Jan Mayensfield

Jan Mayensfield is an aerodrome serving in , . Operated by the Norwegian Armed Forces, it serves the island's only population at the combined military and meteorological station.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: aerodrome in Jan Mayen, Norway
  • Also known as: “ENJA”, “Jan Mayen”, and “ZXB”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olonkinbyen and Jan Mayen.

Hamlet
Photo: Hgrobe, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is the only settlement on the of . It was named after Russian-Norwegian explorer Gennady Olonkin, who participated in Arctic expeditions and served on Jan Mayen during several periods between 1928 and 1936.

Photo: Tonreg15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island between and in the Arctic Ocean, administered by Norway. The island has 18 inhabitants, employed by the Norwegian Armed Forces or the Norwegian Institute of Meteorology.

Jan Mayensfield

Latitude
70.94372° or 70° 56′ 37″ north
Longitude
-8.6533° or 8° 39′ 12″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Inception
August 1960
Operator
Forsvaret
ICAO airport code
ENJA
Open location code
CC2HW8VW+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 294854226
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6296746
Wiki­data ID
Q2719335
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Satellite Map

Discover Jan Mayensfield from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tajik—“Jan Mayensfield” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu de Jan Mayen”
  • Cebuano: “Jan Mayen”
  • Chinese: “揚馬延機場”
  • Danish: “Jan Mayens flyveplads”
  • Danish: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • Dutch: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • French: “aéroport d’Olonkinbyen”
  • French: “Aéroport d’Olonkinbyen”
  • French: “Aéroport de Olonkinbyen”
  • German: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • Indonesian: “ENJA”
  • Indonesian: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • Indonesian: “ZXB”
  • Italian: “aeroporto di Olonkinbyen”
  • Japanese: “ヤンマイエン飛行場”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “ENJA”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jan Mayen flyplass”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “ZXB”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • Norwegian: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه یان ماین”
  • Polish: “Lotnisko Jan Mayen”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Jan Mayen”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Jan Mayen”
  • Spanish: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • Swedish: “Jan Mayen flygfält”
  • Swedish: “Jan Mayens flygfält”
  • Swedish: “Jan Mayensfield”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ион моин”

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