Svinafell Airport
Svinafell Airport is an airfield in Hornafjörður, East Iceland. Svinafell Airport is situated nearby to the locality Hoffellsjökull.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoffell.
Hoffell
Farm
Hoffell is an area and a farmland in southeast Iceland. It is characterised by a large outlet glacier, Hoffellsjökull, and gabbro rock, which originally formed deep in the Earth's crust but is now visible due to uplift of the area and glacial erosion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoffellsjökull.
Hoffellsjökull
Locality
Hoffellsjökull is an outlet glacier which flows from the ice cap of Vatnajökull. It is located in the municipality of Hornafjörður, southeast Iceland. Hoffellsjökull takes its name from Hoffell; a mountainous area and a farmland. Hoffellsjökull is situated 6 km northwest of Svinafell Airport.
Svinafell Airport
- Type: Airfield
- Category: transportation
- Location: Hornafjörður, East Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.38472° or 64° 23′ 5″ north
Longitude
-15.37194° or 15° 22′ 19″ west
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
ICAO airport code
BISN
Open location code
9CP69JMH+V6
GeoNames ID
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