Ísafjörður Airport
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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Isavia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ísafjörður, Iceland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°03′29″N 23°08′07″W | ||||||||||
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Located in a fjord, the approach to the runway requires aircraft to fly close to the surrounding terrain, making it unique and more challenging than at most airports.[4][5] Approaches generally cannot be straight-in for either direction, and when landing to the northeast, a full 180 degree turn must be made before touchdown.[6]
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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Notes
- Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit.
- Number of movements represents total takeoffs and landings during that year.
References
- THE AVIATION FACT FILE (Isavia)
- Airport information for BIIS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for IFJ at Great Circle Mapper.
- "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.
- "Passengers, freight and mail through Icelandic airports 2003-2019". PX-Web.
External links
Media related to Ísafjörður Airport at Wikimedia Commons
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