Flugsafn Íslands
Aviation museum at Akureyri Airport with about 30 aircraft and the history of Icelandic aviation from 1919 to the present.
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About the museum
The Flugsafn Íslands (Icelandic Aviation Museum) began as a small collection of aviation items in Akureyri. The need arose when private aircraft lost their hangar at Akureyri Airport and valuable aircraft and gliders were at risk. The museum was founded on 1 May 1999 and opened to the public on 24 June 2000 in a leased hangar at the airport, which was later bought. In 2005 it received its current name.
A new building was erected in autumn 2006 and the museum moved there in summer 2007. Its floor area is 2,200 square metres, while the old hangar was 450. The museum is a non-profit foundation that eight aviation and air-transport organisations set up, including Flugfélag Íslands, Flugleiðir and Air Atlanta. The friends' association Örninn (The Eagle) was founded in 2013.
The museum shows the history of flying in Iceland from the first attempts and scheduled flights in 1919 to the present day, with aircraft, a rescue helicopter, models and photographs. It also covers air ambulance services and the Icelandic Coast Guard. Some of the aircraft are airworthy and take part in Flight Day in June, and visitors can board several of them, for example the Coast Guard's Fokker TF-SÝN.
Highlights
- About 30 aircraft, including the Douglas DC-3, DC-6A, Boeing 727 and Fokker F-27
- De Havilland Dragon Rapide and a number of old light aircraft
- Visitors can board several aircraft, including TF-SÝN
- Exhibitions on air ambulance and rescue flying, and on the first flights to Iceland
- Flight Day in June with airworthy aircraft
Permanent exhibitions
- Flug í 100 ár – The history of flying in Iceland from the first attempts and scheduled flights in 1919 to the present, shown with aircraft, photographs and objects.
- Björgunar- og sjúkraflug – Exhibition on air ambulance and rescue flying in Iceland, including a rescue helicopter and aircraft of the Coast Guard.
- Fyrsta flugið til Íslands – The beginnings of aviation in Iceland and the first flights to the country.
- Founded
- 1999
- Operated by
- Flugsafn Íslands (sjálfseignarstofnun)
- Director
- Steinunn María Sveinsdóttir
Admission & discounts
| Adults | ISK 1,800 |
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| Reduced | ISK 1,200Senior citizens and students |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children under 18 enter free when accompanied by an adult. |
| Seniors | ISK 1,200 |
| Students & apprentices | ISK 1,200 |
| Groups (10+ people) | ISK 1,200 per personPer person for groups of 10 or more people. |
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Hands-on stations
Visitors may walk on board several of the museum's aircraft.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits outside opening hours are possible by arrangement. |
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