Þingeyri Airport is an airport serving
Þingeyri
Þingeyri (, regionally also ) is a settlement in the municipality of Ísafjarðarbær, Iceland.
It is located on the coast of Dýrafjörður fjord in the mountainous peninsula Westfjords (in Icelandic written Vestfirðir). On 1 January 2019, i ...
(Thingeyri),
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
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It was closed for air traffic in 2013 due to winter damage to the runway.
Ónýtur flugvöllur á Þingeyri
/ref> The runway has reopened to traffic. It is typically only used as a backup to Ísafjörður airport.
See also
*List of airports in Iceland
This is a list of airports in Iceland.
There are no railways in Iceland. Driving from Reykjavík to Akureyri takes 4-5 hours compared to 45 minutes flight time, driving from Reykjavík to Egilsstaðir takes 9 hours compared to 1 hour flight time ...
*Transport in Iceland
The modes of transport in Iceland are governed by the country's rugged terrain and sparse population. The principal mode of personal transport is the car. There are no public railways, although there are bus services. Transport from one major tow ...
References
External links
OurAirports - Iceland
Airports in Iceland
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