Gjögur Airport

IATA GJRICAO BIGJSmall airfield

Gjögur Airport is a small airfield near Gjögur in Westfjords, Iceland. It is listed as IATA GJR and ICAO BIGJ. The airport is located at 65.9953° / -21.3269° at an elevation of 25 m (83 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 960 m. The nearest airport is Hólmavík Airport, 36 km (23 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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

World map showing the position of Gjögur Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`GJR`
ICAO code	`BIGJ`
Identifier	`BIGJ`
Type	Small airfield
City	Gjögur
Region	Westfjords
Country	Iceland
Coordinates	65.99530, -21.32690
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	65° 59′ 43.08″ N 21° 19′ 36.84″ W
Elevation	25 m (83 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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