Patreksfjörður Airport or Patreksfjordur Airport was an airport serving
Patreksfjörður
Patreksfjörður (, "Patrick's fjord") is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords with 721 inhabitants (2021 census).
The town was named after Bishop of the Isles#List of known bishops of Iona, Patrick bishop in the Hebrides who was the spiritual ...
,
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 ...
. The airport was across the fjord, south of the town.
The Patreksfjordur
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: PA) is located on the field.
The airport was closed in 2011 after having had no commercial flight service since 2000.
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
References
External links
OurAirports - PatreksfjörðurOpenStreetMap - Patreksfjörður
Airports in Iceland
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Airports disestablished in 2011
Defunct airports