Patreksfjörður Airport or Patreksfjordur Airport was an airport serving
Patreksfjörður
Patreksfjörður (, ) is a fishing village in the Westfjords of Iceland. It was an important fishing and trading post until the Icelandic government's introduction of a fishing quota in 1990. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Ve ...
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Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
. 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 i ...
(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. Domestic flights serve pla ...
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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 ti ...
References
External links
OurAirports - PatreksfjörðurOpenStreetMap - Patreksfjörður
Airports in Iceland
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Airports disestablished in 2011
Defunct airports
Westfjords