Bíldudalur Airport
Bíldudalur Airport (IATA: BIU, ICAO: BIBD) is an airport serving Bíldudalur, a village in the Vesturbyggð municipality in the Westfjords of Iceland. The runway is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-southeast of the village.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | ISAVIA | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bíldudalur, Tálknafjörður and Patreksfjörður, Iceland | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°38′30″N 23°32′45″W | ||||||||||
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Source: AIP Iceland GCM Google Maps | |||||||||||
Flights which shall land in Northern direction which is common, have to pass a 450 metres (1,480 ft) mountain pass plus an altitude margin, only 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the runway, and make a fairly steep descent, and do a 40 degree turn just before landing.
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