Tungubakkar Airport

BIMS · Capital Region, Iceland

About Tungubakkar Airport

ICAO BIMS
FIR Reykjavik FIR
Region Capital Region
Country Iceland
Runways 6/24
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 64.1811, -21.7078   641052N 0214228W
Coordinates (Center) 64.18175, -21.70623   641054N 0214222W
Variation 11.6° W (2024)
Timezone Reykjavik (+0 h)
Local time Apr 23, 2024 14:31

Tungubakkar Airport

Tungubakkar Airport is a small airport in Capital Region, Iceland. The airport is located at latitude 64.18175 and longitude -21.70623. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is BIMS. Nearby other airfields are Reykjavik Airport, Sandskeið Airport, Selfoss Airport, Kárastaða Airport and Keflavik International Airport.

Tungubakkar Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Reykjavik Airport, which is 13 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Reykjavik.

Tungubakkar Airport is in the timezone of Atlantic/Reykjavik. Difference with UTC is +0 h. Today the sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 21:26. This applies to Tungubakkar 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
6 051° 062° 64.1833 -21.7016 570 m
24 231° 242° 64.1802 -21.7109

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

Airport ID Distance Direction
Reykjavik Airport BIRK 13 km 243°
Sandskeið Airport BISS 15 km 154°
Selfoss Airport BISF 43 km 130°
Kárastaða Airport IS-0004 44 km 348°
Keflavik International Airport BIKF 49 km 243°
Stórikroppur Airport BISR 51 km 011°
Vatnsnes Airport BIVA 54 km 107°
Forsæti Airport BIFZ 61 km 127°
Flúðir Airport BIFL 67 km 092°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Ellidavatn EL NDB 12 km 195°
Grof GF NDB 12 km 252°
Reykjavik RK NDB 16 km 257°
Skagi SA NDB 19 km 317°
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