Akureyri Airport
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Akureyri Airport Akureyrarflugvöllur |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Isavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Akureyri | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°39′40″N 18°04′20″W / 65.66111°N 18.07222°WCoordinates: 65°39′40″N 18°04′20″W / 65.66111°N 18.07222°W | ||||||||||
| Website | isavia |
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Airport data: AIP Iceland GCM Google Maps
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| Aircraft movements (2011) | 13,806 |
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| Passengers (2015) | 176,576 |
| Cargo (2011) | 422 tons |
Akureyri Airport (Icelandic: Akureyrarflugvöllur) (IATA: AEY, ICAO: BIAR) is a single-runway international airport in Akureyri, Iceland 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the town center. Air Iceland and Norlandair link the airport with several domestic locations.
The Akureyri VOR-DME (Ident: AKI) is 6.2 nautical miles north-northeast of the airport. The Hvammur non-directional beacon (Ident: HV) is 1.5 nautical miles off the runway 01 threshold.
Scheduled air travel to Akureyri started in 1928 when Flugfélag Íslands ("Airline of Iceland") began flying on seaplanes to Reykjavík, landing on the fjord of Eyjafjörður near downtown Akureyri. The airline was short-lived, as it ceased operations after only three years. Another airline, Flugfélag Akureyrar ("Airline of Akureyri"), was founded in 1937 and in 1940 it changed its name to Flugfélag Íslands, though it was in no way affiliated with its predecessor. In 1944, Loftleiðir, started flying from Reykjavík on Grumman Goose seaplanes, which added competition to the popular route.
It was not until the early 1950s that construction of the airport itself started on top of a landfill on the delta of Eyjafjörður river, a few kilometers from the town's center. A new terminal was constructed in 1961, which was renovated in 2000 to better equip the airport for International flights.
In 1952, Loftleiðir decided to cease domestic flights and to concentrate on international flights to Europe and North America. This left Flugfélag Íslands alone on the route, operating Douglas DC-3 aircraft up until 1973. In 1965, the airline introduced the Fokker F27 to its domestic fleet which it replaced with the Fokker 50 in 1992, which is still used in domestic flights to this day.
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