Paris (CDG) – Reykjavik (KEF)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,247 km
1,396 mi · 1,213 nm
Flight time
3 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
282 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (167 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
353,520
2024 · +0.8%
Flights / week
44
Both directions, average
Seats filled
81%
436,100 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_fr), reported by the airport in France, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from CDG to KEFCDGKEF
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CDG
327°
Heading from KEF
126°
Halfway point
57.11, -7.49
Great-circle km
2,242 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
1 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 47,108 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug47.1KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202418,879
Feb 202420,880
Mar 202425,938
Apr 202427,371
May 202432,298
Jun 202437,954
Jul 202442,317
Aug 202447,108
Sep 202431,658
Oct 202427,976
Nov 202419,702
Dec 202421,439
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 308 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug308SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024128
Feb 2024128
Mar 2024161
Apr 2024166
May 2024189
Jun 2024254
Jul 2024294
Aug 2024308
Sep 2024198
Oct 2024187
Nov 2024120
Dec 2024139

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,242 km.

CDG Paris → KEF Reykjavik

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

KEF Reykjavik → CDG Paris

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Paris and Reykjavik

KEFRKV
CDG2,2472,230
ORY2,2652,249
BVA2,1882,171

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Paris airports · All Reykjavik airports

More routes from CDG

Route Distance Passengers / year
CDG → JFK5,850 km 1,852,909
CDG → YUL5,540 km 1,361,014
CDG → BCN858 km 1,291,815
CDG → DXB5,245 km 1,268,474
CDG → AMS399 km 1,125,321
CDG → LHR348 km 1,121,802
CDG → NCE694 km 1,106,876
CDG → MAD1,063 km 1,052,407
CDG → ALG1,369 km 1,047,213
CDG → IST2,217 km 1,010,453

More routes from KEF

Route Distance Passengers / year
KEF → CPH2,151 km 556,908
KEF → AMS2,043 km 370,666
KEF → BOS3,883 km 354,144
KEF → LHR1,900 km 349,515
KEF → OSL1,788 km 286,925
KEF → JFK4,172 km 274,336
KEF → FRA2,408 km 247,091
KEF → MAN1,658 km 213,870
KEF → IAD4,504 km 211,779
KEF → SEA5,830 km 207,421

Questions

Paris (CDG) and Reykjavik (KEF) are 2,247 km (1,396 miles, 1,213 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.