Ísafjörður Airport
Ísafjörður Airport (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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| Air Iceland Connect | Reykjavík |
References
- THE AVIATION FACT FILE (Isavia)
- Airport information for BIIS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- Airport information for IFJ at Great Circle Mapper.
- Challenging approach at Ísafjörður
- Ísafjörður landing
- Birgir Olgeirsson (28 December 2019). "Flugmaður Air Iceland Connect lýsir beygjunni svakalegu inn að Ísafjarðarflugvelli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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