Þórshöfn Airport
| Þórshöfn Airport Þórshafnarflugvöllur |
|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IATA: THO – ICAO: BITN
 THO
|
|||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ISAVIA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Þórshöfn, Iceland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 64 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
Þórshöfn Airport (Icelandic: Þórshafnarflugvöllur) (IATA: THO, ICAO: BITN) is an airport located in Þórshöfn, a village in northeast Iceland. It is also referred to as Thorshofn Airport in many English-language sources.
Þórshöfn Airport was previously located about 4.8 km to the northeast, at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., near Sauðanes, and had the ICAO code BITH (but the same IATA code – THO). It had a slightly shorter runway with a gravel surface, which has since been closed.
Contents
Airlines and scheduled destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Norlandair | Akureyri, Vopnafjörður |
Accidents and incidents
- In July 1969, Douglas R4D-6 41-50187 of the United States Air Force was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Þórshöfn Airport.[4]
References
- ↑ AIP Iceland: AD 2 - BITN - ÞÓRSHÖFN / Thorshofn PDF
- ↑ Airport information for BITN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for THO at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Accident history for THO at Aviation Safety Network
- Aerial picture of the new Þórshöfn Airport (BITN), viewing south with the town of Þórshöfn in the background 2 nm away
- Aerial picture of the old Þórshöfn Airport (BITH).
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a European airport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about an Icelandic building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about transport in Iceland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
