RKV — Reykjavík Domestic Airport
- IATA code
- RKV
- ICAO code
- BIRK
- City code
- REK
- All Reykjavik airports
- Passengers
- 317,392
- 2025 · −4.2% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 3
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Elevation
- 15 m
- 49 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 1,566 m
Jan–Aug 2026: 215,100 passengers, +0.3% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).
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About RKV
Reykjavík Domestic Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Reykjavik, Iceland. It opened in 1946 and is run by Isavia. 317,392 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 3 nonstop routes from RKV. On tickets, the city code REK covers it together with the other Reykjavik airports.
Wikidata (CC0) · Eurostat. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from RKV
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| RKV → AEY | 250 km | 166,294 |
| RKV → EGS | 382 km | 91,372 |
| RKV → IFJ | 222 km | 28,462 |
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.
Other airports in Reykjavik
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| KEF | Keflavik International Airport | 36 km |
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| IFJ | Ísafjörður Airport | 222 km |
| AEY | Akureyri International Airport | 249 km |
| GRY | Grímsey Airport | 324 km |
| HFN | Hornafjörður Airport | 325 km |
| VPN | Vopnafjörður Airport | 378 km |
Distance from RKV to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,566 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 1,230 m | 45 m | Asphalt |
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Location
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland · 64.1287, -21.9376
Questions
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