Airports / Iceland / HFN
Hornafjörður Airport
BIHN / HFNHöfn, IcelandELEV 24 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
63 nm
To the nearest alternate
Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS).
Overview
Hornafjörður Airport (BIHN / HFN) sits in Höfn, Iceland, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 24 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 HFN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS, 63 nm), Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN, 86 nm), and Mývatn Airport (MVA, 92 nm).
Charter pricing from HFN depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Höfn.
Field capability
ICAO
BIHN
IATA
HFN
FAA / Local
BIHN
Elevation
24 ft
Coordinates
64.2956° N · 15.2272° 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 24 ft, HFN sits lower than 54% 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.
- 63nmEGSEgilsstaðir AirportEgilsstaðir
- 86nmVPNVopnafjörður AirportVopnafjörður
- 92nmMVAMývatn AirportMyvatn
- 109nmAEYAkureyri International AirportAkureyri
- 114nmHZKHúsavík AirportHúsavík
- 143nmVEYVestmannaeyjar AirportVestmannaeyjar
Location
Open the full mapBIHN · Hornafjörður Airport · Höfn, Iceland