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Húsavík Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorIsavia
LocationHúsavík, Iceland
Elevation AMSL48 ft / 15 m
Coordinates65°57′08″N 17°25′33″W / 65.95222°N 17.42583°W / 65.95222; -17.42583
Websitehttp://www.husavikairport.com/
Map
HZK is located in Iceland
HZK
HZK
Location of airport in Iceland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,605 5,266 Asphalt
Statistics (2016[1])
Passengers20,394
Source: DAFIF[2] GCM[3] Húsavík Airport[4]

Húsavík Airport (Icelandic: Húsavíkurflugvöllur [ˈhuːsaˌviːkʏrˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥], regionally also [-ˌviːkʰʏr-]) (IATA: HZK, ICAO: BIHU) is an airport serving Húsavík, Iceland. The runway is 10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) southwest of the town. The airport had scheduled Eagle Air services to Reykjavik Airport until 1 April 2024.

The opening of the Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel in 2018 shortened the distance by 16 km to Akureyri (and Akureyri International Airport) to only 75km, around a one-hour drive. This led to scheduled services to Húsavik Airport being cut back and eventually scrapped.[5] As of 2024, the Icelandic government is in discussions to introduce a subsidised seasonal winter service to Húsavik Airport.[6]

The Gardur non-directional beacon (Ident: GA) (4.1 nautical miles) and the Husavik non-directional beacon (Ident: HS) (1.1 nautical miles) are located off the threshold of runway 03.[7][8]

Statistics

Passengers and movements

Number of
passengers[note 1]
Number of
movements[note 2]
2015 11,484 1,262
2016 20,394 1,768
2017 17,975 1,571
2018 14,310 1,523
2019 11,633 1,314
[9]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Number of passengers including domestic, international and transit.
  2. ^ Number of movements represents total takeoffs and landings during that year.

References

  1. ^ THE AVIATION FACT FILE Archived 2017-02-01 at the Wayback Machine (Isavia)
  2. ^ "Airport information for BIHU". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for HZK at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ "Húsavík Airport". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  5. ^ Erlendsdóttir, Ólöf Rún (2023-09-14). "Hætta flugi milli Húsavíkur og Reykjavíkur - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. ^ Ragnarsson, Rafn Ágúst (2024-03-24). "Flugi til Húsavíkur og Vestmannaeyja haldið áfram yfir veturinn - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  7. ^ "GA @ OurAirports". ourairports.com.
  8. ^ "SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts". skyvector.com.
  9. ^ "Passengers, freight and mail through Icelandic airports 2003-2019". PX-Web.[permanent dead link]

External links

Media related to Husavik Airport at Wikimedia Commons