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Airports in Iceland
In short
Iceland has 8 airports with scheduled passenger service in OurAirports data: 2 classified as large and 6 as medium.
The nearest to the capital, Reykjavík, is Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV), 2 km (2 mi) from the city centre.
Source: OurAirports data retrieved 2026-10-18; capital location from Natural Earth.
Data updated
At a glance
- Airports with scheduled service
- 8
- Large (OurAirports class)
- 2
- Medium (OurAirports class)
- 6
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Key findings
The longest runway is at Keflavik International Airport (KEF): 10,056 ft (3,065 m).
How we calculated this: Maximum OurAirports runway length within the country.
The airport nearest to central Reykjavík, the capital, is Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV), 2 km (2 mi) away.
How we calculated this: Nearest dataset airport to the Natural Earth capital point.
Airports by region
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGSEgilsstaðir AirportEgilsstaðir | Medium | 2,150 m | 23 m |
| VPNVopnafjörður AirportVopnafjörður | Medium | 885 m | 5 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEYAkureyri International AirportAkureyri | Large | 2,700 m | 2 m |
| GRYGrímsey AirportGrímsey/Sandvík | Medium | 1,036 m | 20 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RKVReykjavík Domestic AirportReykjavík | Medium | 1,566 m | 15 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEFKeflavik International AirportReykjavík | Large | 3,065 m | 52 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HFNHornafjörður AirportHöfn | Medium | 1,500 m | 7 m |
| Airport | Class | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFJÍsafjörður AirportÍsafjörður | Medium | 1,400 m | 2 m |
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