Sandskeið Airport

BISS · Capital Region, Iceland

About Sandskeið Airport

ICAO BISS
FIR Reykjavik FIR
Region Capital Region
Country Iceland
Runways 15/33
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 64.0608, -21.5747   640339N 0213429W
Coordinates (Center) 64.05848, -21.56968   640331N 0213411W
Variation 11.5° W (2024)
Timezone Reykjavik (+0 h)
Local time Apr 23, 2024 11:03

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
15 118° 129° 786 m 18 m Asphalt 64.0557 -21.5579
33 298° 309° 64.0613 -21.5815

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.

Sandskeið Airport

Sandskeið Airport is a small airport in Capital Region, Iceland. The airport is located at latitude 64.05848 and longitude -21.56968. The airport has one runway: 15/33. The ICAO airport code of this field is BISS. Nearby other airfields are Tungubakkar Airport, Reykjavik Airport, Selfoss Airport, Vatnsnes Airport and Forsæti Airport.

Sandskeið Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Reykjavik Airport, which is 20 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Reykjavik.

Sandskeið Airport is in the timezone of Atlantic/Reykjavik. Difference with UTC is +0 h. Today the sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 21:25. This applies to Sandskeið 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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On this airport you can find skydive centers. The only known company on this field is FFF - Skydive Iceland, Sandskeid.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Tungubakkar Airport BIMS 15 km 334°
Reykjavik Airport BIRK 20 km 293°
Selfoss Airport BISF 30 km 118°
Vatnsnes Airport BIVA 45 km 093°
Forsæti Airport BIFZ 48 km 118°
Keflavik International Airport BIKF 52 km 260°
Kárastaða Airport IS-0004 59 km 344°
Flúðir Airport BIFL 61 km 080°
Hella Airport BIHL 63 km 112°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Ellidavatn EL NDB 10 km 284°
Grof GF NDB 21 km 299°
Reykjavik RK NDB 25 km 295°
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