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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
7,207
Departures
7,249
Arrivals
22.5%
Delayed >5 min
0.4%
EU261 3 h+
1.9%
Cancelled
22 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), 08/11/2026

Weather, hour by hour

Show the 24 weather reports
Time (CET)WindVisibilityCloud baseTemp.WeatherFlying conditionsReport as issued (UTC)
00:00200° 21 kt9 km600 ft8 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 072300Z 20021KT 9000 -DZ BKN006 OVC035 08/08 Q1006
01:00220° 22 kt2 km600 ft8 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 080000Z 22022KT 2000 -DZRA BR BKN006 OVC022 08/08 Q1006
02:00220° 24 kt7 km800 ft8 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 080100Z 22024KT 7000 -DZRA BR BKN008 OVC026 08/08 Q1006
03:00220° 22 kt10 km800 ft8 °CLight drizzlePoorMETAR BIKF 080200Z 22022KT 9999 -DZ BKN008 OVC040 08/07 Q1006
04:00210° 20 kt5 km1 000 ft8 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistFairMETAR BIKF 080300Z 21020KT 5000 -DZRA BR BKN010 OVC032 08/07 Q1005
05:00210° 23 kt10 km1 200 ft8 °CLight drizzleFairMETAR BIKF 080400Z 21023KT 9999 -DZ BKN012 OVC025 08/07 Q1005
06:00220° 23 kt8 km1 200 ft7 °CDrizzle, rainFairMETAR BIKF 080500Z 22023KT 8000 DZRA BKN012 OVC025 07/07 Q1005
07:00220° 22 kt7 km1 600 ft7 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistFairMETAR BIKF 080600Z 22022KT 7000 -DZRA BR BKN016 OVC030 07/06 Q1005
08:00220° 19 kt10 km3 200 ft7 °CDrizzle, rainGoodMETAR BIKF 080700Z 22019KT 9999 DZRA SCT009 OVC032 07/07 Q1005
09:00230° 17 kt4 km900 ft7 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 080800Z 23017KT 4000 -DZRA BR BKN009 OVC020 07/07 Q1005
10:00220° 12 kt10 km2 300 ft7 °CLight drizzleFairMETAR BIKF 080900Z 22012KT 9999 -DZ SCT007 OVC023 07/07 Q1006
11:00210° 14 kt5 km500 ft7 °CLight drizzle, light rain, mistPoorMETAR BIKF 081000Z 21014KT 5000 -DZRA BR BKN005 OVC011 07/07 Q1006
12:00230° 10 kt10 km2 100 ft7 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 081100Z 23010KT 9999 -RA SCT010 BKN021 OVC039 07/06 Q1006
13:00250° 9 kt5 km1 200 ft6 °CLight rain, mistFairMETAR BIKF 081200Z 25009KT 5000 -RA BR SCT008 BKN012 OVC021 06/06 Q1007
14:00240° 9 kt10 km2 400 ft7 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 081300Z 24009KT 9999 -RA FEW008 BKN024 OVC044 07/06 Q1007
15:00280° 6 kt10 km900 ft6 °CLight rainPoorMETAR BIKF 081400Z 28006KT 9999 -RA BKN009 OVC054 06/06 Q1007
16:00240° 4 kt10 km700 ft7 °CLight rainPoorMETAR BIKF 081500Z 24004KT 140V300 9999 -RA BKN007 OVC040 07/06 Q1007
17:00290° 3 kt10 km1 100 ft6 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 081600Z 29003KT 9999 -RA SCT005 BKN011 BKN050 06/05 Q1007
18:00260° 3 kt10 km2 200 ft5 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 081700Z 26003KT 9999 -RA FEW019 BKN022 BKN040 05/05 Q1008
19:00320° 3 kt10 km1 200 ft5 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 081800Z 32003KT 9999 -RA BKN012 BKN024 05/04 Q1008
20:00310° 5 kt10 km1 700 ft5 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 081900Z 31005KT 9999 -RA BKN017 05/04 Q1009
21:00320° 4 kt10 km1 200 ft4 °CLight rainFairMETAR BIKF 082000Z 32004KT 9999 -RA BKN012 04/03 Q1009
22:02330° 3 kt10 km3 700 ft4 °CLight rainGoodMETAR BIKF 082102Z 33003KT 9999 -RA SCT019 BKN037 BKN070 04/03 Q1010
23:01310° 2 kt10 km2 600 ft4 °CLight drizzle, light rainFairMETAR BIKF 082201Z 31002KT 9999 -DZRA SCT013 BKN026 OVC060 04/03 Q1010

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.