About Grímsstaðir Airport

ICAO	BIGS
FIR	Reykjavik FIR
Region	Northeast
Country	Iceland
Runways	1/19
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	65.6325, -16.1483 653757N 0160854W
Coordinates (Center)	65.63339, -16.15417 653800N 0160915W
Variation	9.2° W (2024)
Timezone	Reykjavik (+0 h)
Local time	Apr 24, 2024 13:44

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Grímsstaðir Airport

Grímsstaðir Airport is a small airport in Northeast, Iceland. The airport is located at latitude 65.63339 and longitude -16.15417. The airport has one runway: 1/19. The ICAO airport code of this field is BIGS. Nearby other airfields are Reykjahlíð Airport, Herðubreiðarlindir Airport, Vopnafjörður Airport, Húsavík Airport and Bakkafjörður Airport.

Grímsstaðir Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Akureyri Airport, which is 88 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Reykjavik.

Grímsstaðir Airport is in the timezone of Atlantic/Reykjavik. Difference with UTC is +0 h. Today the sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 21:16. This applies to Grímsstaðir Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
1	359°	008°	65.6364	-16.1542	677 m
19	179°	188°	65.6303	-16.1541	677 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Reykjahlíð Airport	BIRL	35 km	274°
Herðubreiðarlindir Airport	BIHE	49 km	182°
Vopnafjörður Airport	BIVO	60 km	080°
Húsavík Airport	BIHU	68 km	302°
Bakkafjörður Airport	BIBK	74 km	054°
Þórshöfn Airport	BITN	75 km	029°
Kópasker Airport	BIKP	77 km	349°
Raufarhöfn Airport	BIRG	86 km	006°
Akureyri Airport	BIAR	88 km	272°

Navigational aids

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