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Raufarhöfn Airport is a small public airfield on the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in northeast Iceland, serving the fishing village of Raufarhöfn some 5 kilometres to the north. It offers a lit hard-surfaced main runway alongside a shorter gravel strip, making it a modest but useful stop for visiting pilots exploring Iceland's remote northern coast.
Raufarhöfn Airport is a small public aerodrome serving the village of Raufarhöfn on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula, one of the most remote corners of mainland Iceland. It is of interest to visiting pilots chiefly for its isolation, near-Arctic setting, and its role as one of the country's minor domestic strips, well away from major traffic.
The airfield lies on the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in northeastern Iceland, with the runways situated about 5 kilometres south of Raufarhöfn village itself. It is a remote, sparsely populated area with no significant nearby controlled airspace or other aerodromes mentioned in available records.
Raufarhöfn has two physical runways. The main runway, 06/24, is 3,900 feet long, has a hard surface and is lit. A secondary runway, 15/33, is 1,901 feet long with a gravel (D) surface and is unlit.
No communications frequencies are recorded for Raufarhöfn Airport. A non-directional beacon, the Raufarhöfn NDB (ident RA), is located 2.8 nautical miles north-northwest of the airport for navigational reference. There is no ILS at the field.
The village of Raufarhöfn itself, on the coast some 5 kilometres north of the runways, serves as the primary visual landmark for locating the airfield.
Raufarhöfn was historically home to Iceland's largest herring export harbour, and the village grew significantly during the herring boom of the 1940s and 1950s before the collapse of the herring stocks brought hardship to the community. The airport has served this remote settlement as its air link, with the runways situated south of the village.
Raufarhöfn Airport continues to serve as the air link for the small village community on the Melrakkaslétta peninsula. No specific details on operating hours, fuel availability, or PPR requirements are available.
