List of airports in Iceland explained

This is a list of airports in Iceland.There are no railways in Iceland. Driving from Reykjavík to Akureyri takes 4–5 hours compared to 45 minutes flight time, driving from Reykjavík to Egilsstaðir takes 9 hours compared to 1 hour flight time.[1]

Airports

Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.

Location servedICAOIATAAirport nameLongest runway(m)
AkureyriBIARAEYAkureyri Airport2,400
BakkiBIBABakki Airport
BíldudalurBIBDBIU Bíldudalur Airport1,000
BlönduósBIBLBLOBlönduós Airport
BreiðdalsvíkBIBVBXVBreiðdalsvík Airport
DjúpivogurBIDVDJUDjúpivogur Airport
EgilsstaðirBIEGEGSEgilsstaðir Airport2,000
FagurhólsmýriBIFMFAGFagurhólsmýri Airport
FáskrúðsfjörðurBIFFFASFáskrúðsfjörður Airport
GjögurBIGJGJRGjögur Airport960
GrímseyBIGRGRYGrímsey Airport1,036
GrundarfjörðurBIGFGUUGrundarfjörður Airport
HólmavíkBIHKHVK Hólmavík Airport
HöfnBIHNHFNHornafjörður Airport1,500
HúsavíkBIHUHZKHúsavík Airport1,605
ÍsafjörðurBIISIFJÍsafjörður Airport1,400
KeflavíkBIKFKEFKeflavík International Airport3,065
KópaskerBIKPOPA Kópasker Airport
ReykjahlíðBIRLMVAMývatn Airport
NorðfjörðurBINFNORNorðfjörður Airport
ÓlafsfjörðurBIOFOFJ Ólafsfjörður Airport
PatreksfjörðurBIPAPFJPatreksfjörður Airport
RaufarhöfnBIRGRFNRaufarhöfn Airport
ReykjavíkBIRKRKVReykjavík Airport1,566
RifBIRFOLIRif Airport
SauðárkrókurBIKRSAKSauðárkrókur Airport
SelfossBISFSELSelfoss Airport
SiglufjörðurBISISIJSiglufjörður Airport
StykkishólmurBISTSYKStykkishólmur Airport
Þingeyri (Thingeyri)BITETEYÞingeyri Airport
Þórshöfn (Thorshofn)BITNTHOÞórshöfn Airport1,199
VestmannaeyjarBIVMVEYVestmannaeyjar Airport1,199
VopnafjörðurBIVOVPNVopnafjörður Airport885

Not listed are former military airports and airbases Naval Air Station Keflavik (which is now Keflavik International Airport), RAF Reykjavik (which is now Reykjavik Airport) and RAF Kaldadarnes (which is now abandoned). Also not listed are smaller airfields like Sandskeið glider airfield.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.isavia.is/media/1/19-1209-facts-and-figures-2018-1920x1080-20190208.pdf FACTS AND FIGURES 2018