Isavia ohf. is the national airport and air navigation service provider of Iceland. The company operates all public airports and air navigation services in a vast area in the north-eastern Atlantic. The company headquarters is at Reykjavík Airport in Reykjavík.

History

The enterprise was founded in 1945 as the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration (Flugmálastjórn Íslands). With the creation of the government enterprise Flugstodir ltd. in 2006, the operational services were separated from the regulatory authority of the Icelandic Civil Aviation Administration. 31 January 2010 Flugstodir and Keflavik International Airport Ltd. were merged into a private limited company with 100 per cent state ownership, Isavia ltd.

Subsidiaries

Isavia ohf. owns three subsidiaries, each specializing in distinct aspects of aviation and airport services. These subsidiaries are wholly owned and operate with unique corporate strategies that align with our broader support strategies. Each subsidiary's executive team is responsible for implementing its own policies and strategies. These three subsidiaries are:

1) ANS

Provides air navigation services for domestic and international flights in the North Atlantic airspace and offers specialized training for air traffic control, aeronautical communication, information services, and flight inspection in Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. ANS owns two Subsidiaries; Suluk APS and Tern Systems.

Suluk APS

Suluk is a Greenlandic private limited company owned by Isavia ANS. The air traffic controllers employed by Suluk provide, together with air traffic controllers from Isavia ANS, approach and tower services at Kangerlussuaq Airport. Isavia ANS and the Greenlandic airport company Mittarfeqarfiit have effective agreement for this service.

Tern Systems

Tern Systems has been developing software solutions for air traffic control for nearly 30 years, and solutions developed by Tern Systems are now in use across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Tern Systems aims to lead in safety and innovation in air traffic management in international airspace. The staff at Tern Systems is passionate about software development and committed to creating advanced technical solutions with the needs of their customers in mind. Tern Systems employs over 80 people and has its headquarters in Iceland, with offices in Hungary and Poland.

2) Regional Airports

Regional Airports manages all Icelandic scheduled airports, excluding KEF. Operations are based on a service agreement with the Ministry of Infrastructure, which defines the service level, operations, and maintenance of these state-owned airports as part of the public transportation system.

3) Duty Free Iceland

Fríhöfnin operates three duty-free stores at KEF under an operating license agreement with Isavia. Two of these stores serve departing passengers, and one serves arriving passengers.

Airports

Isavia operates all public airports in Iceland. A total of 2,165,423 international passengers and 781,357 domestic passengers passed through these airports in 2011.