Approaching Tromsø
Malangen (front) and Senja island (behind)
Coming home from a weekend in Dublin, my plane was approaching Tromsø Langnes Airport. The evening was beautiful and I had a great view of the spectacular coastal landscape of Troms. Unable to resist the temptation, I switched on my camera phone to snap these shots. (No worries, I was in “flight mode” so the Boeing wouldn’t suddenly perform a barrel roll.)
Grindøya (front), Håkøya (middle) and Kvaløya (behind)
Kvaløya and the Sandnessundet strait, just south of Tromsø
If you ever fly to Tromsø from the south, make sure you sit on the left side of the plane. The view during final approach is worth the whole trip.



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I appreciate that tip! With all of your beautiful photos of Tromso, I think the city should hire L-Jay to be their city welcomer. It’s so beautiful even from the airplane.
you must be sick of hearing it by now, but you do live in such a beautiful place! if you were ever unlucky enough to fly to Watford and look out of your window, all that you’d see is featureless urban sprawl.
Agreed, left side is the best coming from the South! I like the left side in winter, too when leaving from Tromsø towards the South, so you can see all of Tromsøya under a meter of snow, so nice with Tromsdalen, Fløya, Tromsdalstinden etc