AirportsVopnafjörður Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Vopnafjörður, in Eastern Region, Iceland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VPN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VPN
- ICAO code
- BIVO
- City
- Vopnafjörður
- State or region
- Eastern Region
- Country
- Iceland
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 65.7206° N, 14.8506° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (16 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 885 m (2,904 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VPN means Vopnafjörður Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BIVO. 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 65.7206° N, 14.8506° W. It stands 5 metres (16 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Akureyri, about 148 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
Vopnafjörður Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 885 metres (2,904 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 885 m 2,904 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
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 | 53 km |
| Þórshöfn AirportÞórshöfn | THO | 60 km |
| Akureyri International AirportAkureyri | AEY | 148 km |
| Hornafjörður AirportHöfn | HFN | 159 km |
| Grímsey AirportGrímsey/Sandvík | GRY | 169 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,222 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,975 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,563 km | 8 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,781 km | 2 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,559 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,183 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,140 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,544 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,362 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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