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Douglas DC-6 nose section on display at Aviation Museum of Iceland, 2007 | |
Established | 1999 |
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Location | Akureyri Airport, Akureyri |
Type | Aviation museum |
Founder |
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Website | flugsafn.is |
The Icelandic Aviation Museum ( Icelandic: Flugsafn Íslands [ˈflʏɣˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) covers the history of aviation in Iceland. It is housed at Akureyri Airport and was formally opened on 24 June 2000.
The museum was founded on 1 May 1999 and formally opened on 24 June 2000 [1] by Halldór Blöndal, the Speaker of the Althing. [2] It was initially known as the Aviation Museum at Akureyri; [3] another aviation collection existed at Hnjótur in Örlygshöfn. [2] It was renamed in 2005 to reflect its national role. [4] [5] Svanbjörn Sigurðsson, a principal figure in the foundation of the museum, was its first director. [3] [6] [7] [8]
Initially in temporary quarters in a hangar rented by Íslandsbanki, the museum moved in 2007 to a purpose-built building with 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft) of space, approximately five times what it previously had; [7] [9] the building was officially opened by Sigrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, the mayor of Akureyri. [10] [11] It celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009. [3]
The aircraft collection has been used for training by the Icelandic Technical School . [12]
The museum has many photographs of Icelandic aviation through the years and also a number of historic aircraft, [13] many of which it maintains in airworthy condition [14] and flies at least once a year on an annual fly day. [3] [15] These include:
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Douglas DC-6 nose section on display at Aviation Museum of Iceland, 2007 | |
Established | 1999 |
---|---|
Location | Akureyri Airport, Akureyri |
Type | Aviation museum |
Founder |
|
Website | flugsafn.is |
The Icelandic Aviation Museum ( Icelandic: Flugsafn Íslands [ˈflʏɣˌsapn ˈistlan(t)s]) covers the history of aviation in Iceland. It is housed at Akureyri Airport and was formally opened on 24 June 2000.
The museum was founded on 1 May 1999 and formally opened on 24 June 2000 [1] by Halldór Blöndal, the Speaker of the Althing. [2] It was initially known as the Aviation Museum at Akureyri; [3] another aviation collection existed at Hnjótur in Örlygshöfn. [2] It was renamed in 2005 to reflect its national role. [4] [5] Svanbjörn Sigurðsson, a principal figure in the foundation of the museum, was its first director. [3] [6] [7] [8]
Initially in temporary quarters in a hangar rented by Íslandsbanki, the museum moved in 2007 to a purpose-built building with 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft) of space, approximately five times what it previously had; [7] [9] the building was officially opened by Sigrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, the mayor of Akureyri. [10] [11] It celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009. [3]
The aircraft collection has been used for training by the Icelandic Technical School . [12]
The museum has many photographs of Icelandic aviation through the years and also a number of historic aircraft, [13] many of which it maintains in airworthy condition [14] and flies at least once a year on an annual fly day. [3] [15] These include: