Egilsstaðir Airport ( ) is a single-runway airport in

Egilsstaðir Egilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river. It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region (Iceland), Eastern Region with, as of 2024, a population of 2,632 inha ...

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. The only scheduled carrier is

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with flights to

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. Egilsstaðir also serves as a diversion airport for Keflavik International Airport located 415 kilometers southwest of Egilsstaðir. It is designated as an international airport and

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by the Icelandic government, but as of 2024 has no scheduled international flights.

History

Originally a gravel runway was made in 1951 and in 1954 it was equipped with runway lights. On the 23rd of September 1993, a new lengthened asphalt runway replaced the older gravel runway on the other side of the terminal. The air terminal was originally built in 1968, but was rebuilt and expanded during 1987 to 1999. A new arrivals hall was opened in 2007. During the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in 2010, many flights were diverted to Egilsstaðir airport due to ATC restrictions because of volcanic ash. The airport is mainly used for domestic flights to Reykjavík, but it also serves medical, emergency, charter and general aviation. There was previously a seasonal route to

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with Iceland Express in 2007. In late 2016, the UK tour operator ''Discover the World'' chartered flights from London-Gatwick and for a few months. The operator later preferred regular tickets to Keflavík Airport for its Iceland package holidays. From May 2023, Egilsstaðir Airport was planned to have scheduled international flights again with

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, a German holiday-carrier, starting flights to

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. These plans were cancelled two months before the start of the route, Condor citing weak demand.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Egilsstaðir Airport:

Statistics

Ground transport

The airport is located approximately 2 km from the town of

, which is approximately a 25 minute walk or 2 minute car trip. The town of Egilsstaðir is the largest in Eastern Iceland, and the airport serves as a gateway to the region. The airport is located on the

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(Route 1). The towns of

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Neskaupstaður Neskaupstaður () is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland, against the Norwegian Sea. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2016, it has a population of 1,481. Neskaupstaður is the second ...

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and Fáskúrðsfjörður in the eastfjords are less than an hour away by car. The eastern

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of Iceland as well as the towns of Bakkafjörður and Djúpivogur are also in the wider vicinity. Taxis are available at the airport. The airport has several car rental options available, such as Höldur/

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, Avis and

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Buses

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. operates two public

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routes from Egilsstaðir airport, all of which pass through the town of

. One route goes to

via

and

. The other goes to

. Each route is only operated twice per day, as of 2024.

References

External links

OurAirports - EgilsstaðirOpenStreetMap - Egilsstaðir
Airports in Iceland International airports in Iceland Eastern Region (Iceland) {{Iceland-transport-stub