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Þórshöfn Airport (Icelandic: Þórshafnarflugvöllur [ˈθour̥sˌhapnarˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (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 Þórshafnarflugvöllur
IATA: THO ICAO: BITN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ISAVIA
Serves	Þórshöfn, Iceland
Elevation AMSL	64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates	66°13′06″N 015°20′08″W
Website	https://www.isavia.is/en/thorshofn-airport
Map
THO Location of Airport in Iceland
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 1,199 3,934 Asphalt
Sources: AIP Iceland,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Overview

Þórshöfn Airport was previously located about 4.8 km to the northeast, at 66°15′07″N 15°16′23″W, 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. The airport has a very small terminal building of around 12×9 meters (39×29 ft). Domestic airports don't need security checks in Iceland, and the 19-seat Twin Otter aircraft used don't need large terminals.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Norlandair	Akureyri, Vopnafjörður

Statistics

Passengers and movements

	Number of passengers[note 1]	Number of movements[note 2]
2015	502	428
2016	441	452
2017	1,079	458
2018	870	468
2019	835	489
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Accidents and incidents

In July 1969, Douglas R4D-6 Bu 150187 of the United States Navy was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Þórshöfn Airport. Pilot Russell W. Sims Jr, Executive Officer of NAS Keflavik, was flying in supplies and mail when cross winds, unimproved runway surface coupled with what the investigative report stated was pilot error was not able to keep control of the plane upon landing, going off the runway surface and destroying the landing gear. Another source states that the aircraft swung off the runway during takeoff.[5]

Notes

References

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).

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Þórshöfn

Der Flughafen Þórshöfn (Thórshöfn Airport, isländ. Þórshafnarflugvöllur) (IATA-Code: THO; ICAO: BITN) ist ein Flughafen, welcher sich in der Nähe von Þórshöfn im Nordosten Islands befindet. Manchmal wird der Flughafen auch als Flughafen Thorshofn bezeichnet.[1]

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- [en] Þórshöfn Airport

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[fr] Aérodrome de Þórshöfn

L'aéroport de Þórshöfn (ou aéroport de Thorshofn) (code IATA : THO • code OACI : BITN) est un aéroport desservant le village et pays de Þórshöfn, au nord-est de l'Islande.

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