Akureyri Airport

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Akureyri Airport
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Characteristics
ICAO code BIAR
IATA code AEY
Coordinates

65 ° 39 '36 "  N , 18 ° 4' 22"  W Coordinates: 65 ° 39 '36 "  N , 18 ° 4' 22"  W
Height above MSL 2 m (7  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 3 km south of Akureyri
Street Sx821
Basic data
operator Akureyri parish
Passengers 184,262 (2019)
Air freight 269.1 t (2019)
Flight
movements 		13,583 (2019)
Start-and runway
01/19 2400 m × 45 m asphalt

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The Akureyri Airport ( IATA code : AEY , ICAO code : BIAR ) is an international airport in Akureyri in northern Iceland .

The airport building in Akureyri.

history

The airport's beginnings go back to the 1930s when seaplanes first landed on the nearby Eyjafjörður fjord . A small airfield in Melgerdismelar was then used. From 1937 there was a regular flight connection between Reykjavík and Akureyri. In 1955, the airfield was equipped with a gravel runway. This was paved in 1967.

Today the airport, which is three kilometers from Akureyri city center, has a larger airport building with a tower.

During the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in 2010, Akureyri temporarily served as an alternate airport for the international airport in Keflavík .

Airlines and Destinations

airline Destinations
Air Iceland Reykjavík
Seasonal : Reykjavík-Keflavík *
Norlandair Grímsey , Vopnafjörður , Þórshöfn , Nerlerit Inaat
Transavia Airlines Seasonal : Rotterdam (starts May 27, 2019)
* only in connection with international flights from Keflavik Airport

See also

Web links

Commons : Akureyri Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c AVIATION FACT FILE 2019. Isavia , accessed on June 9, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Nat.is: Akureyri Airport ; Retrieved September 7, 2012
  3. ↑ see eg Scotsman.com: Volcanic ash: UK airspace clear but cloud hangs over Europe stopped , 9 May 2010; Retrieved September 7, 2012
  4. ↑ FLIGHT TIL REYKJAVÍKUR OG TENGING VIÐ MILLILANDAFLUG. In: isavia.is. Retrieved May 8, 2019 (Icelandic).
  5. ↑ Scheduled flights. In: norlandair.is. Retrieved April 30, 2019 .
  6. ↑ NORLANDAIR FLÝGUR TIL GRÍMSEYJAR, ÞÓRSHAFNAR OG VOPNAFJARÐAR. In: isavia.is. Retrieved May 8, 2019 (Icelandic).
  7. ↑ Klaas-Jan van Woerkom: TRANSAVIA Volgend JAAR VAN ROTTERDAM NAAR IJsland. In: luchtvaartnieuws.nl. November 19, 2018, accessed May 8, 2019 (Dutch).
  8. ↑ Vanaf deze zomer from Transavia to IJsland. In: transavia.com. April 1, 2019, accessed May 8, 2019 (Dutch).