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| Company type | State owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Airport authority |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters |  Reykjavík, Iceland |
Area served | Iceland |
Number of employees | 220 (2007) |
| Parent | Government of Iceland |
| Website | www.flugstodir.is |
Flugstoðir or Isavia is the Icelandic airport administration. It is responsible for operating all public airports in Iceland, except Keflavík International Airport, which is owned by the Foreign Ministry.
History
The enterprise was founded in 1945 as Flugmálastjórn Íslands or the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration to operate the airports in Iceland. The company was split into Flugstoðir, while Flugmálastjórn Íslands will continue as a regulator and inspectorate. The responsibility of Flugstoðir includes Air Traffic Management in Icelandic air space, which includes about 30% of all transatlantic flights.[1]
Airports
In total 13 airports are operated by the company. Between them, they had 823,877 passengers in 2005. About 45% of all traffic is at Reykjavík Airport.[2]
- Akureyri Airport
- Bakki Airport
- Bíldudalur Airport
- Egilsstaðir Airport
- Gjögur Airport
- Grímsey Airport
- Hornafjörður Airport
- Reykjavík Airport
- Sauðárkrókur Airport
- Þingeyri Airport
- Þórshöfn Airport
- Vestmannaeyjar Airport
- Vopnafjörður Airport
References
- ^ Flugstoðir. "About Isavia". Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ Flugstoðir. "Iceland 2005 Aviation Fact Sheet". Retrieved 2007-06-20.
External links
- Template:Is icon Flugstoðir, official web site
- Template:En icon Isavia, official web site