KEF Airport Code, Keflavik International Airport
KEF is the IATA airport code for Keflavik International Airport, the main international gateway for Reykjavík, Iceland. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, BIKF.
What airport is KEF?
KEF is the IATA airport code for Keflavik International Airport, in Reykjavík, Iceland. The same airport has the ICAO code BIKF.
It carries scheduled service and ranks number 333 by connections in the dataset. Its ICAO code BIKF begins with B, the prefix ICAO assigns to Greenland and Iceland.
| IATA airport code | KEF |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | BIKF |
| Airport | Keflavik International Airport |
| City | Reykjavík |
| Country | Iceland |
| Main airlines | FI, WW, DY |
| Runways | 2 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is KEF airport located?
Keflavik International Airport (KEF) is in Reykjavík, Iceland, at coordinates 63.985, -22.6056.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 63.98° N, 22.61° W. It is close to sea level at 171 ft (52 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at KEF
It has 2 runways. The longest is 10,056 ft (3.07 km), designated 10/28.
Which airlines fly to KEF?
The open route dataset lists FI (Icelandair), WW (bmibaby), DY (Norwegian Air Shuttle), SK (Scandinavian Airlines System) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Keflavik International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the KEF code comes from
KEF is KEFlavik, the airport built by the US military on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula during the Second World War. Reykjavik's own code RKV belongs to the small city airport; all international traffic uses KEF, whose mid-Atlantic position made Icelandair's transatlantic hub model possible.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Keflavik International Airport?
The IATA code for Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavík is KEF. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Reykjavík?
The 3-letter IATA code for Keflavik International Airport in Reykjavík is KEF.
What is the ICAO code for Keflavik International Airport?
The ICAO code for Keflavik International Airport is BIKF. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code KEF.
What is the difference between KEF and BIKF?
KEF is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. BIKF is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Keflavik International Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Reykjavík and Iceland and the wider region:
Popular routes from KEF
Distance and typical flight time from Keflavik International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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