Vestmannaeyjar Airport
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Vestmannaeyjar Airport is a two-runway airport
on the island of Heimaey
, in Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), a small archipelago
off the south coast of Iceland
. It is also known as Westman Islands Airport.
The main carrier was Air Iceland
, which flew multiple daily flights to Reykjavík Airport
. However, due to unresolved dispute with local government regarding flight subsidizing, the carrier ended all scheduled activity on 3 August 2010. Vestmannaeyjar Airport is supplemented by private flights to Bakki Airport
on the southern coast of Iceland, taking approximately seven minutes (depending on the weather) or by about 25 minute flight to Reykjavík Airport.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
on the island of 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 Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), a small archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
off the south coast of 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...
. It is also known as Westman Islands Airport.
The main carrier was 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...
, which flew multiple daily flights to 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...
. However, due to unresolved dispute with local government regarding flight subsidizing, the carrier ended all scheduled activity on 3 August 2010. Vestmannaeyjar Airport is supplemented by private flights to Bakki Airport
Bakki Airport
Bakki Airport is an airport in Iceland, mainly used for short-haul flights to and from the Westman Islands....
on the southern coast of Iceland, taking approximately seven minutes (depending on the weather) or by about 25 minute flight to Reykjavík Airport.