Progress
Figure 1. Number of passengers traveling through Egilsstaðir Airport 2003-2019. Passengers are counted both on departure and arrival. International passengers are included.
Updated: May 18th, 2020
Source: Flight figures Isavia (2020). og Statistics Iceland (2020).
Metrics, Targets and Monitoring Protocol
What is measured?
Number of passengers and passenger load factor on flights to and from Egilsstaðir airport (Project effect: induced).
Monitoring Protocol
Information will be collected annually from Air Iceland and Statistics Iceland.
Target
Increase in the number of passengers from baseline
Possible countermeasures
None, only monitoring.
Changes of indicator
At annual meeting of the initiative on May 3 2016 the following changes of monitoring protocol in parts b and c were approved.
| Original text | Changed text |
|---|---|
| Number of passengers on flights to Egilsstadir. (Project effect: induced). | Number of passengers and load factor on flights to and from Egilsstaðir (Project effect: induced). |
Rational for changes:
The changes are made in order to add stock variables rather than measure only flow variables. At the initiative's annual meeting in 2015 Jón Skafti Gestsson talked about the importance of monitoring stock variables. The group that discussed this indicator afterwards suggested these changes.
This indicator was originally number 13.1c. It was then named Tourism Levels and can be found under that number in documents of the project from 2005 and 2006.
The indicator number has been changed twice.
| Year | Nr. | Indicator name |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.3.3 | Flight passengers |
| 2007 | 3.1c | Tourism |
Baseline
Rationale for Indicator Selection
East Iceland attracts many tourists to see the area's wilderness, fjords, waterfalls, tundra, and landscapes. The projects will likely influence the number of tourists in the region through tourist interests in the projects, increased access to the area, and business travel. It is also possible that the projects will make the area less interesting to some tourists that feel the construction of the dam will have a negative impact on wilderness in the highlands. Tourists can access East Iceland by car, on tour buses, or via plane. Egilsstadir is the location of the region's principal airport, supporting local and international flights. The airport is well connected with good roads allowing access to many parts of East Iceland.
From phase I/II report on indicators and baseline from April 2005