Þórshöfn Airport
| Þórshöfn Airport Þórshafnarflugvöllur | |||||||||||
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  THO | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ISAVIA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Þórshöfn, Iceland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 64 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°13′06″N 015°20′08″W / 66.21833°N 15.33556°WCoordinates: 66°13′06″N 015°20′08″W / 66.21833°N 15.33556°W | ||||||||||
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Þórshöfn Airport (Icelandic: Þórshafnarflugvöllur) (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.
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, 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.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Norlandair | Akureyri, Vopnafjörður |
Accidents and incidents
- In July 1969, Douglas R4D-6 41-50187 of the United States Navy was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Þórshöfn Airport.[4] 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.
References
- ↑ AIP Iceland: AD 2 - BITN - ÞÓRSHÖFN / Thorshofn PDF
- ↑ Airport information for BITN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for THO at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ "41-50187 Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
External links
- Accident history for THO at Aviation Safety Network
- Aerial picture of the new Þórshöfn Airport (BITN), viewing south with the town of Þórshöfn in the background 2 nm away
- Aerial picture of the old Þórshöfn Airport (BITH).
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