Þórshöfn Airport

Þórshafnarflugvöllur
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorISAVIA
ServesÞórshöfn, Iceland
Elevation AMSL64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates66°13′06″N 015°20′08″W / 66.21833°N 15.33556°W / 66.21833; -15.33556
Websitehttps://www.isavia.is/en/thorshofn-airport
Map
THO is located in Iceland
THO
THO
Location of Airport in Iceland
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 1,199 3,934 Asphalt
Sources: AIP Iceland,[1] DAFIF[2][3]

Þórshöfn Airport (Icelandic: Þórshafnarflugvöllur [ˈθour̥sˌhapnarˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (IATA: THO, ICAO: BITN) is an airport located in Þórshöfn, a village in northeast Iceland. It is also referred to as Thorshofn Airport in many English-language sources.

Overview

Þórshöfn Airport was previously located about 4.8 km to the northeast, at 66°15′07″N 15°16′23″W / 66.25194°N 15.27306°W / 66.25194; -15.27306 (Former location of Þórshöfn Airport (ICAO:BITH)), near Sauðanes, and had the ICAO code BITH (but the same IATA code – THO). It had a slightly shorter runway with a gravel surface, which has since been closed. The airport has a very small terminal building of around 12×9 meters (39×29 ft). Domestic airports do not need security checks in Iceland, and the 19-seat Twin Otter aircraft used does not need large terminals.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Norlandair Akureyri, Vopnafjörður

Statistics

Passengers and movements

Number of
passengers[note 1]		Number of
movements[note 2]
2015 502428
2016 441452
2017 1,079458
2018 870468
2019 835489
[4]

Accidents and incidents

The wreck of the DC-3 is nowadays used as a sheep and horse shelter on private land

In July 1969, Douglas R4D-6 Bu 150187 of the United States Navy was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Þórshöfn Airport. Pilot Russell W. Sims Jr, Executive Officer of NAS Keflavik, was flying in supplies and mail when cross winds, unimproved runway surface coupled with what the investigative report stated was pilot error was not able to keep control of the plane upon landing, going off the runway surface and destroying the landing gear. Another source states that the aircraft swung off the runway during takeoff.[5]

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "AIP Iceland: AD 2 - BITN - ÞÓRSHÖFN / Thorshofn" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Airport information for BITN". 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 THO at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ "Passengers, freight and mail through Icelandic airports 2003-2019".
  5. ↑ Accident description DC-3 Bu 150187, Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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