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Rif Airport is a small public airfield on Iceland's rugged Western Region coast, serving the fishing towns of Ólafsvík and Hellissandur near the village of Rif. It offers two lit hard-surfaced runways and, with no ILS and only limited navigational aids, is best suited to VFR pilots comfortable with unattended-field procedures in a scenic but exposed coastal setting.
Rif Airport sits on the coast of Iceland's Western Region, close to the small settlement of Rif and serving the nearby towns of Ólafsvík and Hellissandur. It is a modest, publicly used airfield rather than a hub of commercial traffic, and its appeal to a simulator pilot lies chiefly in its remote, weather-exposed coastal position beneath high ground to the southeast.
The airfield lies on the coast of the Western Region (Vesturland) of Iceland, near the village of Rif and serving the towns of Ólafsvík and Hellissandur. There is high terrain to the southeast of the airport, which is worth noting when planning a VFR arrival or departure in that sector.
Rif Airport has two physical runways, both hard-surfaced and lit. Runway 05/23 is the longer of the pair, with a declared length of 2,647 feet running as 05 and 3,195 feet running as 23. Runway 11/29 is 2,751 feet in each direction. Field elevation is 20 feet above mean sea level, and there is no ILS approach.
No air-ground or ATC communications frequency is published for Rif Airport, so pilots should expect an unattended or informal radio environment. A non-directional beacon, the Rif NDB (identifier RF), is located on the airfield and can assist with navigation to the field, though there is no ILS.
No published circuit height, joining procedure or noise abatement restriction is available for Rif Airport. Given the high terrain southeast of the field, pilots flying a visual circuit or making an approach from that direction should exercise particular caution.
The airfield can be identified by its position on the coast near the village of Rif, with the towns of Ólafsvík and Hellissandur nearby as broader landmarks. High ground rising to the southeast of the runways is a notable feature for orientation and terrain awareness on approach.
Rif Airport continues to operate as a public airfield serving the local communities of Ólafsvík and Hellissandur on Iceland's western coast.
