AirportsGrímsey Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Grímsey/Sandvík, in Northeastern Region, Iceland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GRY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GRY
- ICAO code
- BIGR
- City
- Grímsey/Sandvík
- State or region
- Northeastern Region
- Country
- Iceland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 66.5458° N, 18.0173° W
- Elevation
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,036 m (3,399 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GRY means Grímsey Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BIGR. 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 66.5458° N, 18.0173° W. It stands 20 metres (66 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Akureyri, about 96 km away in a straight line.
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
Grímsey Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,036 metres (3,399 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 9 airports of Iceland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,036 m 3,399 ft | 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Akureyri International AirportAkureyri | AEY | 99 km |
| Þórshöfn AirportÞórshöfn | THO | 125 km |
| Vopnafjörður AirportVopnafjörður | VPN | 169 km |
| Egilsstaðir AirportEgilsstaðir | EGS | 216 km |
| Ísafjörður AirportÍsafjörður | IFJ | 235 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,334 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,105 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,714 km | 8 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,939 km | 2 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,434 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,015 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,221 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,506 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,322 km | 20 h 10 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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