AirportsHornafjörður Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Höfn, in Southern Region, Iceland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HFN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HFN
- ICAO code
- BIHN
- City
- Höfn
- State or region
- Southern Region
- Country
- Iceland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 64.2956° N, 15.2272° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (24 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HFN means Hornafjörður Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BIHN. 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 64.2956° N, 15.2272° W. It stands 7 metres (24 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Hornafjörður Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,500 metres (4,921 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 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,500 m 4,921 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Egilsstaðir AirportEgilsstaðir | EGS | 117 km |
| Vopnafjörður AirportVopnafjörður | VPN | 159 km |
| Akureyri International AirportAkureyri | AEY | 202 km |
| Þórshöfn AirportÞórshöfn | THO | 214 km |
| Grímsey AirportGrímsey/Sandvík | GRY | 281 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,279 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,011 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,563 km | 8 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,663 km | 2 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,521 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,239 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,228 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,699 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,515 km | 20 h 25 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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