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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), 01/11/2026

Official warnings and alerts

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:00180° 12 kt10 km4 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 312300Z 18012KT 9999 FEW024CB 04/01 Q1020
01:00180° 9 kt10 km3 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 010000Z 18009KT 9999 FEW024 SCT034 03/01 Q1020
02:00170° 9 kt10 km3 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 010100Z 17009KT 9999 FEW027 03/02 Q1020
03:00170° 11 kt10 km3 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 010200Z 17011KT 9999 SCT028CB 03/01 Q1020
04:00170° 8 kt10 km3 °CLight rain showersGoodMETAR BIKF 010300Z 17008KT 9999 -SHRA SCT024CB 03/02 Q1020
05:00150° 9 kt10 km4 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 010400Z 15009KT 9999 SCT037CB 04/02 Q1020
06:00170° 10 kt10 km6 200 ft4 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 010500Z 17010KT 9999 SCT042 BKN062 04/02 Q1020
07:00160° 10 kt10 km9 000 ft5 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 010600Z 16010KT 9999 FEW048 BKN090 05/04 Q1020
08:00150° 11 kt10 km4 200 ft6 °CLight rainGoodMETAR BIKF 010700Z 15011KT 9999 -RA FEW018 SCT031 OVC042 06/03 Q1020
09:00150° 12 kt10 km2 900 ft6 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 010800Z 15012KT 9999 -RA SCT012 BKN029 BKN060 06/05 Q1020
10:01140° 12 kt9 km1 500 ft6 °CLight drizzle, light rainFairMETAR BIKF 010901Z 14012KT 9000 -DZRA SCT007 BKN015 BKN034 06/06 Q1020
11:00120° 10 kt4.5 km400 ft6 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistVery poorMETAR BIKF 011000Z 12010KT 4500 -DZRA BR BKN004 BKN021 06/06 Q1021
12:00150° 11 kt10 km3 000 ft7 °CFairMETAR BIKF 011100Z 15011KT 9999 FEW005 SCT020TCU BKN030 07/07 Q1020
13:02210° 13 kt10 km2 600 ft8 °CShowers nearbyFairMETAR BIKF 011202Z 21013KT 9999 VCSH SCT006 BKN026 08/07 Q1021
14:00200° 15 kt10 km1 000 ft8 °CLight drizzle, light rainFairMETAR BIKF 011300Z 20015KT 9999 -DZRA BKN010 BKN030 08/07 Q1022
15:01210° 14 kt10 km12 000 ft8 °CShowers nearbyGoodMETAR BIKF 011401Z 21014KT 9999 VCSH SCT008 BKN120 08/07 Q1022
16:00200° 14 kt10 km12 000 ft8 °CShowers nearbyGoodMETAR BIKF 011500Z 20014KT 9999 VCSH FEW008 SCT029 BKN120 08/07 Q1023
17:00200° 12 kt10 km1 500 ft8 °CShowers nearbyFairMETAR BIKF 011600Z 20012KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 BKN044 08/07 Q1023
18:00200° 14 kt10 km4 700 ft8 °CShowers nearbyGoodMETAR BIKF 011700Z 20014KT 9999 VCSH SCT014 BKN047 08/07 Q1023
19:00190° 14 kt10 km4 100 ft8 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 011800Z 19014KT 9999 FEW007 OVC041 08/07 Q1023
20:00170° 13 kt5 km900 ft8 °CLight drizzle, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 011900Z 17013KT 5000 -DZ BR BKN009 OVC018 08/08 Q1024
21:00170° 15 kt4 km500 ft8 °CDrizzle, rain, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 012000Z 17015KT 4000 DZRA BR OVC005 08/08 Q1024
22:00180° 16 kt10 km500 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rainPoorMETAR BIKF 012100Z 18016KT 9999 -DZRA BKN005 OVC014 09/09 Q1024
23:00190° 16 kt5 km400 ft9 °CLight drizzle, mistVery poorMETAR BIKF 012200Z 19016KT 5000 -DZ BR OVC004 09/09 Q1024

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.