Since April 2023, there are no regular scheduled flights to Vestmannaeyjar airport.[3] In 2022 and 2023, Icelandair has offered seasonal/charter flights during the Þjóðhátið festival weekend.
HistoryEdit
The airport was opened on 13 November 1946 with a 60 x 800m single runway (13/31). It is the first airport that the Icelandic government constructed without foreign or military assistance.[4] In 1953 the first control tower was constructed. It was later lengthened to 900m by 1973. In 1971, the second runway, 04/22, began construction. There was a lack of fill material on the island which made construction slow. [5]
During Eldfell's volcanic eruption in 1973, Vestmannaeyjar Airport served as an evacuation point for elderly and patients from the hospital who could not evacuate by boat. After the eruption was over, the tephra provided suitable materials to extend the runways to 1,300m and 1,100m. A new control tower was constructed in 1978 and a new terminal was opened in 1980.[5]
In 1990 the runways were paved and a new hangar added in 1995. In the year 2000, the airport terminal was expanded and renovated.[5]
Air Iceland flew multiple daily flights to Reykjavík Airport, using Bombardier Dash 8-200s in its last year of operations. There were also private flights to Bakki Airport on the southern coast of Iceland, taking approximately 7 minutes (depending on the weather). The scheduled flights to Reykjavík Airport take around 20 minutes.
After the opening of the Landeyjahöfn harbour in July 2010, which shortened the sailing time to the Icelandic mainland to 30 minutes (previously 3 hours), regular passenger flights were not as necessary as before. As a result, Air Iceland ended all scheduled activity on 3 August 2010. Eagle Air then became the main airline serving the airport, with smaller aircraft.[6]
Eagle Air suspended flights to Vestmannaeyjar in September 2020. A funding agreement was made with the Ministry of Infrastructure to subsidise flights during the from January 2021 to August 2021, with Air Iceland Connect.[7] Flights ceased after the funding ended.[8] Another agreement was made funding flights from December 2022 to April 2023, with three flights per week, this time with Eagle Air. [9] After the funding agreement ended, flights ceased again.[10]
Airlines and destinationsEdit
As of 12 September 2023, there are no longer any regular commercial passenger flights to or from Vestmannaeyjar Airport. Charter flights for the three-day festival held on the island, Þjóðhátíð, were operated by Icelandair in 2022 and 2023.
StatisticsEdit
Passengers and movementsEdit
Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues.
Annual passenger traffic at VEY airport. See Wikidata query.
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Vestmannaeyjar Airport Icelandic Vestmannaeyjaflugvollur ˈvɛstˌmanːaˌeiːjaˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr IATA VEY ICAO BIVM is a two runway airport on the island of Heimaey in Vestmannaeyjar Westman Islands a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland It is also known as Westman Islands Airport As of August 2023 it has no regularly scheduled flights Vestmannaeyjar AirportVestmannaeyjaflugvollurIATA VEYICAO BIVMSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorISAVIAServesVestmannaeyjar IcelandLocationHeimaeyElevation AMSL326 ft 99 mCoordinates63 25 30 N 020 16 45 W 63 42500 N 20 27917 W 63 42500 20 27917MapVEYLocation of Airport in IcelandRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft03 21 1 160 3 806 Asphalt12 30 1 199 3 934 AsphaltStatistics 2016 1 Passengers19 107Source AIP Iceland 2 Contents 1 Operations 2 History 3 Airlines and destinations 4 Statistics 4 1 Passengers and movements 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksOperations EditSince April 2023 there are no regular scheduled flights to Vestmannaeyjar airport 3 In 2022 and 2023 Icelandair has offered seasonal charter flights during the THjodhatid festival weekend History EditThe airport was opened on 13 November 1946 with a 60 x 800m single runway 13 31 It is the first airport that the Icelandic government constructed without foreign or military assistance 4 In 1953 the first control tower was constructed It was later lengthened to 900m by 1973 In 1971 the second runway 04 22 began construction There was a lack of fill material on the island which made construction slow 5 During Eldfell s volcanic eruption in 1973 Vestmannaeyjar Airport served as an evacuation point for elderly and patients from the hospital who could not evacuate by boat After the eruption was over the tephra provided suitable materials to extend the runways to 1 300m and 1 100m A new control tower was constructed in 1978 and a new terminal was opened in 1980 5 In 1990 the runways were paved and a new hangar added in 1995 In the year 2000 the airport terminal was expanded and renovated 5 Air Iceland flew multiple daily flights to Reykjavik Airport using Bombardier Dash 8 200s in its last year of operations There were also private flights to Bakki Airport on the southern coast of Iceland taking approximately 7 minutes depending on the weather The scheduled flights to Reykjavik Airport take around 20 minutes After the opening of the Landeyjahofn harbour in July 2010 which shortened the sailing time to the Icelandic mainland to 30 minutes previously 3 hours regular passenger flights were not as necessary as before As a result Air Iceland ended all scheduled activity on 3 August 2010 Eagle Air then became the main airline serving the airport with smaller aircraft 6 Eagle Air suspended flights to Vestmannaeyjar in September 2020 A funding agreement was made with the Ministry of Infrastructure to subsidise flights during the from January 2021 to August 2021 with Air Iceland Connect 7 Flights ceased after the funding ended 8 Another agreement was made funding flights from December 2022 to April 2023 with three flights per week this time with Eagle Air 9 After the funding agreement ended flights ceased again 10 Airlines and destinations EditAs of 12 September 2023 there are no longer any regular commercial passenger flights to or from Vestmannaeyjar Airport Charter flights for the three day festival held on the island THjodhatid were operated by Icelandair in 2022 and 2023 Statistics EditPassengers and movements Edit Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Annual passenger traffic at VEY airport See Wikidata query Number ofpassengers note 1 Number ofmovements note 2 2003 45 156 13 2442004 47 157 13 7622005 50 490 13 5262006 47 523 13 7142007 48 882 13 2002008 52 189 14 5992009 55 382 11 0342010 26 300 5 1422011 20 430 4 0222012 19 242 4 1362013 17 655 4 1592014 19 412 4 9002015 19 637 4 7182016 19 107 4 5862017 17 395 4 8172018 16 803 4 2922019 11 690 3 484 11 Notes Edit Number of passengers including domestic international and transit Number of movements represents total takeoffs and landings during that year References Edit THE AVIATION FACT FILE Isavia AIP Iceland AD 2 BIVM Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar PDF ladmin 14 April 2023 Enn og aftur ekkert flug til Eyja Eyjafrettir in Icelandic Retrieved 2 August 2023 Tilraunir til flugreksturs vefsafn is in Icelandic Retrieved 4 August 2023 a b c Vestmannaeyjaflugvollur Heimaslod heimaslod is Retrieved 2 August 2023 Vestmannaeyjar Eagle Air Iceland www eagleair is Retrieved 20 March 2022 Icelandair haettir flugi til Vestmannaeyja Visir visir is in Icelandic 29 August 2021 Retrieved 2 August 2023 Ekkert flogid til Eyja www vb is Retrieved 2 August 2023 Flug hefst ad nyju til Vestmannaeyja www vb is Retrieved 2 August 2023 ladmin 14 April 2023 Enn og aftur ekkert flug til Eyja Eyjafrettir in Icelandic Retrieved 2 August 2023 Passengers freight and mail through Icelandic airports 2003 2019 PX Web External links Edit nbsp Media related to 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