Ísafjörður Airport
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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 / 66.05806°N 23.13528°W | ||||||||||
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  IFJ Location of Airport in Iceland | |||||||||||
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Ísafjörður Airport (IATA: IFJ, ICAO: BIIS) is an airport serving Ísafjörður, a town in the Westfjords (Icelandic: Vestfirðir) region in northwestern Iceland.
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.[3][4] Approaches cannot be straight-in for either direction, and when landing to the northeast, a full 180 degree turn must be made before touchdown.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Iceland | Reykjavík |
See also
References
- ↑ Airport information for BIIS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for IFJ at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Challenging approach at Ísafjörður
- ↑ Ísafjörður landing
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ísafjörður Airport. |
- Current weather for BIIS at NOAA/NWS
- Extreme Airport Approach video
- Official approach documentation
- OpenStreetMap - Ísafjörður
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