Eagle Air (Iceland)
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Eagle Air is an Icelandic airline. It is based at Reykjavík Airport
. It offers domestic flights, charter services, and adventure tours in Iceland.
In the early 1990s, Eagle Air accepted key assignments from the International Red Cross to operate in Kenya, Sudan, Mozambique and Angola, delivering aid supplies to civil war stricken regions. The owners decided ceased operations in 1995 to focus on other business ventures.
In 2003, Eagle Air redirected its strategy to focus on providing customers with services for transport, tourism and emergency response. Four years later, the airline expanded this strategy and launched four scheduled services to Árneshreppur
, Bíldudalur
, Höfn
, and Sauðárkrókur
. Eagle Air began flights to Heimaey
in the Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) in August 2010 to fill the void when Air Iceland
stopped services.
to:
Reykjavík Airport
Reykjavík Airport Reykjavík Airport Reykjavík Airport (Icelandic: Reykjavíkurflugvöllur, is the chiefly domestic airport serving Reykjavík, Iceland. The airport lies two kilometres from Reykjavík's city centre. Possessing rather short runways, it normally only serves flights within Iceland and to...
. It offers domestic flights, charter services, and adventure tours in Iceland.
Company history
Eagle Air was founded in 1970 by Hörður Guðmundsson and his family to be a key transportation and security link in the Westfjords, one of the most remote parts of Iceland. The airline’s initial focus was on ambulance and mail services. Aircraft operated by Eagle Air included Helios Courier, Britten-Norman Islander, Piper Aztec, Piper Chieftain, Cessna Titan, de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, Cessna 206 and Cessna 185. Eagle Air also had a domestic charter flight component, which moved into the international arena in the early 1980s. Eagle Air flew charters to airports in Iceland, Greenland, Scandinavia and Europe.In the early 1990s, Eagle Air accepted key assignments from the International Red Cross to operate in Kenya, Sudan, Mozambique and Angola, delivering aid supplies to civil war stricken regions. The owners decided ceased operations in 1995 to focus on other business ventures.
In 2003, Eagle Air redirected its strategy to focus on providing customers with services for transport, tourism and emergency response. Four years later, the airline expanded this strategy and launched four scheduled services to Árneshreppur
Árneshreppur
Árneshreppur is an Icelandic municipality, located in the Westfjords peninsula of northwestern Iceland.As of 2011, Árneshreppur had a total population of only 52, what makes it the least populated municipality in the country. It has a population density of 0.07/km²...
, Bíldudalur
Bíldudalur
Bíldudalur is a village situated on the coast of Arnarfjörður, one of the Westfjords in Iceland.It is situated in the Vesturbyggð municipality and has 166 inhabitants ....
, Höfn
Höfn
Höfn or Höfn í Hornafirði is an Icelandic fishing town in the south-eastern part of the country.As of 2011, the population of the town was 1,641. This harbour town, the second largest in the south-eastern part of Iceland, gives scenic views of Vatnajökull...
, and Sauðárkrókur
Sauðárkrókur
Sauðárkrókur is a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland and a part of the municipality of Skagafjörður.Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,635. It is the centre for commerce and services in the...
. Eagle Air began flights to Heimaey
Heimaey
Heimaey , literally Home Island, is an Icelandic island. At a size of 13.4 km² , it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated Icelandic island outside the main island of Iceland. Heimaey lies approximately 4 nautical miles off the south coast...
in the Westman Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) in August 2010 to fill the void when Air Iceland
Air Iceland
Air Iceland is a regional airline with its head office on the property of Reykjavík Airport in Reykjavík, Iceland. It operates scheduled services to domestic destinations and to Greenland. Its main bases are Reykjavík Airport and Akureyri Airport...
stopped services.
Scheduled flight destinations
From Reykjavík AirportReykjavík Airport
Reykjavík Airport Reykjavík Airport Reykjavík Airport (Icelandic: Reykjavíkurflugvöllur, is the chiefly domestic airport serving Reykjavík, Iceland. The airport lies two kilometres from Reykjavík's city centre. Possessing rather short runways, it normally only serves flights within Iceland and to...
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- Hornafjörður AirportHornafjörður AirportHornafjörður Airport or Hornafjordur Airport is an airport serving Höfn, Iceland....
(HFN) in HöfnHöfnHöfn or Höfn í Hornafirði is an Icelandic fishing town in the south-eastern part of the country.As of 2011, the population of the town was 1,641. This harbour town, the second largest in the south-eastern part of Iceland, gives scenic views of Vatnajökull... - Sauðárkrókur AirportSauðárkrókur AirportSauðárkrókur Airport is an airport serving Sauðárkrókur, a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland....
(SAK) in SauðárkrókurSauðárkrókurSauðárkrókur is a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland and a part of the municipality of Skagafjörður.Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,635. It is the centre for commerce and services in the... - Bíldudalur AirportBíldudalur AirportBíldudalur Airport is an airport serving Bíldudalur, a village in the Vesturbyggð municipality in the Westfjords of Iceland....
(BIU) in BíldudalurBíldudalurBíldudalur is a village situated on the coast of Arnarfjörður, one of the Westfjords in Iceland.It is situated in the Vesturbyggð municipality and has 166 inhabitants .... - Gjögur AirportGjögur AirportGjögur Airport is an airport serving the small population of the Árneshreppur district in the Westfjords of north-west Iceland, on the coast of Húnaflói bay...
(GJR) in ÁrneshreppurÁrneshreppurÁrneshreppur is an Icelandic municipality, located in the Westfjords peninsula of northwestern Iceland.As of 2011, Árneshreppur had a total population of only 52, what makes it the least populated municipality in the country. It has a population density of 0.07/km²... - Vestmannaeyjar AirportVestmannaeyjar AirportVestmannaeyjar Airport is a two-runway airport on the island of Heimaey, in Vestmannaeyjar , a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. It is also known as Westman Islands Airport....
(VEY) in HeimaeyHeimaeyHeimaey , literally Home Island, is an Icelandic island. At a size of 13.4 km² , it is the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, and the largest and most populated Icelandic island outside the main island of Iceland. Heimaey lies approximately 4 nautical miles off the south coast...
Ambulance Flights
Eagle Air has decades of experience in ambulance flights, and offers very well equipped aircraft for that type of flight, whether in Iceland or to countries across the ocean. Oxygen and oxygen masks are on board, as well as all the equipment needed to transport the patient. A doctor and/or medical crew can be arranged if requested. Eagle Air's aircraft have pressurised cabins and can fly above the weather, providing both the patient and the passengers with comfort during the flight.Aerial Photography
Eagle Air has aircraft which are well suited for aerial photography, livestock inventory, and other similar projects. These assignments can be undertaken in Iceland or abroad, over land or sea.Fleet
- British Aerospace Jetstream 32: TF-ORA and TF-ORC
- Cessna 441 Conquest IICessna 441-See also:-External links:* *...
: TF-ORF - Cessna 207A Stationair 8: TF-ORB
- Cessna A185F SkywagonCessna 185-Specification for differing configurations:-References:* Jan Churchill, Hit My Smoke: Forward Air Controllers in Southeast Asia, Sunflower University Press, Manhattan KS, ISBN 0-89745-215-1...
: TF-ORN - Reims F406 Caravan II: TF-ORD