650 thousand guests in April

The month of April was a busy month at Keflavík Airport (KEF), with 653,207 guests passing through – an increase of 17.5% compared to April last year. This is in line with the airport ‘s passenger forecast.

In the first four months of the year, a total of 2,163,475 guests passed through the airport. Monthly figures were as follows: 469,059 in January, 477,833 in February, and 563,376 in March. The passenger numbers will continue to rise in the following months, especially from May through August.

A total of 24 airlines flew to 74 destinations in April. The most popular destinations were London, Copenhagen, New York, Paris, and Amsterdam.

The busiest day of the month was April 17, when 27,460 guests passed through the airport.

According to the Icelandic Tourist Board, 81,000 Icelanders travelled abroad in April—an 80% increase compared to the same month last year. This jump is largely attributed to Easter, the most popular travel holiday for Icelanders, falling in April this year instead of March as it did last year.

Departures of foreign visitors from KEF totalled 146,000 in April, representing a 6.5% increase from the previous year. The largest groups of departing foreign travellers were Americans (22%), followed by British (14%), Chinese (6%), Germans (6%), and French (5%).

Passenger numbers are expected to continue rising in the coming months. According to the airport’s forecast, 5.6 million travellers are expected to pass through KEF during the summer season, from April to October.