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Reykjavik (KEF) – London (LHR)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,900 km
1,180 mi · 1,026 nm
Flight time
3 h
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none / 1 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
238 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (141 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
349,515
2024 · +11.5%
Flights / week
43
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
425,931 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from KEF
127°
Heading from LHR
326°
Halfway point
58.20, -9.59
Great-circle km
1,895 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
none in January, 1 h in July

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

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 35,172 passengers
020K40KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct35.2KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202420,897
Feb 202426,121
Mar 202428,864
Apr 202425,194
May 202425,990
Jun 202428,808
Jul 202434,535
Aug 202434,458
Sep 202430,449
Oct 202435,172
Nov 202430,040
Dec 202428,987
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 204 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2024193
Feb 2024193
Mar 2024204
Apr 2024172
May 2024177
Jun 2024171
Jul 2024186
Aug 2024186
Sep 2024178
Oct 2024188
Nov 2024196
Dec 2024192

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,895 km.

KEF Reykjavik → LHR London

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LHR London → KEF Reykjavik

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 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 Reykjavik and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
KEF1,9001,9401,8901,8661,9171,937
RKV1,8841,9241,8721,8501,9001,919

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

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 → CDG2,247 km 353,520
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

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802

Questions

Reykjavik (KEF) and London (LHR) are 1,900 km (1,180 miles, 1,026 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.