# Akureyri Airport (AEY)

> Akureyri, IS · IATA: AEY · ICAO: BIAR · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AEY` |
| ICAO | `BIAR` |
| City | Akureyri |
| Country | IS |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 2 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 65.65657, -18.07202 |

## Description

A single 2,400-metre asphalt runway defines the operating envelope at Akureyri Airport (AEY/BIAR) in North Iceland: comfortable for narrow-body jets and turboprops, too short for intercontinental freighters. The airport is owned and run by Isavia, the Icelandic state operator, which together with the tourism sector has pushed to open the field to international traffic, and a dedicated international terminal entered service in February. Icelandair and Norlandair link Akureyri to the domestic network and to destinations in Greenland, while easyJet, Edelweiss Air and Transavia fly seasonal services including London and Manchester — capacity that translates into belly cargo rather than dedicated freight. No cargo terminal or regular all-cargo operation is documented at Akureyri. For North Iceland's signature exports, above all fresh fish and seafood, shippers therefore run refrigerated trucks along the Ring Road to Keflavík (KEF), the country's air cargo gateway with long-haul capacity to Europe and North America, a drive of several hours. Egilsstaðir (EGS) in the east serves as a regional fallback, while the port of Akureyri handles sea freight on the spot.

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