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VEY to AEY: distance & flight time
Vestmannaeyjar (Vestmannaeyjar Airport) → Akureyri (Akureyri Airport)
168 mi
270 km · 146 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
168 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- VEY — Vestmannaeyjar Airport · Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
- AEY — Akureyri Airport · Akureyri, Iceland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VEY
- RKV · Reykjavik Airport70 mi away
- KEF · Keflavik International Airport81 mi away
- GUU · Grundarfjörður Airport140 mi away
Near AEY
- HZK · Húsavík Airport27 mi away
- MVA · Reykjahlíð Airport33 mi away
- SIJ · Siglufjörður Airport40 mi away
- SAK · Sauðárkrókur Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEY from AEY?
The flight distance from Vestmannaeyjar (VEY) to Akureyri (AEY) is 168 miles (270 km, 146 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEY to AEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEY to AEY?
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