Þórshöfn Airport
Airport
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Þórshöfn Airport (Icelandic: Þórshafnarflugvöllur Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθour̥sˌhapnarˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (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 Þórshafnarflugvöllur | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.isavia.is/en/thorshofn-airport | ||||||||||
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  THO Location of Airport in Iceland | |||||||||||
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| Sources: AIP Iceland,[1] DAFIF[2][3] | |||||||||||
Overview
Þórshöfn Airport was previously located about 4.8 km to the northeast, at 66°15′07″N 15°16′23″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. The airport has a very small terminal building of around 12 by 9 meters (39 ft × 30 ft). Domestic airports do not need security checks in Iceland, and the 19-seat Twin Otter aircraft used does not need large terminals.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Norlandair | Akureyri, Vopnafjörður |
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Accidents and incidents
In July 1969, Douglas R4D-6 Bu 150187 of the United States Navy was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Þórshöfn Airport. 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. Another source states that the aircraft swung off the runway during takeoff.[5]
