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The Westman
Islands
The Westman Islands, "The Pearls in the Ocean", is an archipelago
of about 15 islands and 20 cliffs. The southernmost island, Surtsey, is
the latest addition, created during the longest historic eruption of the
country in 1963-1967. The only inhabited island, Heimaey, was struck by
an unexpected eruption in 1973 and all the inhabitants had to be evacuated
immediately. The Islanders base their livelihood on fishing, ffsh processing
and tourism. Local fish processing accounts for 15% of the export value
of fish products of Iceland. Communication
between Heimaey and the mainland is good, e.g. regular flights to and
from the capital, a shuttle air service to and from the farm Bakki on
the south coast, and a car ferry from the town Thorlakshofn on the southwest
coast. A flight
from Reykjavik takes a mere 20 minutes.
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Vestmannaeyjar
Airport
is a two-runway airport on the island of Heimaey, Iceland. The main carrier
is Air Iceland.Overview of beautiful Heimaey Island, with the Vestmannaeyjar
Airport. The two-runway landing strip takes up abouth one fifth of this
tiny volcanic island.
This photo - Copyright © Mats Wibe Lund - www.myndasafn.is
This photo - Copyright © Mats Wibe Lund - www.myndasafn.is
This photo - Copyright © Mats Wibe Lund - www.myndasafn.is
This photo - Copyright © Mats Wibe Lund - www.myndasafn.is
Contacts
Airport Authorities:
Mr. Jon Baldvin Palsson,
jonb
at caa is
Tel: +354 898 0098
Fax: +354 569 4310
Vestmannaeyjar Tower:
Tel: +354 569 4160 / +354 481 1209
Fax: +354 481 3669
Opening hours:
ATC: 15 September to
15 May: 07:00-19:00
ATC: 16 May to 15 September: 07:00-23:00Runway: 13-31
Images and information
placed above are from
http://www.airiceland.is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestmannaeyjar_Airport
http://www.myndasafn.is/
We thank them for
the data!
| General
Info
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| Country |
Iceland
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| ICAO
ID |
BIVM
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| Time |
UTC
0
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| Latitude |
63.424303
63° 25' 27.49" N
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| Longitude |
-20.278875
020° 16' 43.95" W
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| Elevation |
326
feet
99 meters
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| Magnetic
Variation |
015°
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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| Runways
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ID
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Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 04/22
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3806
x 148 feet
1160 x 45 meters |
BITUMINOUS,
TAR OR ASPHALT MIXED IN PLACE, OILED. |
- |
NO
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| 13/31
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3934
x 148 feet
1199 x 45 meters |
BITUMINOUS,
TAR OR ASPHALT MIXED IN PLACE, OILED. |
- |
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 |
VM |
VESTMANNAEYJAR |
- |
375 |
1.5 NM |
026.6
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| DME |
HL |
HELGAFELL |
044X |
- |
At
Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet
A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Other
Fluids |
DE-ICE,
Anti-icing/De-icing/Defrosting Fluid (MIL A 8243) |
| Remarks
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| FLUID |
De-Ice
O/R.
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| FUEL |
(NC-100LL,
A1)
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| LGT |
PAPI
Rwy 31 GS 3.5 . Hills 1 NM fr thld Rwy 22 (929' AMSL) reach abv
GS of PAPI. PAPI Rwy 22 useable only within 1 NM. Cliffs in hill
south of thld Rwy 31 arefloodlit and red obst lgt show hillside.
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| MISC |
Rwys
are double sfc dressing, 328' ASP avbl both ends of Rwy 13-31.
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| OPR
HOURS |
Opr
0700-2300Z. |
| Communications
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| TWR |
118.5
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| REYKJAVIK
DEP |
119.0
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| REYKJAVIK
ACC |
119.7
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Thanks to: www.worldaerodata.com
The content above was published at Airports-Worldwide.com in 2007.
We don't guarantee the information is fresh and accurate. The data may be wrong or outdated.
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