Reykjavík Airport is the main domestic airport serving Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, and is located approximately two kilometres from the city centre.
The airport has shorter runways than Keflavík International Airport, a larger airport located 50 kilometres outside the city. The port only serves intra-Icelandic flights, small international charters, transatlantic flights and private jet flights. It can also serve as an alternative airport for inbound flights towards Keflavík, in case of adverse weather conditions in Keflavík. To distinguish it from the larger Keflavík International Airport outside Reykjavík, it is sometimes informally referred to as Reykjavík City Airport and Reykjavík Domestic Airport.
Reykjavik Airport is Eagle Air‘s main hub and Icelandair’s domestic hub and currently has two runways. Reykjavik Airport is owned and operated by the state-owned organisation Isavia
Iceland private jet charter prices
Although Reykjavik Airport air charter fees depend on variables such as the number of passengers, departure airport, flight time, aircraft position, flight date, the prices for private jet charter from Istanbul → Reykjavik are as follows.
| Midsize Jet | 43.850 EUR |
| Heavy Jet | 57.650 EUR |
| Long Range Jet | 75.600 EUR |
These prices are average amounts and you can contact us on our flight reservation screen or by phone for the most accurate price information
Reykjavik Airport history from 1919 to the present
The first flight from the airport area took place on 3 September 1919, when Iceland’s first aircraft, Avro 504, took off. Until 1937 there were experiments with airline operations in Vatnsmýri, but operations began in the area in 1938 with the establishment of Iceland’s oldest airline, Flugfélag Akureyrar, in Akureyri, and scheduled flights began in March 1940 when Flugfélag Akureyrar moved its headquarters from Akureyri to Reykjavík.
The current airport was built by the British Army during the Second World War on the south coast of the Reykjavík peninsula. Construction began in October 1940, when the airport had only a grass surface. The Black Watch regiment built the first runway on sunken oil barrels. The British Royal Air Force operated from March 1941 at the airport, then called RAF Reykjavik. On 6 July 1946, the British handed over the operation of the airport to the Icelandic government and since then the airport has been operated by the Icelandic Civil Aviation Authority (now Flugstoðir).
The renovation of the airport started in 2000 and lasted for two years. In a subsequent referendum in 2001, 49.3% voted to move the airport from the city centre, while 48.1% voted to keep it in place until 2016, when the current city plan expires. However, the result of these elections was not binding because the turnout was below 40% and the left-wing majority decided that there should be such a clause in order to be binding, and furthermore, since these elections were not properly conducted in terms of some legal technicalities, there was no option to vote outside the election day.
After the renovation, the width of runways 01/19 and 13/31 became 45 m and 06/24 30 m. Runways 01 and 31 can be used for visual approaches, while runway 19 can be used for ILS CAT I/NBD-DME approaches and runway 13 can be used for LLZ-DME/NDB-DME approaches. Runway lights have been updated with LIH Wedge for all runways. Runway 06/24 has been permanently closed and used as a taxiway as of 2020.
Places to visit in Reykjavik
Reykjavik, which is considered as one of the most tranquil cities of Finland and perhaps the world, is one of the most prosperous cities of the country.
Among the must-see spots in the city; Blue Lagoon, one of the largest geothermal hot springs in the world, Hallgrimskirkja, one of the most iconic buildings of the country, The Icelandic Phallological Museum, where penises are explained with scientific data, Perlan, one of the 5 restaurants in the world that rotate on its axis, For those who want to go into more detail about Iceland and Viking culture, there is the National Museum of Iceland, Laugavegur, one of the busiest streets of Reykjavik, Harpa, the concert hall of Reykjavik, which attracts attention with its different architecture, and Tjörnin (The Pond), a pond where you can peacefully feed the ducks.
Reykjavik airport information
After landing at Reykjavik Airport in Iceland, there are alternatives such as public buses, private bus services, taxis and car rental services to reach the city centre.
To reach BSI Umferðarmiðstöðin stop in the city centre, public buses numbered 55 serve until 00:00 and it takes approximately 50 minutes to reach the centre. FlyBus and Grayline Bus buses located at the exits of Reykjavik Airport provide transportation to the city centre. Grayline Bus and FlyBus organise tours according to the times of the planes arriving at the airport.
Since private and public buses serve until 00:00, the only alternative is taxis outside these hours. Taxis departing from the stops outside the port will be in the city centre within 40 minutes. Car rental option can be used to travel from Reykjavik Airport to Iceland city centre and car rental transactions can be made before the flight or after landing at the airport.
