Vestmannaeyjar Airport

Vestmannaeyjar Airport Vestmannaeyjaflugvöllur
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IATA: VEY – ICAO: BIVM VEY Location of Airport in Iceland
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	ISAVIA
Serves	Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Location	Heimaey
Elevation AMSL	326 ft / 99 m
Coordinates
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,160 3,806 Asphalt 13/31 1,199 3,934 Asphalt
Source: AIP Iceland

Vestmannaeyjar Airport (Icelandic: Vestmannaeyjaflugvöllur) (IATA: VEY, ICAO: BIVM) is a two-runway airport on the island of Heimaey, in Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. It is also known as Westman Islands Airport.

The main carrier was Air Iceland, which flew multiple daily flights to Reykjavík Airport. However, due to unresolved dispute with local government regarding flight subsidizing, the carrier ended all scheduled activity on 3 August 2010. Currently the main carrier is Eagle Air.

Vestmannaeyjar Airport is supplemented by private flights to Bakki Airport on the southern coast of Iceland, taking approximately seven minutes (depending on the weather) or by about 25-minute flight to Reykjavík Airport.

History

During Eldfell's volcanic eruption in 1973, Vestmannaeyjar Airport served as an evacuation point for elderly and patients from the hospital who could not evacuate by boat. After the eruption was over, the tephra provided suitable materials to extend the runways.

Airlines and scheduled destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Eagle Air	Reykjavík

External links

• Accident history for VEY at Aviation Safety Network