KEF

Keflavik International Airport

Reykjavík, Iceland

Operated by Isavia ohf.public
Opened1943ICAOBIKFElev171 ft
The Verdict
64/100Better than expected, honestly

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #39 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2003–2026
Operational30%
72Actually decent
Sentiment25%
55Middling
Infrastructure15%
41Below par
Sent. Velocity15%
50Middling
Connectivity15%
100Suspiciously good

What People Think

The turnaround at KEF is giving main character energy.

5.2Avg Rating / 10
1,782
ReviewsGoogle 1772Skytrax 10
27%Positive
★ 3.7on Google Maps (1,772 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+1.43 over 2 years
Then: 4.6/5 (360 reviews)Now: 6.0/5 (291 reviews)
Positive27%
Neutral46%
Negative27%
Queuing
2.8
Cleanliness
3.1
Staff
2.9
Food & Bev
2.4
Wifi
3.2
Wayfinding
3.2
Transport
3.0
Shopping
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The Numbers

2.2MPassengers (2025)
-73.0%YoY Growth

2.2M passengers in 2025 — still 69% below the 2019 peak, though up 64% from the 2020 COVID crater.

8.1MInternational (363%)
1KDomestic (0%)
Passenger History

Lounges

1 available
Keflavík International Airport
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 60,053 flights
0.0%Flights Delayed0 of 60,053 flights
—Avg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

0.0pp vs prior year

Where You Can Escape To

Icelandair·Hub
96 routes · 3 regions
Europe8
Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL)—
Frankfurt am Main International Airport (FRA)—
Manchester Airport (MAN)—
Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)—
Glasgow International Airport (GLA)—
Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)—
Barcelona International Airport (BCN)—
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)—
Other1
Vagar Airport (FAE)—
Americas1
Nashville International Airport (BNA)—

Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways
01/1910,020ft × 197ft · ASP · Lighted
10/2810,056ft × 197ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1943
Opened
HistoryThe presence of foreign military forces in Iceland under the NATO-sponsored Iceland–U.S. Defense Agreement of 1951 was controversial in Iceland, which had no military forces other than the Icelandic Coast Guard. During the 1960s and 1970s, rallies we...
ACI Service Quality Awards
2020🥇
ACI ASQACI ASQ · 5 to 15m · europe
2019🥇
ACI ASQACI ASQ · 5 to 15m · europe