Raufarhöfn Airport is an airport serving
Raufarhöfn
Raufarhöfn () is a village located on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in Iceland.
History
At one point in time, this small village was home to largest export harbor in Iceland. In the forties and fifties, the herring f ...
,
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 runways are south of the town.
The Raufarhöfn
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: RA) is located 2.8 nautical miles north-northwest of the airport.
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See also
*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 ...
*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
* Google Earth
External links
OurAirports - Raufarhöfn
OpenStreetMap - Raufarhöfn
Airports in Iceland
Northeastern Region (Iceland)
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