Airports / Iceland / VEY
Vestmannaeyjar Airport
BIVM / VEYVestmannaeyjar, IcelandELEV 326 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
61 nm
To the nearest alternate
Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV).
Overview
Located in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, Vestmannaeyjar Airport (BIVM / VEY) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 326 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into VEY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV, 61 nm), Keflavik International Airport (KEF, 70 nm), and Hornafjörður Airport (HFN, 143 nm).
Charter pricing from VEY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Vestmannaeyjar.
Field capability
ICAO
BIVM
IATA
VEY
FAA / Local
BIVM
Elevation
326 ft
Coordinates
63.4243° N · 20.2789° 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
No
Elevation vs Iceland fields
state range 6–1,030 ft
At 326 ft, VEY sits higher than 85% 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.
- 61nmRKVReykjavík Domestic AirportReykjavík
- 70nmKEFKeflavik International AirportReykjavík
- 143nmHFNHornafjörður AirportHöfn
- 146nmAEYAkureyri International AirportAkureyri
- 158nmBIUBildudalur AirportBildudalur
- 160nmMVAMývatn AirportMyvatn
Location
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