List of defunct airlines of Iceland explained

This is a list of now defunct airlines of Iceland.^{[1] [2]}

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
					2012	2014	Operated Cessna Golden Eagle^[3]
Air Arctic Iceland				ARCTIC AIR	1985	1986
		NY	FXI	FAXI	1997	2017	Merged into Air Iceland Connect
		NY	FXI		2017	2021	To Icelandair. Operated Bombardier Q200, Bombardier Q400^[4]
		VV			1969	1976	Operated Boeing 720, Convair 880, Vickers Vanguard^[5]
AirXport						1986	1989
					1976	1991	Renamed to Eagle Air Iceland. Operated Boeing 707, Boeing 737, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Piper Navajo^[6]
Atlanta Icelandic Air Transport		CC	ABD	TEMPAIR	1986	1992	Renamed/merged to Air Atlanta Icelandic
Atlantic Island Air		ID	TRG	ATLANTSFLUG	1990	1992
Bluebird Cargo		BF	BBD		1999	2017	Rebranded as Bluebird Nordic
Bluebird Nordic		BO	BBD	BLUE CARGO	2017	2024
			FEI	ARCTIC EAGLE	1970	2024	^[7]
					1976	1986	Operated Boeing 707^[8]
					1990	1991	Merged with Flugtak to form Íslandsflug^[9]
			EGX		2000	2000	Established as Flugfélag Austurlands in 1972^[10]
					1965	1966	Operated de Havilland Dove^[11]
					1978	1979	Established as Hordur Gudmundsson Air Service in 1969^[12]
Flugfélag Akureyrar					1937	1940	Rebranded as Flugfélag Íslands. Operated Waco YKS-7^[13]
		EZ	EGX		1972	2000	Renamed to Eastair^[14]
					1995	1997	Merged with Flugfélag Norðurlands^[15]
Flugfélag Íslands				ICELAND AW	1940	1973	Merged with Loftleiðir to form Icelandair
Flugfélag Norðurlands		UI	FNA	NORLAND	1959	1997
Flugfélag Vestmannaeyja			FVM	ELEGANT	1983	2010
					1962	1965	Renamed to Flugstoedin. Operated Airspeed Consul^[16]
					1954	1969	Operated Cessna Skywagon, de Havilland Dove, Twin Pioneer, Twin Bonanza^[17]
					1969	1970	Operated Douglas C-118 in Biafra^[18]
					1960	1975	Operated Cessna Skywagon, Cessna 150, Piper Cherokee, Douglas DC-3^[19]
					1990	1991	Merged with Eagle Air Domestic to form Íslandsflug^[20]
					2004	2006	^[21]
					1970	1972	^[22]
Greenland Express					2013	2016	Virtual airline renamed Sky Greenland
		5H			1964	1989	Renamed to Odin Air^[23]
					1969	1970	Renamed to Flugfélagið Ernir^[24]
					1969	1970	Acquired by Air Atlanta Icelandic^[25]
Icejet			ICJ	ICEJET	2006	2010
					1946	1957	Renamed to Icelandair^[26]
Iceland Express		HC		FLY STAR	2003	2012	Merged into WOW air
		IU			1973	1980	Went bankrupt. Operated Douglas DC-6^[27]
Íslandsflug		HH	ICB	ICEBIRD	1991	2004	Merged into Air Atlanta Icelandic
JetX		GX	JXX		2003	2008	Rebranded as Primera Air
Landsflug		X9	ISL	ISLANDIA	2003	2008
Loftleiðir		LL			1944	1975	Merged with Flugfélag Islands to form Icelandair
MD Airlines		W3	MDI	DELTA ICE	2000	2003	Operated MD-83
MK Flugfelagid			MKI		1997	2000	Renamed to MD Airlines. Operated Douglas DC-8
NAT-Nittler Air Transport International					1969	1970
					1959	1975	Rebranded Flugfélag Norðurlands^[28]
		5H	ODI		1989	1998	Established as Helgi Jonsson Air Taxi. Operated Handley Page Jetstream, Piper Navajo^[29]
		GX	JXX		2008	2009	Established as JetX^[30]
Sky Greenland			DNM	DENIM	2013	2016	Virtual airline
					1971	1972	Founded by Thor Kjartansson. Operated Vickers Vanguard^[31]
					1950	1979	Operated BN-2 Islander^[32]
WOW air		WW	WOW	WOW AIR	2012	2019	Went bankrupt

See also

• List of airlines of Iceland
• List of airports in Iceland

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998. ch-aviation.com. 2018-11-27.
2. Web site: Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies.. aerotransport.org. 2018-11-27.
3. Web site: Air Arctic . Airline History . 17 October 2021.
4. Web site: Air Iceland Connect . Airline History . 17 October 2021.
5. Web site: Air Viking . Airline History . 17 October 2021.
6. Web site: Arnarflug . Airline History . 17 October 2021.
7. Web site: Flugfélagið Ernir svipt flugrekstrarleyfi .
8. Web site: Eagle Air Cargo . Airline History . 17 October 2021.
9. Web site: Eagle Air Domestic . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
10. Web site: Eastair . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
11. Web site: Eyjaflug . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
12. Web site: Flufelagid Ernir . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
13. Web site: Flugfélag Akureyrar. aviationmegastore.com. 2018-11-27.
14. Web site: Flugfélag Austurlands . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
15. Web site: Flugfélag Innanlands . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
16. Web site: Flugferdir . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
17. Web site: Flugjonustan . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
18. Web site: Flughjalp . rzjets . 18 October 2021.
19. Web site: Flugsyn . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
20. Web site: Flugtag . Airline History . 18 October 2021.
21. Web site: Flugtaxi . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
22. Web site: Fragtflug Iceland . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
23. Web site: Helgi Jonsson Air Taxi . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
24. Web site: Hordur Gudmundsson Air Service . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
25. Web site: Icebird Airlines . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
26. Web site: Iceland Airways . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
27. Web site: Iscargo . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
28. Web site: Norðurlands . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
29. Web site: Odin Air . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
30. Web site: Primera Air . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
31. Web site: Thor Air Cargo . Airline History . 19 October 2021.
32. Web site: Vaengir . Airline History . 20 October 2021.