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Reykjavík Airport (KEF): delays and compensation

See the disrupted flights at Reykjavík and find out whether you could be owed compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight. Checking is free.

Reykjavík (KEF): delays, EU261 and cancellations

Pick a reporting period — every figure and the chart below are calculated over it.

Reporting period
7,586
Departures
7,637
Arrivals
23.4%
Delayed >5 min
0.4%
EU261 3 h+
2.0%
Cancelled
23 min
Avg delay

Calculated from Quiescence.eu flight tracking, measured on arrival, over all movements (departures + arrivals). “Delayed >5 min” is every movement that arrived late; “EU261 3 h+” is the subset that arrived three hours or more late — the compensation threshold; “Avg delay” is the mean arrival delay of the movements that arrived late. Indicative.

Bar chart of Reykjavík (KEF) for the last 7, 14, 30 and 90 days: share of movements delayed more than 5 minutes, share delayed 3 hours or more (EU261) and share cancelled.
Each period shows the share of tracked movements that arrived more than 5 minutes late, the subset that arrived three hours or more late (EU261 compensation territory), and the share that was cancelled. Complete days only, up to yesterday; recalculated once a day in the late morning (Central European time).
Delayed >5 min EU261 3 h+ — compensation threshold Cancelled
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The same measures day by day across the period selected above: movements tracked (departures + arrivals), movements that arrived more than 5 minutes late, the subset that arrived three hours or more late (EU261 compensation territory), and movements cancelled. Point at a day for its exact figures.

Weather, warnings and strikes

What was happening at the airport that day, for information. It does not say why a flight was delayed, and it plays no part in our assessment of a claim.

Reykjavík (KEF), 04/11/2026

Official warnings and alerts

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:00220° 11 kt10 km6 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 032300Z 22011KT 9999 FEW026 06/03 Q1026
01:00220° 10 kt G2010 km5 °CShowers nearbyGoodMETAR BIKF 040000Z 22010G20KT 190V260 9999 VCSH FEW030CB 05/04 Q1026
02:00200° 8 kt10 km4 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 040100Z 20008KT 9999 FEW030 04/03 Q1026
03:00220° 8 kt10 km3 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 040200Z 22008KT 9999 FEW022 03/01 Q1026
04:00180° 8 kt10 km2 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 040300Z 18008KT 9999 FEW025 02/01 Q1026
05:00180° 9 kt10 km2 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 040400Z 18009KT 9999 SCT026 02/01 Q1026
06:00170° 10 kt10 km3 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 040500Z 17010KT 9999 FEW024 03/02 Q1026
07:00170° 9 kt10 km3 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 040600Z 17009KT 9999 FEW042 03/01 Q1026
08:00190° 9 kt10 km3 000 ft4 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 040700Z 19009KT 9999 -RA FEW012 BKN030 04/03 Q1027
09:00170° 9 kt10 km3 000 ft4 °CFairMETAR BIKF 040800Z 17009KT 9999 BKN030 04/03 Q1027
10:00160° 9 kt10 km4 300 ft5 °CShowers nearbyGoodMETAR BIKF 040900Z 16009KT 9999 VCSH FEW021TCU SCT032 BKN043 05/02 Q1027
11:00150° 12 kt10 km5 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041000Z 15012KT 9999 SCT043 05/03 Q1027
12:00160° 11 kt10 km5 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041100Z 16011KT 9999 SCT039 05/04 Q1027
13:00160° 11 kt10 km7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041200Z 16011KT 9999 FEW041 07/04 Q1027
14:00170° 13 kt10 km7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041300Z 17013KT 9999 FEW019 SCT033 07/04 Q1027
15:00170° 9 kt10 km2 200 ft7 °CLight rain showersFairMETAR BIKF 041400Z 17009KT 9999 -SHRA FEW010TCU BKN022 BKN035 07/06 Q1027
16:00160° 12 kt10 km3 800 ft8 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041500Z 16012KT 9999 BKN038 08/06 Q1027
17:00160° 12 kt10 km4 200 ft7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041600Z 16012KT 9999 FEW021 BKN042 07/05 Q1027
18:00150° 11 kt10 km3 800 ft7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041700Z 15011KT 9999 FEW021 BKN038 07/05 Q1027
19:00150° 12 kt10 km3 400 ft7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041800Z 15012KT 9999 FEW021 OVC034 07/04 Q1027
20:00150° 9 kt10 km3 700 ft7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 041900Z 15009KT 9999 BKN037 07/03 Q1027
21:00130° 12 kt10 km5 000 ft7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 042000Z 13012KT 9999 SCT036 BKN050 07/04 Q1027
22:00130° 18 kt10 km5 000 ft7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 042100Z COR 13018KT 9999 FEW017 SCT025 BKN050 07/05 Q1026
23:00120° 17 kt10 km3 000 ft7 °CLight drizzleFairMETAR BIKF 042200Z 12017KT 9999 -DZ SCT011 OVC030 07/05 Q1025

Disrupted flights departing from Reykjavík

Compensation for delayed or cancelled flights

If your flight from or to this airport arrived 3 hours or more late, was cancelled with less than 14 days' notice, or you were denied boarding, and the cause was the airline's responsibility, you may be owed between €250 and €600 — on top of a refund or a re-routing.

Learn more in our guides to flight compensation, passenger rights and how to claim, or work out your case with the calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

How much am I owed for a delayed flight at this airport?

Between €250 and €600 per passenger, depending on the flight distance, provided you reach your destination 3 hours or more late and the cause was the airline's responsibility. The calculator gives you an estimated figure.

What if the delay was caused by bad weather at the airport?

Severe weather is usually treated as an extraordinary circumstance, so there may be no compensation. Even so, you keep the right to care and to a refund, and it is worth checking.

Is this data official?

These are statistics we calculate from the flight information that airports and the data sources we credit publish, counting complete days only, up to yesterday. They are for guidance; to claim, keep your boarding pass and the airline's emails.