491 thousand guests in February

The second month of the year indicates a busy year ahead for the airport, with a total of 491,454 guest passing through KEF in February. This is a 20% increase compared to the same month last year!

A total of 20 airlines flew to 61 destinations. The most popular destinations were London, Manchester, Copenhagen, New York, and Amsterdam.

The busiest day was on February 18th, when 24,103 guests made their way through the airport.

Departures of Icelanders totaled nearly 37,000 in February.

Departures of foreign passengers from the country through KEF totaled 156,000 in February, according to the Icelandic Tourist Board. Departures of foreign passengers have never been higher in February, except for the record year of 2018.

The British were the largest group of departing passengers, totaling nearly 48,000, which is nearly one-third of departures (30.4%). Following them were Americans, Chinese, Dutch, and Germans.

We look forward to continuing to welcome a growing number of visitors at KEF.