AirportsÍsafjörður Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Ísafjörður, in Westfjords, Iceland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IFJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IFJ
- ICAO code
- BIIS
- City
- Ísafjörður
- State or region
- Westfjords
- Country
- Iceland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 66.0581° N, 23.1353° W
- Elevation
- 2 m (8 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IFJ means Ísafjörður Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BIIS. 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 66.0581° N, 23.1353° W. It stands 2 metres (8 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Ísafjörður Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,400 m 4,593 ft | 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík Domestic AirportReykjavík | RKV | 222 km |
| Keflavik International AirportReykjavík | KEF | 232 km |
| Akureyri International AirportAkureyri | AEY | 234 km |
| Grímsey AirportGrímsey/Sandvík | GRY | 235 km |
| Þórshöfn AirportÞórshöfn | THO | 351 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,568 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,340 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,941 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,059 km | 3 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,199 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,822 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,443 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,622 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,425 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.