# Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY / BIVM)

**Vestmannaeyjar Airport** (IATA: VEY, ICAO: BIVM) is a medium airport in Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,200 m (3,937 ft). It is operated by Isavia. In 2020 it handled 4 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VEY / BIVM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Isavia
- Serves: Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, Iceland
- Elevation: 99 m / 326 ft
- Coordinates: 63.4243, -20.2789
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,200 m / 3,937 ft
- Passengers: 3,688 (2020)
- Time zone: UTC+0 · Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestmannaeyjar_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2235522
- Weather station: BIVM · WMO 04048
- Ident: BIVM

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 110° / 290° | yes |
| 03/21 | 1,160 m / 3,806 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 019° / 199° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 55,382 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 26,300 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 20,430 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 19,242 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 17,655 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 19,412 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 19,637 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 19,107 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 17,395 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 16,824 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 11,690 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 3,688 | Eurostat |

## Routes

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

### Seasonal (1)

- [RKV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/birk.md) Reykjavík Domestic Airport · Iceland · 113 km / 70 mi · Norlandair

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

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

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4K (2020) | #2,999 of 3,974 | #609 in Europe | #8 in IS |
| Longest runway | 1,200 m / 3,937 ft | =10,151 of 29,858 | =1,163 in Europe | =9 in IS |
| Elevation | 99 m / 326 ft | =30,714 of 43,403 | =3,591 in Europe | #17 in IS |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =3 in IS |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | REYKJAVIK ACC | 119.700 |
| DEP | REYKJAVIK DEP | 119.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [BIBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/biba.md) Bakki Airport · 16 km / 10 mi
- [BIHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bihr.md) Hvolsvöllur Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [BIMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bimk.md) Múlakot Airport · 38 km / 23 mi
- [BISK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bisk.md) Skógasandur Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [IS-0015](https://dromopedia.com/airports/is-0015.md) Geitamelur Airfield · 45 km / 28 mi
- [BIHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bihl.md) Hella Airport · 46 km / 29 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [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: “Vestmannaeyjar Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vestmannaeyjar_Airport&oldid=1372104539), revision of 30 Aug 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/bivm/data