Airports – Page 7

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Eurocontrol: Keflavik is the second among European airpors removing the most flights in 2019

The biggest airport in Iceland – Keflavik (ICAO: BIKF) – was named among main contributors to the flight decline in Eurocontrol area owing to their flows to and from. The…

Storm in Keflavik in January 2020 // Source: Rafn Sigurbjörnsson

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Snowstomrs significantly decreased the number of flights in Keflavik in January

Snowstorms, which have arrived in Iceland almost every other day from 6 to 27 January, significantly decreased the number of flights, which were served in Keflavik. The average number of…

The AIP chart for ILS Runway 19 in Akureiry // Source: Isavia

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ILS for Runway 19 in Akureiry has become available today

In 2019 Isavia has been working on the installation of ILS equipment at Akureyri Airport for Runway 19. The equipment is extremely important for international flights and was scheduled to…

WOW air Airbus A321 TF-JOY in Keflavik // Source: Grzegorz Kuriata

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Opinion: WOW air will have to collaborate with Icelandair or Play to obtain slots in Keflavik

Although the restored WOW air is scheduled to go on air in March, the company has not yet received slots at airports for flights to and from Iceland. The position…

Isavia Beechcraft Super King Air 200 TF-FMS // Source: Flugblogg

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Calibrate, navigate, communicate. One workday of the only calibration aircraft in Iceland

All modern airliners can approach airports in low visibility conditions, thanks to different types of navigation equipment. From less precision, such as non-directional beacons (NDB), VHF omnidirectional radio range…

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How WOW air bankruptcy affects Isavia’s strategy for Keflavik airport

Isavia has reported rocketing profit after the financial year 2018 thanks to the tremendous growth of passenger’s traffic. The airport operator established a masterplan for urgent adaptation old terminal to…

Keflavik airport terminal // Source: Isavia

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Back to the future. Why Keflavik paxflow drops to the lowest in two years (updated 22.february)

After the record paxflow in 2018, Keflavik faces disappointment. Fewer passengers in the main Icelandic airport will affect tourism in Iceland, which became the main country´s industry for the past…

The plan of reconstruction of main terminal of Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia

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How Isavia record expectations stumbled on “a hole” in the tourism grow path

2018 is going to bring new record for the biggest Icelandic airport with 10 mln passengers at the end of the year. However, this milestone might be postponed by a…

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Airports

Passengers were stuck in Keflavik after landing in storm

Several hundred passengers could not leave airplanes after the landing in Keflavik airport. Gusts of the wind there are more than 50 knots (~25 m/s). Ground crew could not use…

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How RNAV approaches Iceland

Ground navigation equipment is going to disappear from all northern Icelandic non-international airports. That is the government plan, which is supposed to reduce costs of aerodromes with low paxflow. New…

Flugblogg is at Reykjavík Airport.

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The biggest airshow in Iceland starts within the hour. Come to Reykjavik city airport #birk to see a lot of flying stuff on the ground and in the air. Here is the flight schedule for today: ... See MoreSee Less

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Flugsýning á Reykjavíkurflugvelli á morgun laugardag 3. júní 2023!Ég sýni listflug á Yak 52 og Yak 18T.Sýningin er milli 13 og 16.Frítt inn. Fjölskylduviðburður fyrir alla.Hafið ekkert betra að gera en mæta.Reykjavik Airshow tomorrow Saturday 3rd June 2023! Myndirnar teknar af Andrési Thorarinsen. Plakat gert af Erni Snæ ... See MoreSee Less

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