Keflavik Agreement Keflavik Agreement The Keflavík Agreement ("Keflavíkursamningurinn") was an agreement made in 1946 between the government of the United States and the newly established Republic of Iceland, following the conclusion of World War II. This agreement stipulated that the American army would leave the country within nine months and that the Icelanders would take possession of Keflavík Airport. With this agreement, all former agreements would be annulled. The conditions of the agreement did not last long, however. In 1951, a new agreement was made through NATO. According to this defense treaty, the United States accepted responsibility for the defence of Iceland
Chiang Mai International Airport Chiang Mai International Airport Chiang Mai International Airport () is an international airport serving Chiang Mai, the capital city of Chiang Mai Province in Thailand. It is a major gateway to Northern Thailand, and currently the fourth busiest airport in the country. The airport was established in 1921 as Suthep Airport. As a result of the temporary closure of Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2008 due to the protests, Chiang Mai became the alternative stop-over for China Airlines' Taipei-Europe flights and for Swiss International Airlines' Singapore-Zurich flights in the interim. On 24 January 2011, the airport became a secondary hub for Thai