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. The airport services seasonal, charter and medical flights as well as general aviation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Heimaey, Iceland
- Also known as: “BIVM”, “VESTMANNAEYJAR airport”, and “VEY”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Helgafell and Eldfell.
Helgafell
Volcano
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Helgafell is an inactive 227 m volcanic cone located on the island of Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in Iceland. The Stórhöfði peninsula immediately to the south of Helgafell in what is now southern Heimaey formed about 6000 years ago.
Eldfell
Volcano
Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey in the Westman Islands. It formed in a volcanic eruption that began without warning on the eastern side of Heimaey on 23 January 1973.
Hásteinsvöllur
Stadium
Photo: Halli14, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hásteinsvöllur is a multi-use stadium in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. It is located in the town of Vestmannaeyjar on the island of Heimaey. It is used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja.
Vestmannaeyjar Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Vestmannaeyjar, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.42546° or 63° 25′ 32″ northLongitude
-20.27632° or 20° 16′ 35″ westElevation
99 metres (325 feet)Operator
Civil GovernmentIATA airport code
VEYICAO airport code
BIVMOpen location code
99MXCPGF+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 564047342OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
6295714Wikidata ID
Q2235522
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Vestmannaeyjar Airport” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vestmannaeyjar Airport”
- French: “aérodrome de Islande”
- French: “aérodrome de Vestmannaeyjar”
- French: “Aérodrome de Vestmannaeyjar”
- French: “BIVM”
- French: “Vestmannaeyjar”
- French: “VEY”
- German: “Flughafen Vestmannaeyjar”
- German: “Flughafen Westmännerinseln”
- Icelandic: “Vestmannaeyjaflugvöllur”
- Indonesian: “BIVM”
- Indonesian: “VEY”
- Italian: “aeroporto di Vestmannaeyjar”
- Japanese: “ヴェストマンナエイヤル空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Vestmannaeyjar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vestmannaeyjar lufthamn”
- Persian: “فرودگاه وست منیجار”
- Persian: “فرودگاه وستمنیجار”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Vestmannaeyjar”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Vestmannaeyjar”
- Russian: “Вестманнаэйяр (аэропорт)”
- Russian: “Вестманнаэйяр”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Islas Vestman”
- Swedish: “Västmannaöarnas flygplats”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи вистмниҷор”
- Vietnamese: “Sân bay Vestmannaeyjar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Landeyjahöfn and Núpur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sæfjall and Helgafellsvöllur.
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