AirportsÞórshöfn Airport is a small airport serving Þórshöfn, in Northeastern Region, Iceland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is THO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- THO
- ICAO code
- BITN
- City
- Þórshöfn
- State or region
- Northeastern Region
- Country
- Iceland
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 66.2185° N, 15.3347° W
- Elevation
- 20 m (65 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, THO means Þórshöfn Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BITN. 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 66.2185° N, 15.3347° W. It stands 20 metres (65 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Akureyri, about 138 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
Þórshöfn Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,937 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 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vopnafjörður AirportVopnafjörður | VPN | 60 km |
| Egilsstaðir AirportEgilsstaðir | EGS | 112 km |
| Grímsey AirportGrímsey/Sandvík | GRY | 125 km |
| Akureyri International AirportAkureyri | AEY | 139 km |
| Hornafjörður AirportHöfn | HFN | 214 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,229 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,991 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,592 km | 8 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,839 km | 2 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,545 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,138 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,134 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,500 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,318 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
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.