Keflavík International Airport

Keflavík Airport (Icelandic: Keflavíkurflugvöllur [ˈcʰɛplaˌviːkʏrˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (IATA: KEF, ICAO: BIKF),

also known as Reykjavík–Keflavík Airport, is the largest airport in Iceland and the country's main hub
for international transportation. The airport is located approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the town
of Keflavík, Reykjanesbær[2] and 50 km (30 mi) southwest of the capital Reykjavík. The airport has
two runways, each measuring approx. 3,050 m (10,010 ft).[5] Most international journeys to or from
Iceland pass through this airport.

Keflavík is a hub for Icelandair and the airline Play. The airport is only used for international flights;
all domestic flights use the smaller Reykjavík Airport, which lies three kilometres (two miles) from
Reykjavík's city centre. Keflavík Airport is operated by Isavia, a government enterprise.

History

Aerial view of the main buildings in 2006.

Terminal exterior
 Keflavík Airport
Keflavíkurflugvöllur

Terminal interior

Early years

Originally, the airport was built by the United

States military during the military allied
occupation of Iceland in World War II, as a IATA: KEF · ICAO: BIKF

replacement for a small British landing strip at

Summary
Garður to the north. It consisted of two separate
two-runway airfields, built simultaneously just Airport type Public

4 km apart. Patterson Field in the south-east

Owner/Operator Isavia ohf.
opened in 1942 despite being partly incomplete.
It was named after a young pilot who died in Serves Greater Reykjavík
Area
Iceland. Meeks Field to the north-west opened on
23 March 1943, where the airport is still located Location Suðurnesjabær,
today. It was named after another young pilot, Iceland
George Meeks, who died on the Reykjavík airfield.
Opened 23 March 1943
Patterson Field was closed after the war, but
Meeks Field and the adjoining structures were Hub for Icelandair

returned to Iceland's control and were renamed Play

Naval Air Station Keflavik, named after the nearby

Elevation AMSL 52 m / 171 ft
town of Keflavík.[6][7][8]
Coordinates 63°59′06″N
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Map

Development since the 1960s

The presence of foreign military forces in Iceland

under the NATO-sponsored Iceland–U.S. Defense
Agreement of 1951 was controversial in Iceland,
which had no military forces other than the KEF/BIKF
[11]
Icelandic Coast Guard. During the 1960s and
1970s, rallies were held to protest the U.S.
Location of airport in Iceland
military presence in Iceland (and in particular at Show map of Iceland
Keflavík), and every year protesters walked the Show map of Arctic
50-kilometre (30 mi) road from Reykjavík to Show map of Europe
Keflavík and chanted "Ísland úr NATO, herinn burt" Show all

(literally: Iceland out of NATO, the military away).

The protests were not effective.[12]

Transition of flights from Reykjavík

Until the 1960s, the airlines Icelandair and

Loftleiðir Icelandic were solely based at the
smaller civilian Reykjavík Airport, which is
situated within the city and did not have military Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap
[13]
access restrictions.
Runways

Loftleiðir took delivery of its first Canadair CL-44

Direction Length Surface
aircraft in 1964 and Icelandair took delivery of a
Boeing 727 as Iceland's first jet aircraft in m ft
1967.[14][15] These new aircraft were considered
01/19 3,054 10,020 Asphalt
too large for regular operation on the shorter
runway at Reykjavík Airport. Both airlines began 10/28 3,065 10,056 Asphalt

operations of their new larger aircraft from the

Statistics (2024)
longer runway at Keflavík Airport, greatly
increasing the civilian passenger traffic through
the Keflavík terminal.[15]
By the 1970s, almost all international traffic was
Total passengers 8,326,972
moved to Keflavík, relegating Reykjavík Airport to
serving domestic services and limited short-haul Aircraft movements TBD

international traffic to Greenland and the Faroe

Sources:[1] AIP Iceland at ICAA[2]
Islands.[16] The road from Reykjavík to Keflavík
Statistics: Isavia Limited[3][4]
was newly rebuilt and paved by 1965 which
greatly improved access to Keflavík Airport from
the city.[17]

New passenger terminal

The original Keflavík passenger terminal built in 1949 was located within the NASKEF military air
base. Travellers therefore had to pass through military checkpoints to reach their flights.[6] The
situation of having to pass through a U.S. military base in order to access the passenger terminal
remained unchanged as civilian passenger numbers increased and was not considered ideal.

