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Egilsstaðir Airport

single-runway airport in Egilsstaðir, Iceland
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Egilsstaðir Airport

Summary

Egilsstaðir Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Egilsstaðir Airport is located in Eastern Region[3].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport is in the country of Iceland[4].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport is operated by Isavia[7].
  • Egilsstaðir is named after Egilsstaðir Airport[8].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as EGS[9].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as BIEG[10].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's Commons category is recorded as Egilsstaðir Airport[11].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Reykjavík Airport[12].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's runway is recorded as 03/21[13].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 65.283333333333, 'longitude': -14.401388888889}[14].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Egilsstaðir[15].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1968[16].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's short name is recorded as Egilsstaðir[17].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+76'}[18].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 65.2833, 'longitude': -14.4014}[19].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+49891'}[20].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+50759'}[21].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+85231'}[22].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+83747'}[23].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+109159'}[24].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+126895'}[25].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+121808'}[26].
  • Egilsstaðir Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+150748'}[27].

Body

Geography

Egilsstaðir Airport is in the country of Iceland[4]. It is located in Eastern Region[3].

Physical Characteristics

Egilsstaðir Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+76'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

History and Context

Egilsstaðir is named after Egilsstaðir Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Egilsstaðir Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (446 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Egilsstaðir Iceland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → Isavia
    Place served by transport hub → Egilsstaðir
    Operator → —
    State of use → in use
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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