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Mývatn Airport

IATA MVAICAO BIRLMedium airport

Mývatn Airport is a medium airport near Myvatn in Northeastern Region, Iceland. It is listed as IATA MVA and ICAO BIRL. The airport is located at 65.6558° / -16.9181° at an elevation of 314 m (1,030 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,055 m. The nearest airport is Grímsstaðir Airport, 35 km (22 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Mývatn Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Mývatn Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`MVA`
ICAO code	`BIRL`
Identifier	`BIRL`
Type	Medium airport
City	Myvatn
Region	Northeastern Region
Country	Iceland
Coordinates	65.65580, -16.91810
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	65° 39′ 20.88″ N 16° 55′ 05.16″ W
Elevation	314 m (1,030 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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