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Egilsstaðir Airport

Egilsstaðir, Iceland

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Egilsstaðir Airport

Egilsstaðir, Iceland
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Gateway to Iceland's remote and scenic East Fjords region.

Opened
1975
Location
Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Egilsstaðir Airport (IATA: EGS, ICAO: BIEG) is a domestic and limited international airport serving Egilsstaðir, the largest town in eastern Iceland. It acts as the primary air hub for the East Iceland region, connecting the sparsely populated area to Reykjavik and occasionally to other destinations. The airport sits at an elevation of approximately 76 metres (249 feet) above sea level near the Lagarfljót river and the town of Egilsstaðir. It serves both leisure travelers exploring the East Fjords and locals who rely on air travel given the region's geographic isolation. Operations are relatively modest, with scheduled services primarily provided by Icelandair and its regional affiliate. The airport is important for regional connectivity in a country where internal air travel supplements the limited road network, particularly in winter months.
Terminals
The airport features a single small passenger terminal handling both domestic and occasional international traffic.
Getting to & from
The airport is located very close to the town centre of Egilsstaðir, with taxi services and rental cars available for onward travel.
Airlines here
Icelandair and Eagle Air (Ernir Air) operate scheduled services connecting Egilsstaðir to Reykjavik Domestic Airport.
Notable facts
  • ›Egilsstaðir Airport is the main air gateway to the East Fjords region of Iceland.
  • ›The airport has a single asphalt runway designated 07/25.
  • ›It is one of the few regional Icelandic airports to handle occasional international charter flights.
  • ›The surrounding area includes the Lagarfljót lake, famous in Icelandic folklore for a lake monster called Lagarfljótsormurinn.
  • ›Air travel is particularly vital here due to long driving distances from Reykjavik, roughly 700 km by road.
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Airlines serving this airport

Air Iceland
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Routes

EGS → RKVNY · F50 DH8

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Egilsstaðir Airport
Encyclopaedia

Egilsstaðir Airport is a single-runway airport in Egilsstaðir, Iceland. The only scheduled carrier is Icelandair with flights to Reykjavík. Egilsstaðir also serves as a diversion airport for Keflavik International Airport located 415 kilometers southwest of Egilsstaðir.

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