Akureyri Airport

Akureyri Airport is an international airport in , , 3 kilometres south of the town centre. Icelandair and Norlandair link the airport with several domestic locations and limited service to .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Iceland
  • Also known as: “AEY”, “AKUREYRI airport”, and “BIAR”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nonni’s House and Akureyri Museum.

Museum
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Nonni's House is a museum in the municipality in . The small wooden house, built around 1850, is one of the oldest houses in Akureyri. It was the home of the well known children's author and Jesuit priest Jón Sveinsson; also known as "Nonni".

Museum
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Garden
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The is a unique and significant botanical garden located in the southern part of , a city in Northern . Situated on the west side of the inland end of the fjord , at an elevation of about 45 metres, the garden is one of the northernmost botanical gardens in the world, just 85 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hrafnagil and Svalbarðseyri.

Village
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is a small in , northern , which in 2016 had 260 inhabitants. The village has a and a community center. The area has access to high-temperature geothermal heat, which is used to heat houses and greenhouses. is situated 9 km south of Akureyri Airport.

Village
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is a small in the municipality, northern , which in January 2011 had 245 inhabitants. It is located on the east coast of fjord. is situated 10 km north of Akureyri Airport.

Akureyri Airport

Latitude
65.65649° or 65° 39′ 23″ north
Longitude
-18.07108° or 18° 4′ 16″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
IATA airport code
AEY
ICAO airport code
BIAR
United Nations Location Code
IS AEY
Open location code
9CQ3MW4H+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 564066900
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6295706
Wiki­data ID
Q1430749
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Akureyri Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu d’Akureyri”
  • Cebuano: “Akureyri”
  • Chinese: “阿克雷里”
  • Chinese: “阿克雷里机场”
  • Chinese: “阿克雷里機場”
  • Dutch: “Akureyrarflugvollur”
  • Dutch: “Akureyrarflugvöllur”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Akureyri”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven van Akureyri”
  • Finnish: “Akureyrin lentoasema”
  • French: “aérodrome de Islande”
  • French: “Aeroport d’Akureyri”
  • French: “aéroport d’Akureyri”
  • French: “Aéroport d’Akureyri”
  • French: “AEY”
  • French: “Akureyri”
  • French: “BIAR”
  • German: “BIAR”
  • German: “Flughafen Akureyri”
  • Hungarian: “Akureyri repülőtér”
  • Icelandic: “Akureyrarflugvöllur”
  • Indonesian: “AEY”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Akureyri”
  • Indonesian: “BIAR”
  • Italian: “aeroporto di Akureyri”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Akureyri”
  • Japanese: “アークレイリ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Akureyri”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “AEY”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akureyri lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “BIAR”
  • Norwegian: “Akureyri lufthavn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه آکوریری”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Akureyri”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Akureyri”
  • Russian: “Акюрейри (аэропорт)”
  • Russian: “Акюрейри”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de akureyri”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Akureyri”
  • Spanish: “AEY”
  • Spanish: “BIAR”
  • Swedish: “Akureyri flygplats”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи окурири”
  • Thai: “ท่าอากาศยานอาคือเรย์รี”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay Akureyri”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kjarnabyggð and Naustahverfi.

Notable Places Nearby

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