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Iceland

Editorials from Icelandic Transport Agency

About Iceland

Iceland is an island republic with the oldest legislative parliament— established in the year 930—still in existence. In 1980, Iceland was the first State in the world to elect, in a democratic election, a female president. Iceland is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 300 km east of Greenland and 1,000 km west of Norway. Iceland covers 103,000 km2, extending 305 km from north to south and some 485 km from east to west.

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Iceland is the most sparsely populatedcountry in Europe. It was not until1974 that the so-called ‘ring road’ wascompleted, making it possible to drivearound the island. Aviation hastherefore played a very important roleas a means of public transportationin the latter part of the 20th century. Reykjavík is Iceland’s capital andlargest city.

Iceland Stats

5 240 454 in 2019

1 831 056 in 2021

Arriving and departing passengers

49 021 in 2019

22 363 in 2021

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Movements in major airports

(Departures and arrivals)

392 in 2019 

388 in 2021

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Aircraft on national register grand total

FCL:1 718, AML:587, ATCO:141 in 2019

FCL:1 808, AML:594 ATCO:143 in 2021

Total number of certified personnel

4 in 2019/2021

Number of airports

(excl. private airfields)

53 049 in 2019

58 498 in 2021

International cargo traffic

in tonnes

5 400 000 in 2019/2021

Size of FIR (in km2)

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