Reykjavík Airport is the main domestic airport serving Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, located about two kilometres from the city centre. It is the domestic hub of Icelandair and Eagle Air flights and has two runways. Reykjavík Airport is owned and operated by the state enterprise Isavia.
Reykjavík Airport
A Hawker Hurricane at RAF Reykjavik during World War II.
An Air Iceland Connect aircraft taxiing at Reykjavík Airport in 2020. The airline has since been merged with Icelandair which relocated some of the flights to Keflavík International Airport.
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08′ N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 140,000 as of 2023. The Capital Region has a population of around 248,000.
Clockwise from top left: view of old town and Hallgrímskirkja from Perlan; rooftops from Hallgrímskirkja; Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík; panorama from Perlan; and Reykjavík from Hallgrímskirkja
A painting by Johan Peter Raadsig of Ingólfr commanding his high seat pillars to be erected
Reykjavík in the 1860s
Reykjavík in 1881