Subsequently, in April 1987 the Icelandic government finished construction of a relocated civilian
terminal which was located on the north side of the airport. The new terminal had separate access
from the military area and was accessible without passing through the military area. The new
terminal was named after Leif Erikson who was the first European to arrive in North America[18]
(Flugstöð Leifs Eiríkssonar, "Leif Erikson Air Terminal").[19]

Other history

The two 3,000-metre-long (10,000 ft) and 60-metre-wide (200 ft) runways were large enough to
support NASA's Space Shuttle as well as the Antonov An-225. On 29 June 1999, Concorde G-BOAA
flew from Heathrow Airport to Reykjavík (Keflavik airport). The Concorde had been there earlier.[20]
Due to its location, the airport is also an important diversion landing site for large aircraft in
transatlantic ETOPS operations.[21]

Since 2000

The terminal was extended with the opening of the South Building in 2001, to comply with the
requirements of the Schengen Agreement. The North Building was enlarged and finished in 2007.[22]

The United States military base, NASKEF, closed down in 2006 and was handed over to the Icelandic
Government.[23] The original Keflavík passenger terminal, built in 1949 and defunct since 1987, was
demolished in 2018.[24]
In 2014, a high-speed airport rail link to Reykjavík was proposed, which would be Iceland's first
passenger railway.[25] As of 2023, proposals have not progressed past the planning phase but the
route is safeguarded in local and airport masterplans.[26]

The airport was used as a hub by defunct airlines Iceland Express and WOW air until it ceased
operations on 28 March 2019.[27]

In September 2018, Atlantic Airways moved their operations from Reykjavík Airport to Keflavík
Airport, as they transitioned to using Airbus A320 aircraft which are too large for Reykjavík Airport,
having previously used Airbus A319 aircraft.[28][29] Similarly, Icelandair moved all of their Greenland-
bound flights from Reykjavík to Keflavík Airport in 2022, to allow easier onward connections.[30]

In 2012, 2016-2019 and 2023, Icelandair operated a domestic service to Akureyri Airport, only
available for international connecting passengers. It was the only domestic service ever operated
from Keflavík.[31][32]

In 2016, the south terminal was expanded adding seven gates.[33] The ramp area to the east of the
airport was expanded in 2018, adding 13 remote stands.[34] A new 1.2 km taxiway was constructed
in 2023 by Isavia, which allows better aircraft traffic management at the airport.[35]

Expansion since 2022

The airport's masterplan provides a phased approach to eventually accommodate 15 million

passengers per year,[36] including a third runway, along with new terminal piers and an airport
city.[37][38]

A major expansion of the new eastern wing was opened in 2023-2025, increasing the terminal's
total area by 30%, including an expanded arrivals hall including a new baggage reclaim hall, retail
facilities, four new jet-bridge gates, two new remote-stand bus gates and new spaces for retail units,
including a food hall.[39][40]

As of 2024, a 1,900 square metre expansion of the south terminal is also under construction, on its
east side.[41]

Terminal

The airport has a single terminal, originally called Leifsstöð. (named after explorer Leif Erikson).[42]
A total of 13 jet-bridge gates and 17 remote stands are available.[43] The terminal is split into A, C
and D gates. A gates are located closest to the main lounge along the main hallway. C-gates are
located past the main hallway on the upper level of the south building. D-gates are non-Schengen
gates on the lower level of the south building.[22] Airside, past airport security, one emerges into the
Schengen side of the terminal. To access flights to non-Schengen countries (including the UK and
United States), one must pass through passport control.[44][45]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Although the population of Iceland is only about 400,000, there are scheduled flights to and from
numerous locations across North America and Europe. The largest carrier operating out of Keflavik
is Icelandair. The airline Play also uses Keflavik as a hub and is the second largest Icelandic carrier
in 2024.[3] The airport only handles international flights; domestic flights are operated from
Reykjavík's domestic airport.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Keflavík:[46]
 Airlines Destinations

