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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
64 ft / 20 m

1,199
  
3,934

Address
  
Iceland

Code
  
THO

Operator
  
ISAVIA

02/20
  
1,199

3,934
  
Asphalt

Elevation
  
20 m

Serves
  
Þórshöfn

Þórshöfn Airport

Similar
  
thorshofn, Vopnafjör Airport, Ytra

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, 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.

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.

    • References

    Þórshöfn Airport Wikipedia
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