Keflavík International Airport
Largest airport serving Reykjavík, Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keflavík Airport (Icelandic: Keflavíkurflugvöllur [ˈcʰɛplaˌviːkʏrˌflʏɣˌvœtlʏr̥]) (IATA: KEF, ICAO: BIKF), also known as Reykjavík–Keflavík Airport, is the largest airport in Iceland and the country's main hub for international transportation. The airport is 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 kilometres) west of Keflavík[2] and 50 km (30 mi) southwest of Reykjavík. The airport has three runways, two of which are in use, and the airport area is about 25 km2 (10 sq mi).[citation needed] Most international journeys to or from Iceland pass through this airport.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Isavia ohf. | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Greater Reykjavík Area, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
Location | Suðurnesjabær | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1942 (1942) | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 52 m / 171 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 63°59′06″N 22°36′20″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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The main carrier at Keflavík is Icelandair, which has the airport as its main hub. The airport is only used for international flights; all domestic flights use the much smaller Reykjavík Airport, which lies three kilometres (two miles) from Reykjavík's city centre. Keflavík Airport is operated by Isavia, a government enterprise.