# Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV / BIRK) **Reykjavík Domestic Airport** (IATA: RKV, ICAO: BIRK) is a medium airport in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland. It opened on 6 Jul 1946. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,566 m (5,138 ft). It is operated by Isavia. In 2025 it handled 317 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/birk ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: RKV / BIRK - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Isavia - Serves: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland - Opened: 6 Jul 1946 - Elevation: 15 m / 48 ft - Coordinates: 64.1287, -21.9376 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 1,566 m / 5,138 ft - Passengers: 317,392 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+0 · Atlantic/Reykjavik - Website: https://www.isavia.is/en/reykjavik-airport - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk_Airport (36 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843204 - Weather station: BIRK · WMO 04030 - Ident: BIRK ## Timeline - 6 Jul 1946: Reykjavík Domestic Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 01/19 | 1,566 m / 5,138 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 355° / 175° | yes | | 13/31 | 1,230 m / 4,035 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 117° / 297° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 364,749 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 388,977 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 417,309 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 425,686 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 387,518 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 340,381 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 159,296 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 277,680 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 331,450 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 336,824 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 331,386 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 317,392 | Eurostat | ## Routes 8 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [BIU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bibd.md) Bildudalur Airport · Iceland · 185 km / 115 mi · Norlandair - [GJR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bigj.md) Gjögur Airport · Iceland · 210 km / 130 mi · Norlandair - [IFJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/biis.md) Ísafjörður Airport · Iceland · 222 km / 138 mi · Icelandair - [AEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/biar.md) Akureyri International Airport · Iceland · 249 km / 155 mi · Icelandair - [HFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bihn.md) Hornafjörður Airport · Iceland · 325 km / 202 mi · Icelandair - [EGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bieg.md) Egilsstaðir Airport · Iceland · 380 km / 236 mi · Icelandair - [CNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bgco.md) Neerlerit Inaat Airport · Greenland · 736 km / 457 mi · Norlandair ### Seasonal (1) - [VEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bivm.md) Vestmannaeyjar Airport · Iceland · 113 km / 70 mi · Norlandair ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RKV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (2) - NY [Air Iceland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-iceland) - FEI [Eagle Air Iceland](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eagle-air-iceland) ### Passenger (2) - FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 4 - FNA [Norlandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norlandair) · 4 Former hub of [Landsflug](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/landsflug), [Loftleiðir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/loftlei-ir). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 317K (2025) | #1,313 of 3,974 | #287 in Europe | #2 in IS | | Longest runway | 1,566 m / 5,138 ft | =6,070 of 29,858 | =938 in Europe | #6 in IS | | Elevation | 15 m / 48 ft | =39,432 of 43,403 | =5,286 in Europe | =49 in IS | | Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =728 in Europe | #5 in IS | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =3 in IS | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 119.000 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.100 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | RDO | RDO | 126.550 | | TWR | TWR | 118.000 | ## Nearby airports - [IS-0005](https://dromopedia.com/airports/is-0005.md) Heiði - Fisfélag · 11 km / 7.1 mi - [BIMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bims.md) Tungubakkar Airport · 13 km / 7.9 mi - [BISS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/biss.md) Sandskeið Airport · 19 km / 12 mi - [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · 36 km / 23 mi - [BISF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bisf.md) Selfoss Airport · 49 km / 31 mi - [IS-0004](https://dromopedia.com/airports/is-0004.md) Kárastaða Airport · 49 km / 31 mi ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Reykjavík Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reykjavík_Airport&oldid=1376383174), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/birk/data