Keflavík International Airport

Keflavík International Airport is in and serves as the main international airport of and . It has become a rapidly growing hub for transatlantic flights, especially for discount travellers and smaller cities.
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  • Type: Airport terminal
  • Description: international airport serving Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Also known as: “BIKF”, “KEF”, “Keflavik Airport”, “KEFLAVIK airport”, “Keflavík Airport”, “Keflavík Airport (KEF)”, “Keflavik International Airport”, and “Reykjavík-Keflavík Airport”
  • Address: Flugstöð 1A, Keflavíkurflugvöllur, 235
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Airport Hotel Aurora.

Hotel
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Keflavík and Reykjanesbaer.

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is a town in that is home to the country's international airport. The population was approximately 16,000 in 2018, before further municipality mergers.

Town
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Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the in , though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of and which have grown together over the years. is situated 3½ km east of Keflavík International Airport.

Suburb
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is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik now supervised by the Icelandic defense authorities. After U.S. forces abandoned the base in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defense needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business. is situated 3½ km southeast of Keflavík International Airport.

Keflavík International Airport

Latitude
63.995° or 63° 59′ 42″ north
Longitude
-22.6236° or 22° 37′ 25″ west
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Inception
1986—2023
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Isavia
IATA airport code
KEF
ICAO airport code
BIKF
United Nations Location Code
IS KEF
Open location code
99MVX9WG+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 420778620
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­terminal
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­transportation
Geo­Names ID
6295710
Wiki­data ID
Q139921
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Keflavík International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Keflavík Internasionale Lughawe”
  • Arabic: “مطار كيفلافيك الدولي”
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional de Keflavík”
  • Basque: “Keflavík aireportua”
  • Basque: “Keflavík nazioarteko aireportua”
  • Basque: “Kevlavik aireportua”
  • Catalan: “Aeroport Internacional de Keflavík”
  • Cebuano: “Keflavík International Airport”
  • Chinese: “凯夫拉维克国际机场”
  • Chinese: “凯夫拉维克机场”
  • Chinese: “凱夫拉維克國際機場”
  • Czech: “Letiště Keflavík”
  • Danish: “Keflavík Airport”
  • Danish: “Keflavíkurflugvöllur”
  • Dutch: “Keflavikurflugvollur”
  • Dutch: “Keflavíkurflugvöllur”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Keflavik”
  • Dutch: “Luchthaven Keflavík”
  • Estonian: “BIKF”
  • Estonian: “KEF”
  • Estonian: “Keflaviki lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Keflavíki lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Keflaviki rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
  • Estonian: “Keflavíki rahvusvaheline lennujaam”
  • Finnish: “Keflavikin kansainvälinen lentoasema”
  • Finnish: “Keflavíkin kansainvälinen lentoasema”
  • Finnish: “Keflavíkin kansainvälinen lentokenttä”
  • Finnish: “Keflavíkin lentoasema”
  • Finnish: “Keflavikin lentokenttä”
  • French: “aérodrome de Islande”
  • French: “Aéroport de Keflavik”
  • French: “Aéroport de Keflavík”
  • French: “Aeroport international de Keflavik”
  • French: “Aéroport international de Keflavik”
  • French: “aéroport international de Keflavík”
  • French: “Aéroport international de Keflavík”
  • French: “BIKF”
  • French: “KEF”
  • French: “Keflavíkurflugvöllur”
  • Galician: “Aeroporto de Reiquiavik-Keflavík”
  • German: “BIKF”
  • German: “Flughafen Keflavik”
  • German: “Flughafen Keflavík”
  • German: “Flughafen Kevflavik”
  • German: “Flughafen Leif Eriksson”
  • German: “Flughafen Leifur Eiriksson”
  • German: “Flughafen Leifur Eiríksson”
  • German: “KEF”
  • German: “Keflavíkurflugvöllur”
  • Greek: “Αεροδρόμιο Λέιφ Έρικσον”
  • Greek: “Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο Κεφλαβίκ”
  • Greek: “Διεθνές Αεροδρόμιο Κέφλαβικ”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי קפלאוויק”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבינלאומי קפלאוויק”
  • Hindi: “रेफ्लाविक हवाई अड्डा”
  • Hungarian: “Keflavík nemzetközi repülőtér”
  • Icelandic: “KEF”
  • Icelandic: “Keflarvíkurflugvöllur”
  • Icelandic: “Keflavíkurflugvelli”
  • Icelandic: “Keflavíkurflugvöllur”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Keflavík”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Keflavik”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Keflavík”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Keflavík”
  • Italian: “Keflavíkurflugvöllur”
  • Japanese: “BIKF”
  • Japanese: “ケフラヴィーク国際空港”
  • Japanese: “ケプラヴィーク国際空港”
  • Japanese: “ケフラビーク空港”
  • Korean: “케퓰라비크 국제공항”
  • Korean: “케플라비크 국제공항”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Keflavik”
  • Marathi: “केफ्लाविक आंतरराष्ट्रीय विमानतळ”
  • Newari: “रेफ्लाविक विमानस्थल”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “BIKF”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KEF”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Keflavik internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Keflavík internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Keflavik International airport”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Keflavík International Airport”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Keflavíkurflugvöllur”
  • Norwegian: “Keflavík internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی کفلاویک”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Keflavík”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Keflavík”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Keflavík”
  • Russian: “Кеблавик”
  • Russian: “Кефлавик”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Keflavik”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Keflavík”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Keflavik”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Keflavík”
  • Spanish: “BIKF”
  • Spanish: “KEF”
  • Swedish: “Keflaviks flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Keflavíks flygplats”
  • Swedish: “Keflavíkurflugvöllur”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи байналмилалии Кефлавик”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Байналмиллалии Кефлавик”
  • Turkish: “Keflavík Uluslararası Havalimanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Кеплавік”
  • Ukrainian: “Міжнародний аеропорт Кеплавік”
  • Urdu: “کلاوک بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا”
  • Urdu: “کلاوک بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Keflavík”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Keflavik”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Keflavík”
  • “BIKF”
  • “KEF”

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