The museum
The national collection at Akureyri Airport traces Iceland’s unusual experience of aviation, from pioneering island air services to medical evacuation and the work of the Coast Guard. The museum preserves light aircraft, civilian transports, helicopters and cockpit sections in a working-airfield setting.
The national collection at Akureyri Airport traces Iceland’s unusual experience of aviation, from pioneering island air services to medical evacuation and the work of the Coast Guard. The museum preserves light aircraft, civilian transports, helicopters and cockpit sections in a working-airfield setting.
Its collection places particular emphasis on icelandic airline history, rescue and air-ambulance services, homebuilt aircraft and northern Atlantic coastal aviation. Individual official aircraft pages warn that some airworthy aircraft may be flown away and therefore are not continuously on display. Boeing 727 and DC-6 entries are cockpit or fuselage sections, not complete passenger jets. Winter opening is restricted to Saturdays and arrangements by appointment.
The aircraft records are selected documented collection entries rather than a complete inventory. An aircraft may be temporarily away from the museum, held in storage, undergoing restoration, or represented by a replica or partial airframe. An unknown display status does not mean the aircraft can be seen during a visit. Confirm opening arrangements and specific aircraft access with the institution before traveling.
What defines the collection
Icelandic airline history, rescue and air-ambulance services, homebuilt aircraft and northern Atlantic coastal aviation
What to expect
Individual official aircraft pages warn that some airworthy aircraft may be flown away and therefore are not continuously on display. Boeing 727 and DC-6 entries are cockpit or fuselage sections, not complete passenger jets. Winter opening is restricted to Saturdays and arrangements by appointment.
What the museum holds
13 documented aircraft and exhibit records
The inventory below separates what the museum or its sources say the institution holds from the smaller set of aircraft histories already connected to the Air Archive.
- Evans VP-1 Volksplane TF-KEAOn Display
- Fokker F-27-200 Friendship TF-SYNOn Display
- HS-44 Aerokot TF-KOTOn Display
- Stinson SR-7B Reliant TF-AZXOn Display
- Boeing 727-108C TF-FIE cockpitUnknown
- Cessna 140 TF-ASTUnknown
- Cessna 180 TF-HISUnknown
- De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide TF-ISMUnknown
- Douglas C-47A TF-NPK (airworthy, not always present)Unknown
- Douglas DC-6A TF-IUB forward fuselageUnknown
- Erco Ercoupe 415C TF-EHAUnknown
- Olympia glider TF-SBBUnknown
- Pitts Special S-1S TF-PHGUnknown
Open full museum-listed inventory (13 entries)
| Aircraft | Status | Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Evans VP-1 Volksplane TF-KEA | On Display | — |
| Fokker F-27-200 Friendship TF-SYN | On Display | — |
| HS-44 Aerokot TF-KOT | On Display | — |
| Stinson SR-7B Reliant TF-AZX | On Display | — |
| Boeing 727-108C TF-FIE cockpit | Unknown | — |
| Cessna 140 TF-AST | Unknown | — |
| Cessna 180 TF-HIS | Unknown | — |
| De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide TF-ISM | Unknown | — |
| Douglas C-47A TF-NPK (airworthy, not always present) | Unknown | — |
| Douglas DC-6A TF-IUB forward fuselage | Unknown | — |
| Erco Ercoupe 415C TF-EHA | Unknown | — |
| Olympia glider TF-SBB | Unknown | — |
| Pitts Special S-1S TF-PHG | Unknown | — |