Egilsstaðir Airport Egilsstaðaflugvöllur |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Isavia | ||||||||||
Serves | Egilsstaðir | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 76 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 65°17′00″N 14°24′05″W / 65.28333°N 14.40139°W | ||||||||||
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Location of Airport in Iceland | |||||||||||
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Sources: AIP Iceland GCM
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Passengers | 91,373 |
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Egilsstaðir Airport (IATA: EGS, ICAO: BIEG) is a single-runway international airport in Egilsstaðir, Iceland. The main carrier is Air Iceland with flights to Reykjavík.The airport also has a couple of car rental options available such as Europcar and sixt.
The air terminal was originally built in 1968, but was rebuilt and expanded during the years 1987 to 1999. A new arrivals hall was taken into use in 2007. It is mainly used for domestic flights to Reykjavík, but there has been a route to Copenhagen, and during summer 2016 there will be flights to London. Additionally, there will be charter flights from the airport to Edinburgh, Scotland.