Air Canada Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson

Nuuk[47]
Air Greenland
Seasonal: Billund[48]

airBaltic Riga,[49] Tallinn[50]

Atlantic Airways Vágar[51]

Austrian Airlines Seasonal: Vienna

British Airways London–Heathrow[52]

Delta Air Lines Seasonal: Detroit,[53] Minneapolis/St. Paul,[54] New York–JFK[55]

Discover Airlines Seasonal: Munich[56]

Edinburgh,[57] London–Luton,[58] Manchester,[59] Milan–Malpensa,[60] Paris–Orly[61]

easyJet
Seasonal: Basel/Mulhouse,[62] Birmingham,[63] Bristol, London–Gatwick[64]

Edelweiss Air Zürich[65]

Eurowings Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[66] Stuttgart[67]

Finnair Helsinki[68]

Iberia Express Seasonal: Madrid[69]

Alicante,[71] Amsterdam,[72] Baltimore,[73] Barcelona,[74] Berlin,[74] Boston,[74] Brussels,[75]

Chicago–O'Hare,[76] Copenhagen,[74] Denver,[76] Dublin,[74] Frankfurt,[74] Glasgow,[74]
Helsinki,[74] Lisbon,[77][78] London–Gatwick,[74] London–Heathrow,[74] Manchester,[74]
Minneapolis/St. Paul,[74] Munich,[74] New York–JFK,[74] Newark,[74] Nuuk,[79] Orlando, Oslo,[74]
Paris–Charles de Gaulle,[74] Prague,[80] Raleigh/Durham,[74] Rome–Fiumicino,[74]
Seattle/Tacoma,[74] Stockholm–Arlanda,[74] Tenerife–South,[71] Toronto–Pearson,[72]
Icelandair[70] Vancouver,[74] Washington–Dulles,[73] Zürich[74]
Seasonal: Bergen,[74] Billund,[74] Detroit,[74] Edinburgh (begins 12 September 2025),[81]
Geneva,[74] Gothenburg,[82] Gran Canaria,[83] Halifax,[84] Hamburg,[72] Ilulissat,[72]
Innsbruck,[85] Istanbul (begins 5 September 2025),[86][87][88] Kulusuk,[74] Madrid, Málaga
(begins 6 September 2025),[89] Miami (begins 26 October 2025),[90] Milan–Malpensa,[74]
Narsarsuaq,[91] Nashville,[92] Nice,[93] Pittsburgh,[84] Portland (OR),[73] Salzburg,[94] Vágar,[74]
Verona[95]

Seasonal: Belfast–International, Birmingham, Bristol,[96] East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow,

[Link] Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool (begins 30 November 2025),[97] London–Stansted, Manchester,
Newcastle upon Tyne

LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin[98]

Lufthansa Frankfurt[99]

Neos Seasonal: Alicante, Málaga, Tenerife–South, Verona[100]

Norwegian Air Shuttle[101] Seasonal: Oslo[102]

Play Agadir (begins 19 December 2025),[103] Alicante,[104] Amsterdam (ends 25 October

2025),[105][106] Baltimore (ends 24 October 2025),[107] Barcelona,[108] Berlin, Boston (ends 15
 Airlines Destinations

September 2025),[107] Copenhagen,[104] Dublin (ends 6 October 2025),[108][106] Lisbon,[108]

London–Stansted (ends 31 October 2025),[109][106] Madrid,[108] Málaga,[108] Newburgh (ends
1 September 2025),[107] Paris–Charles de Gaulle (ends 25 October 2025),[104][106] Tenerife–
South[104]
Seasonal: Aalborg,[110] Antalya,[111][112] Athens,[113] Billund,[114] Brussels,[108] Faro,[115]
Fuerteventura,[116] Funchal,[117] Geneva,[118] Gran Canaria,[104] Liverpool (ends 28 November
2025),[119] Marrakesh,[117] Porto,[113] Prague,[108] Split,[120] Valencia (begins 22 July
2025),[121] Verona,[116] Vilnius,[122] Warsaw–Chopin[123]

