Mýflug (; , named after Lake Mývatn in Northern Iceland), also called Myflug Air, is an Icelandic airline established in 1985. It operates charter, medivac and sightseeing flights. The company operates two aircraft types: Two

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configured for charter and medivac flights and a Cessna 206 for charter operations. Its main focus is on the ambulance flight service provided to Iceland and charter flights to airfields in

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and

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. Mýflug also operates sightseeing flights around Lake Mývatn during the summer months.

History

Mýflug was established in 1985. In 2023 Mýflug acquired the majority of shares in Eagle Air, which had run into financial difficulties and the year after the two airlines merged into a single entity, called Mýflug. Subsequently, Eagle Air was wind up. Mýflug took over operation of Eagle Air's only remaining route, from Reykjavík Airport to Hornafjörður Airport, Höfn; a government subsidised essential air service. In October 2024, Mýflug Air secured a government contract for seasonal winter flights to

Vestmannaeyjar Airport Vestmannaeyjar Airport ( ) is a two-runway airport on the island of Heimaey, in Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. It is also known as Westman Islands Airport. The airport services seasonal, ...

for the period 2024-2027, running from December to February. In April 2025, Mýflug relinquished its remaining scheduled flights to Hornafjörður (Höfn) and

Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar (, sometimes anglicized as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,414, most of whom live in the archipelago's main town, Vestmannaeyja ...

, with Norlandair acquiring the routes. Mýflug subsequently announced it was reducing its operations considerably.

Fleet

(as of December 2024) *2

*2 Cessna 206

Incidents and Accidents

* On August 5, 2013, a Beechcraft King Air B200 (TF-MYX), an ambulance flight, crashed on a car racing track just west of Akureyri in the north of Iceland after requesting to fly over the town. 2 pilots and a paramedic were on board. The Captain and the paramedic died, but the co-pilot escaped with minor injuries.

References

External links

Official website
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