| Raufarhöfn Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Raufarhöfn | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 39 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°24′25″N15°55′30″W / 66.40694°N 15.92500°W Coordinates: 66°24′25″N15°55′30″W / 66.40694°N 15.92500°W | ||||||||||||||
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  RFN Location of the airport in Iceland | |||||||||||||||
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Raufarhöfn Airport( IATA : RFN, ICAO : BIRG) is an airport serving Raufarhöfn, Iceland. The runways are 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the town.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Raufarhöfn is a village located on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in Iceland. At one point in time, this small village was home to largest export harbor in Iceland. In the forties and fifties, the Herring frenzy dominated the Icelandic economy and Raufarhöfn was an important place in that economic chain. But after the herring disappeared the effect was devastating for the village. This is the reason for the old and interesting factory buildings. The village is the site of a modern monument called the "Arctic Henge" which is aligned to the heavens and is inspired by the mythical world of the Eddic poem Völuspá . As of 2019, it has 188 inhabitants. It was a major fish processing station during the large herring catches in the mid 20th century.
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The Raufarhöfn non-directional beacon (Ident: RA) is located 2.8 nautical miles north-northwest of the airport. [3] [4]
A non-directional (radio) beacon (NDB) is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as low frequency radio range, VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) and TACAN. NDB signals follow the curvature of the Earth, so they can be received at much greater distances at lower altitudes, a major advantage over VOR. However, NDB signals are also affected more by atmospheric conditions, mountainous terrain, coastal refraction and electrical storms, particularly at long range.
