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4 unusual facts about Keflavík International Airport


Culture of Iceland

One of the most popular tourist attractions in Iceland is visiting the geothermal spas and pools that can be found all around the country, such as Bláa Lónið (The Blue Lagoon) on the Reykjanes Peninsula near the Keflavík International Airport.

Fairy Lochs

Its route via Keflavík (Meeks Field) in Iceland should have taken it over Stornoway in the Western Isles, but for an unknown reason the aircraft instead flew over the Scottish mainland.

Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir

During the summer of 2005 Unnur Birna temped as a police officer at Keflavík International Airport.

Víkingasveitin

There were many reasons for commissioning the unit, including a hijacked airliner that landed at Keflavík International Airport in 1976 and a few occasions of criminals using firearms against unarmed policemen.


Gullbringusýsla

Internationally known places within the region include Keflavik international airport and the Blue Lagoon.

Sýslumaður

The sýslumaður of Suðurnes maintains, for example, additional non-police security forces for Keflavík International Airport, meanwhile the sýslumaður of Kópavogur is in charge of issuing all Icelandic passports.


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