Bíldudalur Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ISAVIA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bíldudalur, Tálknafjörður and Patreksfjörður, Iceland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°38′30″N 23°32′45″W / 65.64167°N 23.54583°W | ||||||||||
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Bíldudalur Airport (IATA: BIU, ICAO: BIBD) is an airport serving Bíldudalur, a village in the Vesturbyggð municipality in the Westfjords of Iceland. The runway is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-southeast of the village.
Flights which shall land in Northern direction which is common, have to pass a 450 metres (1,480 ft) mountain pass plus an altitude margin, only 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the runway, and make a fairly steep descent, and do a 40 degree turn just before landing.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Norlandair | Reykjavík |
Statistics[edit]
Passengers and movements[edit]
| Number of passengers[note 1] |
Number of movements[note 2] | |||
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| 2003 | 4,148 | 732 | ||
| 2004 | 4,326 | 780 | ||
| 2005 | 3,858 | 826 | ||
| 2006 | 3,418 | 740 | ||
| 2007 | 2,866 | 930 | ||
| 2008 | 3,926 | 838 | ||
| 2009 | 3,764 | 758 | ||
| 2010 | 3,602 | 716 | ||
| 2011 | 3,513 | 694 | ||
| 2012 | 4,180 | 686 | ||
| 2013 | 3,921 | 692 | ||
| 2014 | 3,575 | 664 | ||
| 2015 | 3,371 | 652 | ||
| 2016 | 3,333 | 734 | ||
| 2017 | 3,600 | 742 | ||
| 2018 | 3,014 | 725 | ||
| 2019 | 2,983 | 696 | ||
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "AIP Iceland: AD 2 - BIBD - BÍLDUDALUR / Bildudalur" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014.
- ^ Airport information for BIU at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ^ "Passengers, freight and mail through Icelandic airports 2003-2019". PX-Web.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
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