Mývatn Airport

IATA MVAICAO BIRLMedium airport

Mývatn Airport is a medium airport near Myvatn in Northeastern Region, Iceland. It is listed as IATA MVA and ICAO BIRL. The airport is located at 65.6558° / -16.9181° at an elevation of 314 m (1,030 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,055 m. The nearest airport is Grímsstaðir Airport, 35 km (22 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Mývatn Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Mývatn Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`MVA`
ICAO code	`BIRL`
Identifier	`BIRL`
Type	Medium airport
City	Myvatn
Region	Northeastern Region
Country	Iceland
Coordinates	65.65580, -16.91810
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	65° 39′ 20.88″ N 16° 55′ 05.16″ W
Elevation	314 m (1,030 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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