Copenhagen,[124] Oslo[124]
Scandinavian Airlines
Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda[125]

Transavia Amsterdam,[126] Paris–Orly

TUI Airways Seasonal: Bristol, London–Gatwick, Manchester

United Airlines Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Newark[127]

Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona[128]

WestJet Seasonal: Calgary[129]

Wizz Air Budapest, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Warsaw–Chopin

Cargo

Airlines Destinations

AirExplore[130] Billund

Amerijet International[131] Miami

DHL Aviation[132] Cologne/Bonn, East Midlands

Icelandair Cargo[133] Boston,[134] Liège, Los Angeles,[135][136] New York-JFK[133]

Silk Way West Airlines[137] Baku, Chicago–O'Hare, Mexico City-AIFA

Statistics

Airport map
Passenger numbers

[138][139]
Year Passengers Change

2004 1,883,725

2005 2,101,679 +11.6%

2006 2,272,917 +8.1%

2007 2,429,144 +6.9%

2008 2,193,434 -9.7%

2009 1,832,944 -16.4%

2010 2,065,188 +12.7%

2011 2,474,806 +19.8%

2012 2,764,026 +11.7%

2013 3,209,848 +16.1%

2014 3,867,425 +20.5%

2015 4,855,505 +25.5%

2016 6,821,358 +40.4%

2017 8,755,352 +28.3%

2018 9,804,388 +12.0%

2019 7,247,820 -26.08%

2020 1,373,971 -81.04%

2021 2,171,996 +58.1%

2022 6,126,421 +182.01%

2023 7,776,147 +26.9%

2024 8,326,972 +6.8%

Busiest destinations

Busiest routes to/from Keflavík (2018)[140]

Rank Airport Passengers Operator(s)

1 Copenhagen 582,199 Icelandair, Play, SAS

2 London–Gatwick 467,032 easyJet, Icelandair, Norwegian, TUI Airways

3 Amsterdam 449,590 Icelandair, Transavia

4 Paris–Charles de Gaulle 443,312 Icelandair, Play

5 London–Heathrow 378,029 British Airways, Icelandair

6 Frankfurt 355,520 Icelandair, Lufthansa

7 Boston 330,792 Icelandair

8 Newark 327,046 Icelandair, United

9 New York–JFK 323,781 Delta, Icelandair

10 Oslo 313,713 Icelandair, Norwegian, SAS

Ground transport

A Strætó bs bus serving the airport

Road

The airport is located approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) west of the town of Keflavík, Reykjanesbær, and
50 km (30 mi) southwest of Reykjavík. The airport is linked to downtown Reykjavik via a 50-
kilometre (30 mi) journey on the Route 41 dual carriageway. There is a separated pedestrian and
bike path form Keflavík Airport to the town of Keflavík, but not to Reykjavík.[2] Long-term and short-
term parking is available at the airport.[141] Taxis are available outside the terminal. Rental cars are
available from various companies.[142]
Bus

Public buses are operated by Strætó bs on route 55 to Mjódd bus station (located in Reykjavík's
suburbs); the public bus stop is not located outside the airport terminal itself, but is located a few
hundred metres away, near the car rental area.[143]

Coach

Private companies Flybus, Airport Express and others operate express services to Reykjavík,
including to Reykjavík Airport (domestic) as well as stops and transfers to hotels.[144]

Accidents and incidents

On 21 July 2013, a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner, prototype aircraft 97005, made a belly
landing during a test flight. The cause was a crew mistake due to fatigue. They operated the plane
manually in order to simulate failures.[145][146]

On 28 April 2017, a Primera Air Boeing 737-800 skidded off an icy runway.[147]

On 7 February 2020, an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 suffered a collapsed right main landing gear
during touchdown on runway 10.[148]

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