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Copenhagen (CPH) – Reykjavik (KEF)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,151 km
1,337 mi · 1,161 nm
Flight time
3 h 20 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
270 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (159 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
556,908
2024 · +2.7%
Flights / week
66
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
641,667 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from CPH
310°
Heading from KEF
99°
Halfway point
60.97, -2.69
Great-circle km
2,144 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
1 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 68,906 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJul68.9KAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202428,803
Feb 202430,285
Mar 202439,259
Apr 202442,204
May 202449,607
Jun 202455,515
Jul 202468,906
Aug 202467,741
Sep 202448,924
Oct 202447,422
Nov 202436,103
Dec 202442,139
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: July 2024: 415 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJul415AugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024213
Feb 2024201
Mar 2024240
Apr 2024274
May 2024302
Jun 2024347
Jul 2024415
Aug 2024399
Sep 2024300
Oct 2024300
Nov 2024211
Dec 2024248

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,144 km.

CPH Copenhagen → KEF Reykjavik

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

KEF Reykjavik → CPH Copenhagen

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 Copenhagen and Reykjavik

KEFRKV
CPH2,1512,122
RKE2,1282,099

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

More routes from CPH

Route Distance Passengers / year
CPH → OSL518 km 1,375,473
CPH → ARN548 km 1,299,390
CPH → AMS635 km 1,159,300
CPH → LHR982 km 926,274
CPH → CDG1,006 km 835,847
CPH → AAL239 km 746,650
CPH → HEL895 km 606,871
CPH → LGW987 km 593,922
CPH → AGP2,473 km 577,414
CPH → VIE877 km 566,674

More routes from KEF

Route Distance Passengers / year
KEF → AMS2,043 km 370,666
KEF → BOS3,883 km 354,144
KEF → CDG2,247 km 353,520
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

Copenhagen (CPH) and Reykjavik (KEF) are 2,151 km (1,337 miles, 1,161 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.