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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), 05/11/2026

Official warnings and alerts

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:00120° 20 kt10 km5 300 ft7 °CLight rainGoodMETAR BIKF 042300Z COR 12020KT 9999 -RA FEW035CB BKN053 OVC060 07/05 Q1024
01:00130° 27 kt9 km1 400 ft7 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 050000Z 13027KT 9000 -RA BKN014 OVC070 07/06 Q1024
02:00140° 24 kt4 km800 ft8 °CRainPoorMETAR BIKF 050100Z 14024KT 4000 RA BKN008 08/08 Q1024
03:00150° 22 kt4 km300 ft9 °CRainVery poorMETAR BIKF 050200Z 15022KT 4000 RA OVC003 09/09 Q1023
04:00150° 21 kt5 km400 ft9 °CDrizzle, rainVery poorMETAR BIKF 050300Z 15021KT 5000 DZRA BKN004 BKN015 09/09 Q1023
05:00160° 21 kt1.6 km300 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistVery poorMETAR BIKF 050400Z 16021KT 1600 -DZRA BR BKN003 OVC023 09/09 Q1023
06:00160° 20 kt10 km300 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rainVery poorMETAR BIKF 050500Z 16020KT 9999 -DZRA OVC003 09/09 Q1023
07:00160° 21 kt9 km500 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rainPoorMETAR BIKF 050600Z 16021KT 9000 -DZRA OVC005 09/09 Q1023
08:00160° 21 kt8 km600 ft9 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 050700Z 16021KT 8000 -DZ BKN006 OVC060 09/09 Q1022
09:00160° 21 kt10 km600 ft9 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 050800Z 16021KT 9999 -DZ BKN006 OVC060 09/09 Q1022
10:00170° 22 kt G3210 km700 ft9 °CLight rainPoorMETAR BIKF 050900Z 17022G32KT 9999 -RA BKN007 OVC058 09/08 Q1023
11:00160° 22 kt10 km700 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rainPoorMETAR BIKF 051000Z 16022KT 9999 -DZRA BKN007 OVC063 09/08 Q1023
12:00160° 21 kt5 km700 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 051100Z 16021KT 5000 -DZRA BR OVC007 09/08 Q1023
13:00160° 23 kt G332 km400 ft9 °CRain, drizzle, mistVery poorMETAR BIKF 051200Z 16023G33KT 2000 R19/1300U DZRA BR OVC004 09/09 Q1022
14:00170° 24 kt2 km500 ft9 °CDrizzle, rain, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 051300Z 17024KT 2000 DZRA BR OVC005 09/09 Q1022
15:00170° 23 kt10 km700 ft9 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 051400Z 17023KT 9999 -DZ BKN007 OVC050 09/09 Q1022
16:00170° 22 kt10 km700 ft9 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 051500Z 17022KT 9999 -DZ BKN007 OVC045 09/08 Q1021
17:00170° 21 kt10 km700 ft9 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 051600Z 17021KT 9999 -DZ OVC007 09/08 Q1021
18:00170° 22 kt3.5 km400 ft9 °CDrizzle, rainVery poorMETAR BIKF 051700Z 17022KT 3500 DZRA BKN004 BKN015 OVC028 09/08 Q1020
19:00170° 20 kt3 km400 ft9 °CDrizzle, rainVery poorMETAR BIKF 051800Z 17020KT 3000 DZRA BKN004 OVC010 09/08 Q1020
20:00260° 8 kt8 km1 500 ft8 °CLight drizzle, light rainFairMETAR BIKF 051900Z 26008KT 220V280 8000 -DZRA SCT004 BKN015 OVC023 08/07 Q1021
21:00250° 8 kt3 km400 ft8 °CDrizzleVery poorMETAR BIKF 052000Z 25008KT 3000 DZ BKN004 OVC008 08/08 Q1021
22:00270° 6 kt10 km2 400 ft7 °CFairMETAR BIKF 052100Z 27006KT 9999 SCT018 BKN024 BKN064 07/06 Q1021
23:00240° 6 kt10 km1 700 ft6 °CFairMETAR BIKF 052200Z 24006KT 9999 BKN017 BKN065 06/05 Q1021

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.