Ísafjörður Airport
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Ísafjörður Airport (Icelandic: Ísafjarðarflugvöllur [ˈiːsaˌfjarðarˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (IATA: IFJ, ICAO: BIIS) is an airport serving Ísafjörður, a town in the Westfjords (Icelandic: Vestfirðir) region in northwestern Iceland.
History
Planning for the airport started in 1958 construction of the runway started the same year.Flugfélag Íslands, being the first plane to land on the airport.[8]
Approach
Located in a
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Icelandair | Reykjavík |
Statistics
Passengers and movements
Number of passengers[note 1] |
Number of movements[note 2] | |||
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2003 | 40,060 | 2,154 | ||
2004 | 45,395 | 2,496 | ||
2005 | 45,682 | 2,514 | ||
2006 | 44,604 | 2,144 | ||
2007 | 50,314 | 2,638 | ||
2008 | 51,791 | 2,468 | ||
2009 | 46,905 | 2,046 | ||
2010 | 43,204 | 2,092 | ||
2011 | 42,262 | 1,908 | ||
2012 | 40,331 | 2,010 | ||
2013 | 35,577 | 2,028 | ||
2014 | 34,946 | 1,874 | ||
2015 | 33,343 | 1,796 | ||
2016 | 33,076 | 2,006 | ||
2017 | 34,551 | 1,779 | ||
2018 | 32,552 | 2,061 | ||
2019 | 32,332 | 2,187 | ||
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Incidents
On 20 March 1982, the left engine of
Keflavík Airport to attempt an emergency landing there. Despite the front part of the engine almost breaking off in the explosion, the plane managed to land in Keflavík with minimal additional damage to the plane. All 25 people on board survived without injuries.[15][16][17][18]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ THE AVIATION FACT FILE Archived 2017-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (Isavia)
- ^ Airport information for BIIS[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for IFJ at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Flugvöllur á Ísafirði opnaður í næstu viku". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 September 1960. pp. 20, 19. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Flugvöllur opnaður". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 4 October 1960. pp. 15, 11. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Galdramenn fyrri tíðar í bland við kollega". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 October 1960. pp. 8, 13. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "1100 metra löng flugbraut tekin í notkun á Skipeyri við Ísafjörð". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 4 October 1960. pp. 3, 9. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Gljáfaxi leysti "Kötu" af hólmi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 October 1960. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "This Is One Of The Most Challenging Approaches In The World". www.boldmethod.com.
- ^ "Extreme Airport Approach in Iceland! (HD)" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Birgir Olgeirsson (28 December 2019). "Flugmaður Air Iceland Connect lýsir beygjunni svakalegu inn að Ísafjarðarflugvelli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Benedikt Bóas Hinriksson (23 June 2021). "Ísafjarðarbeygja háloftanna komin í Flight Simulator". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Giuseppe Nelv (18 June 2021). "Microsoft Flight Simulator Spotlight Landing Challenge Brings You to Iceland's Most Dangerous Airport". Twinfinite.net. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Passengers, freight and mail through Icelandic airports 2003-2019". PX-Web.[permanent dead link]
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). 22 March 1982. pp. 1, 2, 4, 5, 48. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Giftusamleg björgun". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 23 March 1982. pp. 1, 16. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Gísli Einarsson; Edda Sif Pálsdóttir (5 April 2018). "Man eftir bragðinu af samlokunni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Ég bjóst við meiri látum í nauðlendingunni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 March 1982. pp. 20, 21, 48. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
External links
Media related to Ísafjörður Airport at Wikimedia Commons