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Isavia is the Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic airport administration. It is responsible for operating all public airports and air navigation services in Iceland. Its head office is located on the grounds of Reykjavík Airport
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...

 in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

.

History

The enterprise was founded in 1945 as Flugmálastjórn Íslands or the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration to operate the airports and air navigation in Iceland. In 2006 the institution was split into Flugstoðir (Isavia), while the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration
Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration
The Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration is the aviation authority of Iceland. The authority has its headquarters in Reykjavik.-External links:* *...

 will continue as a regulator and inspectorate. In 2010 Flugstoðir and Keflavik International Airport Ltd. were merged into a private limited company with 100 per cent state ownership, Isavia. Isavia now operates all airport facilities and air navigation services in Iceland, which includes about 30% of all transatlantic flights

Airports

Isavia operates all public airports in Iceland. Between them, they had 823,877 passengers in 2005 (excluding Keflavik airport).
  • Akureyri Airport
  • Bakki Airport
    Bakki Airport
    Bakki Airport is an airport in Iceland, mainly used for short-haul flights to and from the Westman Islands....

  • Bíldudalur Airport
    Bíldudalur Airport
    Bíldudalur Airport is an airport serving Bíldudalur, a village in the Vesturbyggð municipality in the Westfjords of Iceland....

  • Egilsstaðir Airport
  • Gjögur Airport
    Gjögur Airport
    Gjögur 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...

  • Grímsey Airport
    Grímsey Airport
    Grímsey Airport is an airport serving Grímsey, a small island 40 kilometres north of Iceland....

  • Hornafjörður Airport
    Hornafjörður Airport
    Hornafjörður Airport or Hornafjordur Airport is an airport serving Höfn, Iceland....

  • Keflavík Airport
  • Reykjavík Airport
    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...

  • Sauðárkrókur Airport
    Sauðárkrókur Airport
    Sauðárkrókur Airport is an airport serving Sauðárkrókur, a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland....

  • Þingeyri Airport
  • Þórshöfn Airport
    Þórshöfn Airport
    -Accidents and incidents:*In July 1969, Douglas R4D-6 41-50187 of the United States Air Force was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Þórshöfn Airport.-External links:**....

  • Vestmannaeyjar Airport
    Vestmannaeyjar Airport
    Vestmannaeyjar 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....

  • Vopnafjörður Airport
    Vopnafjörður Airport
    -External links:*...


External links

Isavia, official web site Isavia, official web site
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