# Grímsey Airport (GRY / BIGR)

**Grímsey Airport** (IATA: GRY, ICAO: BIGR) is a medium airport in Grímsey/Sandvík, Northeastern Region, Iceland. It opened in 1919. It has one runway, 1,036 m (3,399 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Isavia. In 2019 it handled 2 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/bigr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GRY / BIGR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Isavia
- Serves: Grímsey/Sandvík, Northeastern Region, Iceland
- Opened: 1919
- Elevation: 20 m / 66 ft
- Coordinates: 66.5458, -18.0173
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,036 m / 3,399 ft
- Passengers: 2,133 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Website: http://isavia.is/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%ADmsey_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875830
- Weather station: BIGR · WMO 04065
- Ident: BIGR

## Timeline

- 1919: Grímsey Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,036 m / 3,399 ft | 24 m / 80 ft | Asphalt | 160° / 340° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 3,636 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 3,389 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 3,674 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 3,256 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,879 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 4,223 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,668 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,158 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 3,436 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,370 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,241 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,133 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [AEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/biar.md) Akureyri International Airport · Iceland · 99 km / 62 mi · Norlandair

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GRY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- FNA [Norlandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norlandair) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2K (2019) | #3,135 of 3,974 | #642 in Europe | #10 in IS |
| Longest runway | 1,036 m / 3,399 ft | =13,232 of 29,858 | #1,388 in Europe | #19 in IS |
| Elevation | 20 m / 66 ft | =38,344 of 43,403 | =5,131 in Europe | =39 in IS |
| Age | Opened 1919 | =173 of 15,079 | =140 in Europe | #1 in IS |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =9 in IS |

## Nearby airports

- [SIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bisi.md) Siglufjörður Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [HZK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bihu.md) Húsavík Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [AEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/biar.md) Akureyri International Airport · 99 km / 61 mi
- [MVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/birl.md) Mývatn Airport · 111 km / 69 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Grímsey Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grímsey_Airport&oldid=1363079505), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/bigr/data