Egilsstaðir Airport
Egilsstaðir Airport Egilsstaðaflugvöllur | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Isavia | ||||||||||
Serves | Egilsstaðir | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 76 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 65°17′00″N 14°24′05″W / 65.28333°N 14.40139°W | ||||||||||
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EGS Location of Airport in Iceland | |||||||||||
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Egilsstaðir Airport (IATA: EGS, ICAO: BIEG) is a single-runway international airport in Egilsstaðir, Iceland. The main carrier is Air Iceland with flights to Reykjavík. The airport has several car rental options available, such as Europcar and Sixt. Egilsstaðir also serves as a diversion airport for Keflavik International Airport located 415 kilometers southwest of Egilstaðir.
History
The air terminal was originally built in 1968, but was rebuilt and expanded during 1987 to 1999. A new arrivals hall was opened in 2007. It is mainly used for domestic flights to Reykjavík, but there has been a route to Copenhagen, and during summer 2016 there will be flights to London. Additionally, there will be charter flights from the airport to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Iceland Connect | Reykjavík |
See also
References
- ↑ Isavia. "STATISTICS". Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ↑ "AIP Iceland: AD 2 - BIEG - EGILSSTAÐIR / Egilsstaðir" (PDF).
- ↑ Airport information for EGS at Great Circle Mapper.
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