AirportsAkureyri International Airport is a large airport serving Akureyri, in Northeastern Region, Iceland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AEY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AEY
- ICAO code
- BIAR
- City
- Akureyri
- State or region
- Northeastern Region
- Country
- Iceland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 65.6566° N, 18.0720° W
- Elevation
- 2 m (6 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,700 m (8,858 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AEY means Akureyri International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BIAR. ICAO codes that begin with B belong to Greenland, Iceland and Kosovo. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 65.6566° N, 18.0720° W. It stands 2 metres (6 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Reykjavik, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Akureyri International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,700 metres (8,858 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 9 airports of Iceland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,700 m 8,858 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grímsey AirportGrímsey/Sandvík | GRY | 99 km |
| Þórshöfn AirportÞórshöfn | THO | 139 km |
| Vopnafjörður AirportVopnafjörður | VPN | 148 km |
| Egilsstaðir AirportEgilsstaðir | EGS | 174 km |
| Hornafjörður AirportHöfn | HFN | 202 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,366 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,123 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,709 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,865 km | 2 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,412 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,053 km | 9 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,273 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,600 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,417 km | 20 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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