Reykjavik Airport (KEF)
Reykjavik Keflavik International Airport averages 53 flights per day to 57 destinations, with 0 domestic and 57 international routes. A total of 22 airlines operate at KEF, led by Icelandair. This airport provides direct service to 23 countries across three continents, with the United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Reykjavik connects to Miami, with a typical flight time of 7 hrs 35 mins.
- Destinations
- 57 (0 domestic · 57 international)
- Flights per day
- 53 (0 domestic · 53 international)
- Busiest Route
- London (LHR) (4/day)
- Top Country
- United Kingdom (11 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 10,056 ft / 3,065 m
Weather in Reykjavik
57 Destinations from Reykjavik Airport (KEF)
This week, 57 active routes depart from Reykjavik International Airport. The busiest route connects Reykjavik with London (LHR) and is operated by 2 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Miami, and the shortest flight is to Vagar.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | London (LHR) |
KEF → LHR
3 hrs 15 mins |
British Airways, Icelandair2 |
| 3 | Copenhagen |
KEF → CPH
3 hrs 20 mins |
Icelandair, SAS2 |
| 3 | Manchester |
KEF → MAN
2 hrs 50 mins |
easyJet, Icelandair, TUI Airways3 |
| 2 | Amsterdam |
KEF → AMS
3 hrs 20 mins |
Icelandair, Transavia2 |
| 2 | Helsinki |
KEF → HEL
3 hrs 25 mins |
Finnair, Icelandair2 |
| 2 | Frankfurt-am-Main |
KEF → FRA
3 hrs 50 mins |
Icelandair, Lufthansa2 |
| 2 | Oslo |
KEF → OSL
2 hrs 55 mins |
Icelandair, SAS2 |
| 2 | Paris (CDG) |
KEF → CDG
3 hrs 30 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Munich |
KEF → MUC
3 hrs 45 mins |
Eurowings Discover, Icelandair2 |
| 1 | Chicago |
KEF → ORD
5 hrs 55 mins |
Icelandair, United Airlines2 |
| 1 | Baltimore |
KEF → BWI
5 hrs 5 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Boston |
KEF → BOS
4 hrs 40 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Dublin |
KEF → DUB
2 hrs 50 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Milan |
KEF → MXP
3 hrs 50 mins |
easyJet, Wizz Air Malta2 |
| 1 | New York |
KEF → JFK
5 hrs |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Stockholm |
KEF → ARN
3 hrs 25 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Toronto |
KEF → YYZ
5 hrs 25 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Warsaw | KEF → WAW | LOT - Polish Airlines, Wizz Air2 |
| 1 | Washington |
KEF → IAD
5 hrs 35 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Berlin |
KEF → BER
3 hrs 45 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | Edinburgh |
KEF → EDI
2 hrs 30 mins |
easyJet, Icelandair2 |
| 1 | Glasgow |
KEF → GLA
2 hrs 45 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1 | London (LTN) |
KEF → LTN
3 hrs 35 mins |
easyJet1 |
| 1 | Tenerife Island |
KEF → TFS
4 hrs 55 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 6/week | Katowice |
KEF → KTW
3 hrs 50 mins |
Wizz Air1 |
| 6/week | Newark |
KEF → EWR
5 hrs 30 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 6/week | Nuuk |
KEF → GOH
2 hrs 20 mins |
Air Greenland, Icelandair2 |
| 6/week | Orlando |
KEF → MCO
6 hrs 40 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 6/week | Zurich |
KEF → ZRH
3 hrs 40 mins |
Edelweiss Air, Icelandair2 |
| 5/week | Denver |
KEF → DEN
6 hrs 20 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 5/week | Gdańsk |
KEF → GDN
3 hrs 25 mins |
Wizz Air1 |
| 5/week | Minneapolis |
KEF → MSP
5 hrs 55 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 5/week | Rome |
KEF → FCO
4 hrs 35 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 4/week | Brussels |
KEF → BRU
3 hrs 15 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 4/week | Gran Canaria Island |
KEF → LPA
4 hrs 55 mins |
Icelandair, Neos2 |
| 4/week | Paris (ORY) |
KEF → ORY
3 hrs 35 mins |
easyJet, Transavia France2 |
| 4/week | Raleigh/Durham |
KEF → RDU
5 hrs 50 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 4/week | Vancouver |
KEF → YVR
6 hrs 25 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 3/week | Barcelona |
KEF → BCN
4 hrs 30 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 3/week | Bristol |
KEF → BRS
3 hrs |
easyJet1 |
| 3/week | Budapest |
KEF → BUD
4 hrs 45 mins |
Wizz Air1 |
| 3/week | Istanbul |
KEF → IST
7 hrs 15 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 3/week | Lisbon |
KEF → LIS
4 hrs |
Icelandair1 |
| 3/week | London (LGW) |
KEF → LGW
3 hrs 10 mins |
TUI Airways1 |
| 3/week | Miami |
KEF → MIA
7 hrs 35 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 2/week | Alicante |
KEF → ALC
