KEF — Keflavik International Airport
- IATA code
- KEF
- ICAO code
- BIKF
- City code
- REK
- All Reykjavik airports
- Passengers
- 8,129,930
- 2025 · −2.0% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 64
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Elevation
- 52 m
- 171 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,065 m
Jan–Aug 2026: 5,245,861 passengers, −8.2% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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More codes: airport codes starting with K
About KEF
Keflavik International Airport is a large airport serving Reykjavik, Iceland. It opened in 1943 and is run by Isavia. 8,129,930 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 64 nonstop routes from KEF. On tickets, the city code REK covers it together with the other Reykjavik airports.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from KEF
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| KEF → CPH | 2,151 km | 556,908 |
| KEF → AMS | 2,043 km | 370,666 |
| KEF → BOS | 3,883 km | 354,144 |
| KEF → CDG | 2,247 km | 353,520 |
| KEF → LHR | 1,900 km | 349,515 |
| KEF → OSL | 1,788 km | 286,925 |
| KEF → JFK | 4,172 km | 274,336 |
| KEF → FRA | 2,408 km | 247,091 |
| KEF → MAN | 1,658 km | 213,870 |
| KEF → IAD | 4,504 km | 211,779 |
| KEF → SEA | 5,830 km | 207,421 |
| KEF → HEL | 2,453 km | 196,514 |
| KEF → DUB | 1,501 km | 195,010 |
| KEF → BWI | 4,445 km | 188,210 |
| KEF → ORD | 4,737 km | 183,282 |
| KEF → YYZ | 4,181 km | 176,822 |
| KEF → MXP | 2,815 km | 170,881 |
| KEF → ARN | 2,151 km | 169,153 |
| KEF → EWR | 4,186 km | 168,843 |
| KEF → LGW | 1,940 km | 167,905 |
| KEF → BER | 2,439 km | 164,911 |
| KEF → TFS | 4,018 km | 148,539 |
| KEF → LTN | 1,866 km | 127,427 |
| KEF → MUC | 2,699 km | 126,684 |
| KEF → DEN | 5,742 km | 126,094 |
| KEF → ZRH | 2,637 km | 124,543 |
| KEF → STN | 1,890 km | 124,275 |
| KEF → MSP | 4,739 km | 117,673 |
| KEF → WAW | 2,813 km | 113,995 |
| KEF → FCO | 3,325 km | 103,138 |
| KEF → SWF | 4,109 km | 99,419 |
| KEF → BCN | 2,985 km | 99,278 |
| KEF → ALC | 3,211 km | 99,045 |
| KEF → VIE | 2,939 km | 94,792 |
| KEF → GLA | 1,351 km | 94,412 |
| KEF → RDU | 4,854 km | 83,101 |
| KEF → DTW | 4,493 km | 81,659 |
| KEF → YHM | 4,241 km | 77,629 |
| KEF → MCO | 5,687 km | 74,414 |
| KEF → MAD | 2,893 km | 74,318 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at KEF on flights to and from the US
- FI Icelandair · 10,866 flights
- DL Delta Air Lines · 826 flights
- UA United Air Lines · 585 flights
- AS Alaska Airlines · 129 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Other airports in Reykjavik
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| RKV | Reykjavík Domestic Airport | 36 km |
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| IFJ | Ísafjörður Airport | 232 km |
| AEY | Akureyri International Airport | 284 km |
| GRY | Grímsey Airport | 356 km |
| HFN | Hornafjörður Airport | 359 km |
| VPN | Vopnafjörður Airport | 414 km |
Distance from KEF to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,065 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
| 01/19 | 3,054 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Reykjavík, Southern Peninsula, Iceland · 63.9850, -22.6056
Questions
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