luftfartsselskap (DNL) had exclusive rights for

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156-481: The route and initially flew it using a Junkers W 34 with floats called "Ternen". It soon became clear that the W 34 was too small and Summer 1936 DNL upgraded to a larger Junkers Ju 52 with floats. All flights were put on hold in 1940 during the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany . After the war DNL restarted the coastal route using the same equipment. Widerøe later took over the local coastal routes. Since

169-565: The sea. This has provided some shelter from stormy weather, which might occur in winter. Some islands are fairly large, often with unique mountains, such as Torghatten , De syv søstre (The Seven Sisters), Hestmannen , Rødøyløva (in Rødøy Municipality ), Dønnamannen ( picture ), and several small islands in Træna Municipality . There are several sea bird colonies, such as Lovund ( picture Archived 2007-09-29 at

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