http://www.kringvarp.fo/Archive_Articles/2011/12/03/h-t-arhalda-longdan-flogv-ll Celebrating the extended runway] Previously, jet aircraft with short airfield performance such as the British Aerospace BAe 146 (which ceased to be produced 2001) were preferred for use into the airport (although Maersk Air operated flights with Boeing 737-500 aircraft), and then the most distant destination was Copenhagen, 1300 kilometers .