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Vestmannaeyjar Airport (Icelandic: Vestmannaeyjaflugvöllur [ˈvɛstˌmanːaˌeiːjaˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (IATA: VEY, ICAO: BIVM) is a two-runway airport on the island of Heimaey, in Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. It is also known as Westman Islands Airport.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | ISAVIA | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Heimaey | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 326 ft / 99 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°25′30″N 020°16′45″W | ||||||||||||||
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  VEY Location of Airport in Iceland | |||||||||||||||
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Source: AIP Iceland[2] | |||||||||||||||
Operations
Air Iceland Connect flew multiple daily flights to Reykjavík Airport before it ended all scheduled activity on 3 August 2010. The main carrier is now Eagle Air.[3]
Vestmannaeyjar Airport previously had private flights to Bakki Airport on the southern coast of Iceland, taking approximately 7 minutes (depending on the weather); the scheduled flights to Reykjavík Airport takes 25 minutes.
History
During Eldfell's volcanic eruption in 1973, Vestmannaeyjar Airport served as an evacuation point for elderly and patients from the hospital who could not evacuate by boat. After the eruption was over, the tephra provided suitable materials to extend the runways.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Eagle Air | Reykjavík |
Statistics
Passengers and movements
| Number of passengers[note 1] | Number of movements[note 2] | |||
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| 2003 | 45,156 | 13,244 | ||
| 2004 | 47,157 | 13,762 | ||
| 2005 | 50,490 | 13,526 | ||
| 2006 | 47,523 | 13,714 | ||
| 2007 | 48,882 | 13,200 | ||
| 2008 | 52,189 | 14,599 | ||
| 2009 | 55,382 | 11,034 | ||
| 2010 | 26,300 | 5,142 | ||
| 2011 | 20,430 | 4,022 | ||
| 2012 | 19,242 | 4,136 | ||
| 2013 | 17,655 | 4,159 | ||
| 2014 | 19,412 | 4,900 | ||
| 2015 | 19,637 | 4,718 | ||
| 2016 | 19,107 | 4,586 | ||
| 2017 | 17,395 | 4,817 | ||
| 2018 | 16,803 | 4,292 | ||
| 2019 | 11,690 | 3,484 | ||
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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)
- "AIP Iceland: AD 2 - BIVM - Vestmannaeyjar / Vestmannaeyjar" (PDF).
- "Vestmannaeyjar | Eagle Air Iceland". www.eagleair.is. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- "Passengers, freight and mail through Icelandic airports 2003-2019". PX-Web.
External links
Media related to Vestmannaeyjar Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Accident history for VEY at Aviation Safety Network
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На других языках
[de] Flughafen Vestmannaeyjar
Der Flughafen Vestmannaeyjar (isländ. Vestmannaeyjaflugvöllur) (IATA-Code: VEY; ICAO: BIVM) ist ein Flughafen auf der Insel Heimaey im Süden Islands. Der Flughafen ist auch unter dem Namen Westman Islands Airport bekannt.[2]- [en] Vestmannaeyjar Airport
[es] Aeropuerto de Islas Vestman
El Aeropuerto de Islas Vestman (en islandés, Vestmannaeyjaflugvöllur) (IATA: VEY, OACI: BIVM) es un aeropuerto situado en la isla de Heimaey, en las Islas Vestman, un pequeño archipiélago en la costa sur de Islandia.[fr] Aérodrome de Vestmannaeyjar
L'aérodrome de Vestmannaeyjar (code IATA : VEY • code OACI : BIVM) est un aéroport islandais desservant l'île de Heimaey, située au sud de l'Islande.[ru] Вестманнаэйяр (аэропорт)
Аэропорт Вестманнаэйяр (исл. Vestmannaeyjaflugvöllur), (ИАТА: VEY, ИКАО: BIVM) — небольшой аэропорт внутренних авиалиний на юге Исландии на острове Хеймаэй. Аэропорт обслуживает острова Вестманнаэйяр. Это первый аэропорт, который исландцы построили самостоятельно без участия других стран[2]. Основным перевозчиком является Air Iceland с регулярными рейсами в Рейкьявик.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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