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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
7,545
Departures
7,597
Arrivals
23.2%
Delayed >5 min
0.4%
EU261 3 h+
1.9%
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), 03/11/2026

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:00150° 25 kt G354 km700 ft9 °CDrizzle, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 022300Z 15025G35KT 4000 DZ BR OVC007 09/08 Q1021
01:00150° 27 kt10 km700 ft9 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 030000Z 15027KT 9999 -DZ OVC007 09/08 Q1020
02:00160° 26 kt10 km600 ft9 °CPoorMETAR BIKF 030100Z 16026KT 9999 OVC006 09/08 Q1020
03:00160° 26 kt G437 km400 ft9 °CLight drizzleVery poorMETAR BIKF 030200Z 16026G43KT 7000 -DZ OVC004 09/09 Q1019
04:00150° 28 kt G413.5 km500 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rainPoorMETAR BIKF 030300Z 15028G41KT 3500 -DZRA OVC005 09/09 Q1017
05:00150° 28 kt4 km500 ft9 °CDrizzle, rainPoorMETAR BIKF 030400Z 15028KT 4000 DZRA OVC005 09/09 Q1016
06:00150° 27 kt4 km500 ft9 °CDrizzle, rainPoorMETAR BIKF 030500Z 15027KT 4000 DZRA OVC005 09/09 Q1014
07:00160° 28 kt G384 km500 ft9 °CDrizzle, rainPoorMETAR BIKF 030600Z 16028G38KT 4000 DZRA OVC005 09/09 Q1014
08:00160° 29 kt G394 km500 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rainPoorMETAR BIKF 030700Z 16029G39KT 4000 -DZRA OVC005 09/09 Q1013
09:00170° 27 kt3 km400 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rainVery poorMETAR BIKF 030800Z 17027KT 3000 -DZRA OVC004 09/09 Q1013
10:00190° 25 kt5 km400 ft9 °CLight drizzle, light rainVery poorMETAR BIKF 030900Z 19025KT 5000 -DZRA OVC004 09/09 Q1013
11:00220° 23 kt10 km600 ft8 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 031000Z 22023KT 9999 -DZ OVC006 08/08 Q1014
12:00240° 19 kt10 km1 000 ft8 °CFairMETAR BIKF 031100Z 24019KT 9999 BKN010 BKN031 08/07 Q1016
13:00250° 19 kt10 km4 400 ft7 °CLight drizzleGoodMETAR BIKF 031200Z 25019KT 9999 -DZ FEW014 SCT035 BKN044 07/06 Q1018
14:00250° 17 kt10 km2 300 ft7 °CFairMETAR BIKF 031300Z 25017KT 9999 BKN023 BKN033 07/03 Q1019
15:00240° 17 kt10 km7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 031400Z 24017KT 9999 SCT027 07/03 Q1021
16:00230° 15 kt10 km2 800 ft7 °CFairMETAR BIKF 031500Z 23015KT 9999 BKN028 BKN043 07/03 Q1021
17:00230° 11 kt10 km7 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 031600Z 23011KT 9999 FEW026 SCT036 07/02 Q1022
18:00220° 10 kt10 km6 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 031700Z 22010KT 9999 FEW029 06/02 Q1023
19:00200° 7 kt10 km3 100 ft6 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 031800Z 20007KT 9999 BKN031 06/03 Q1023
20:00190° 9 kt10 km5 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 031900Z 19009KT 9999 FEW018 SCT039 05/03 Q1023
21:00210° 12 kt10 km2 100 ft6 °CFairMETAR BIKF 032000Z 21012KT 9999 FEW014 BKN021 06/04 Q1024
22:00210° 10 kt10 km6 °CGoodMETAR BIKF 032100Z 21010KT 9999 SCT022 06/03 Q1025
23:00220° 11 kt10 km2 400 ft6 °CLight rain showersFairMETAR BIKF 032200Z 22011KT 9999 -SHRA FEW011 BKN024 06/04 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.