Airports / Iceland / KEF
Keflavik International Airport
BIKF / KEFReykjavík, IcelandELEV 171 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV).
Overview
Located in Reykjavík, Iceland, Keflavik International Airport (BIKF / KEF) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 171 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KEF as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV, 20 nm), Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY, 70 nm), and Bildudalur Airport (BIU, 102 nm).
Trip costs from KEF are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Keflavik Naval Air Station and REK. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KEF to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
BIKF
IATA
KEF
FAA / Local
BIKF
Elevation
171 ft
Coordinates
63.9850° N · 22.6056° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Iceland fields
state range 6–1,030 ft
At 171 ft, KEF sits higher than 77% of the 13 Iceland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmRKVReykjavík Domestic AirportReykjavík
- 70nmVEYVestmannaeyjar AirportVestmannaeyjar
- 102nmBIUBildudalur AirportBildudalur
- 125nmIFJÍsafjörður AirportÍsafjörður
- 153nmAEYAkureyri International AirportAkureyri
- 160nmSIJSiglufjörður AirportSiglufjörður
Location
Open the full mapBIKF · Keflavik International Airport · Reykjavík, Iceland