Bíldudalur Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorISAVIA
ServesBíldudalur, Tálknafjörður and Patreksfjörður, Iceland
Elevation AMSL26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates65°38′30″N 23°32′45″W / 65.64167°N 23.54583°W / 65.64167; -23.54583
Map
BIU is located in Iceland
BIU
BIU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
Source: AIP Iceland[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

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

AirlinesDestinations
NorlandairReykjavík

Statistics

Passengers and movements

Number of
passengers[note 1]
Number of
movements[note 2]
2003 4,148732
2004 4,326780
2005 3,858826
2006 3,418740
2007 2,866930
2008 3,926838
2009 3,764758
2010 3,602716
2011 3,513694
2012 4,180686
2013 3,921692
2014 3,575664
2015 3,371652
2016 3,333734
2017 3,600742
2018 3,014725
2019 2,983696
[4]

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. "AIP Iceland: AD 2 - BIBD - BÍLDUDALUR / Bildudalur" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014.
  2. Airport information for BIU at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. "Passengers, freight and mail through Icelandic airports 2003-2019". PX-Web.



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