Þórshöfn Airport

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The Þórshöfn Airport ( isländ. Þórshafnarflugvöllur ) ( IATA: THO; ICAO: BITN ) is an airport located near by Þórshöfn in northeast Iceland. Sometimes also referred to as the airport Thorshofn airport.

The airport was originally located 4.8 km north-east (66 ° 15'07 " N 15 ° 16'23 " W 66.251944444444-15.273055555556 ) the present situation, near Sauðanes and had the ICAO code BITH (but the same IATA code - THO). The former airport had a slightly shorter slope of gravel, which has been closed since the opening of the new airport.

Airlines and destinations

Incidents

• In July 1969, Douglas C- 47J crashed ( to 1962 Douglas R4D -6 ) of the U.S. Navy. The machine carried the Bureau Number 150,187th