Airports / Iceland / GRY
Grímsey Airport
BIGR / GRYGrímsey/Sandvík, IcelandELEV 66 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
33 nm
To the nearest alternate
Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Grímsey/Sandvík, Iceland, Grímsey Airport (BIGR / GRY) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 66 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GRY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ, 33 nm), Húsavík Airport (HZK, 38 nm), and Akureyri International Airport (AEY, 53 nm).
Charter pricing from GRY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Sandvík. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Grímsey/Sandvík.
Field capability
ICAO
BIGR
IATA
GRY
FAA / Local
BIGR
Elevation
66 ft
Coordinates
66.5458° N · 18.0173° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Iceland fields
state range 6–1,030 ft
At 66 ft, GRY sits higher than 62% of the 13 Iceland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 33nmSIJSiglufjörður AirportSiglufjörður
- 38nmHZKHúsavík AirportHúsavík
- 53nmAEYAkureyri International AirportAkureyri
- 60nmMVAMývatn AirportMyvatn
- 91nmVPNVopnafjörður AirportVopnafjörður
- 117nmEGSEgilsstaðir AirportEgilsstaðir
Location
Open the full mapBIGR · Grímsey Airport · Grímsey/Sandvík, Iceland