4 hrs 35 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 2/week | Birmingham |
KEF → BHX
3 hrs |
easyJet1 |
| 2/week | Riga |
KEF → RIX
3 hrs 35 mins |
airBaltic1 |
| 1/week | Antalya | KEF → AYT | Sun Express1 |
| 1/week | Houston | KEF → IAH | United Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Innsbruck |
KEF → INN
3 hrs 50 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1/week | Las Vegas | KEF → LAS | Air France1 |
| 1/week | Salzburg |
KEF → SZG
3 hrs 55 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1/week | San Francisco | KEF → SFO | SWISS1 |
| 1/week | Seattle |
KEF → BFI
6 hrs 20 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 1/week | Vagar |
KEF → FAE
1 hr 40 mins |
Atlantic Airways1 |
| 1/week | Verona |
KEF → VRN
4 hrs 10 mins |
Icelandair1 |
Airlines
Reykjavik International Airport is served by 22 airlines, with Icelandair in the lead at 55% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 70% of routes. 16 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 22 airlines operate international routes, compared with 0 serving domestic routes. Icelandair is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Miami with a flight time of 7 hrs 35 mins.
- Icelandair41 routes
- easyJet7 routes
- Wizz Air4 routes
- SAS2 routes
- TUI Airways2 routes
- United Airlines2 routes
- British Airways1 route
- Transavia1 route
- Finnair1 route
- Lufthansa1 route
- Eurowings Discover1 route
- Wizz Air Malta1 route
- LOT - Polish Airlines1 route
- Air Greenland1 route
- Edelweiss Air1 route
- Neos1 route
- Transavia France1 route
- airBaltic1 route
- Sun Express1 route
- Air France1 route
- SWISS1 route
- Atlantic Airways1 route
Reykjavik International Airport provides direct service to 23 countries across three continents. The route network is 0% domestic and 100% international, with Chicago, United States serving as the primary international destination.
- United Kingdom11/day
- United States11/day
- Germany4/day
- Denmark3/day
- Poland3/day
- Netherlands2/day
- Finland2/day
- Spain2/day
- France2/day
- Italy2/day
- Norway2/day
- Canada2/day
- Ireland1/day
- Sweden1/day
- Greenland6/week
- Switzerland6/week
- Turkey4/week
- Belgium4/week
- Hungary3/week
- Portugal3/week
- Latvia2/week
- Austria2/week
- Faroe Islands1/week
Global Rankings of Reykjavik Airport (KEF)
This snapshot shows how Reykjavik Airport (KEF) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #285 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #1,441 – Domestic Destination Count
- #127 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #365 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #1,416 – Domestic Flight Count
- #176 – International Flight Count
- #457 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #223 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #40 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #270 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
8 Runways at Reykjavik Airport (KEF)
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10,030 ft · 3,057 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 28 | 10,030 ft · 3,057 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 01 | 10,003 ft · 3,049 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 19 | 10,003 ft · 3,049 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 02 | 10,019 ft · 3,054 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Closed |
| 11 | 10,056 ft · 3,065 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Closed |
| 20 | 10,019 ft · 3,054 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Closed |
| 29 | 10,056 ft · 3,065 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Closed |
19 Aircraft Require Longer Runway
Longest runway available is 10,030 ft / 3,057 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Reykjavik International Airport.
| Aircraft | Takeoff required | Landing required |
|---|---|---|
| Boom Overture | 10,118 ft · 3,084 m | n/a |
| Airbus A340 Private Jet | 10,256 ft · 3,126 m | 8,999 ft · 2,743 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10,299 ft · 3,139 m | 6,949 ft · 2,118 m |
| Airbus A340-600 | 10,302 ft · 3,140 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-9 | 10,400 ft · 3,170 m | 5,700 ft · 1,737 m |
| VC-25A Air Force One | 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 7,999 ft · 2,438 m |
| Boeing 747-8 | 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 8,793 ft · 2,680 m |
| Airbus A340-500 | 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,299 ft · 1,920 m |
| Boeing 747-200 | 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |