Airports / Iceland / RKV
Reykjavík Domestic Airport
BIRK / RKVReykjavík, IcelandELEV 48 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Keflavik International Airport (KEF).
Overview
Reykjavík Domestic Airport (BIRK / RKV) is a mid-sized airport serving Reykjavík, Iceland. The airport sits 48 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RKV for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Keflavik International Airport (KEF, 20 nm), Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY, 61 nm), and Bildudalur Airport (BIU, 100 nm).
Charter pricing from RKV depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under REK. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Reykjavík.
Field capability
ICAO
BIRK
IATA
RKV
FAA / Local
BIRK
Elevation
48 ft
Coordinates
64.1287° N · 21.9376° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Iceland fields
state range 6–1,030 ft
At 48 ft, RKV sits lower than 38% 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.
- 20nmKEFKeflavik International AirportReykjavík
- 61nmVEYVestmannaeyjar AirportVestmannaeyjar
- 100nmBIUBildudalur AirportBildudalur
- 120nmIFJÍsafjörður AirportÍsafjörður
- 135nmAEYAkureyri International AirportAkureyri
- 143nmSIJSiglufjörður AirportSiglufjörður
Location
Open the full mapBIRK · Reykjavík Domestic Airport · Reykjavík, Iceland