Gjögur Airport

Gjögur Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	BIGJ
IATA code	GJR
Coordinates	65 ° 59 '43 "  N , 21 ° 19' 37"  W Coordinates: 65 ° 59 '43 "  N , 21 ° 19' 37"  W.
Height above MSL	30 m (98  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	1.5 km northeast of Gjögur , Árneshreppur , Iceland
Basic data
operator	ISAVIA
Start-and runway
05/23	960 m × 28 m gravel

Gjögur airport runway

Terminal of Gjögur Airport with a view of the runway

The Gjögur Airport ( IATA code: GJR ; ICAO: BigJ ) is an airfield , where the population of the Árneshreppurdistriktes in the West Fjords in northwestern Iceland , on the coast of Húnaflói Bay , served. The airport is operated temporarily by an AFIS controller and is only open for Eagle Air flights , which operate once a week in summer and twice a week in winter. Gjögur Airport is very important for the local population. In winter, the flight connection is the only way to reach the region as the road is impassable. The Icelandic government operates these flights to supply the population with food and other things and also to transport passengers. Eagle Air is the only airline that flies to this region.

Airlines and destinations

airline	Destinations
Eagle Air	Reykjavík

Web links

Commons : Gjögur Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ AIP Iceland: AD 2 - BIGJ - GJÖGUR / Gjogur. (PDF; 2.8 MB) (No longer available online.) In: Islandic Civil Aviation Administration. June 28, 2013, archived from the original on August 28, 2013 ; Retrieved July 28, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.