AirportsKeflavik International Airport is a large airport serving Reykjavík, in Southern Peninsula, Iceland. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KEF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KEF
- ICAO code
- BIKF
- City
- Reykjavík
- State or region
- Southern Peninsula
- Country
- Iceland
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 63.9850° N, 22.6056° W
- Elevation
- 52 m (171 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,065 m (10,056 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KEF means Keflavik International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: BIKF. ICAO codes that begin with B belong to Greenland, Iceland and Kosovo. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 63.9850° N, 22.6056° W. It stands 52 metres (171 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Atlantic/Reykjavik, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Keflavik International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,065 metres (10,056 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 9 airports of Iceland on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,065 m 10,056 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 3,054 m 10,020 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Reykjavík Domestic AirportReykjavík | RKV | 36 km |
| Ísafjörður AirportÍsafjörður | IFJ | 232 km |
| Akureyri International AirportAkureyri | AEY | 284 km |
| Grímsey AirportGrímsey/Sandvík | GRY | 356 km |
| Hornafjörður AirportHöfn | HFN | 359 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,629 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,369 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,919 km | 8 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,895 km | 2 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,163 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 6,926 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,553 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,839 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,648 km | 20 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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