Þórshöfn Airport ( is, Þórshafnarflugvöllur ) is an

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located in

Þórshöfn Þórshöfn () or Thorshofn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay. The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of La ...

, a village in northeast

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. It is also referred to as Thorshofn Airport in many English-language sources.

Overview

Þórshöfn Airport was previously located about 4.8 km to the northeast, at , 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

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aircraft used don't need large terminals.

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Accidents and incidents

In July 1969, Douglas R4D-6 Bu 150187 of the

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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.Accident description DC-3 Bu 150187

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. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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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)
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