# Þórshöfn Airport (THO / BITN)

**Þórshöfn Airport** (IATA: THO, ICAO: BITN) is a small airport in Þórshöfn, Northeastern Region, Iceland. It has one runway, 1,200 m (3,937 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Isavia. In 2019 it handled 835 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: THO / BITN
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Isavia
- Serves: Þórshöfn, Northeastern Region, Iceland
- Elevation: 20 m / 65 ft
- Coordinates: 66.2185, -15.3347
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,200 m / 3,937 ft
- Passengers: 835 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9E%C3%B3rsh%C3%B6fn_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2876005
- Weather station: BITN
- Ident: BITN

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 003° / 183° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 502 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 441 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,079 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 870 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 835 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [VPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bivo.md) Vopnafjörður Airport · Iceland · 60 km / 37 mi · Norlandair
- [AEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/biar.md) Akureyri International Airport · Iceland · 139 km / 86 mi · Norlandair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- FNA [Norlandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norlandair) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 835 (2019) | #3,329 of 3,974 | #689 in Europe | #13 in IS |
| Longest runway | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | =10,151 of 29,858 | =1,163 in Europe | =9 in IS |
| Elevation | 20 m / 65 ft | =38,456 of 43,403 | =5,149 in Europe | =42 in IS |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =9 in IS |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | REYKJAVIK ACC | 119.700 |
| AFIS | INFO | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [RFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/birg.md) Raufarhöfn Airport · 33 km / 21 mi
- [OPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikp.md) Kópasker Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [VPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bivo.md) Vopnafjörður Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [BIGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bigs.md) Grímsstaðir Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [MVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/birl.md) Mývatn Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [IS-0014](https://dromopedia.com/airports/is-0014.md) Möðrudalur · 96 km / 60 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: “Þórshöfn Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Þórshöfn_Airport&oldid=1363090254), revision of 8 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/bitn/data