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Thorshofn -
this village has been an authorized trading post since 1836.
It has a good, natural harbour and the inhabitants base their livelihood
on fishing, fish processing and commerce. It is situated on the peninsula
Langanes, which narrows like a spear point toward northeast and its fowling
cliffs have been and still are a means of sustenance for the those, who
live there. Nowadays, the area is very sparsely populated. Most farms
have been abandoned during the last few decades. Some of the remaining
farmers tend the breeding colonies of the eiders and collect their down,
clean it and sell at high prices. There are a few interesting salmon rivers
and trout and char lakes nearby. The distance from the capital is 629
km by the Whale Bay tunnel.
This photo - Copyright © Mats Wibe Lund - www.myndasafn.is
Airport Codes
FlightStats Code: THO
IATA Code: THO
ICAO Code: BITH
Airports in IS
Location and Time
Latitude: 66.2 ( North 66° 11° 59" )
Longitude: -15.333333 ( West 15° 19° 59" )
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| General
Info
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| Country |
Iceland
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| ICAO
ID |
BITN
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| Time |
UTC
0
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| Latitude |
66.218453
66° 13' 06.43" N
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| Longitude |
-15.335625
015° 20' 08.25" W
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| Elevation |
65
feet
20 meters
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| Magnetic
Variation |
014°
W (01/06)
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| Operating
Agency |
CIVIL
GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Operating
Hours |
SEE
REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
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| Communications
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| INFO |
118.1
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REYKJAVIK
ACC
Opr H24. |
119.7
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| Runways
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| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 02/20
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3934
x 98 feet
1199 x 30 meters |
BITUMINOUS,
TAR OR ASPHALT MIXED IN PLACE, OILED. |
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NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance
From Field |
Bearing
From Navaid
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| NDB |
TN |
THORSHOFN |
- |
373 |
At
Field |
-
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| Remarks
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| OPR
HOURS |
Opr
0800-1200Z Sun-Fri, clsd Sat. |
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