International airport of Keflavík
The international airport of Keflavík (in Icelandic Keflavíkurflugvöllur ) (IATA: KEF , ICAO : BIKF ) is the main thing Aéroport of Iceland. It is located on the territory of the town of Keflavík and serves the Icelandic capital, Reykjavík of which it is distant of 50 km. It is used as hub for the companies Icelandair and Iceland Express.
An air base, the Keflavik Naval Air Station east was also installed there until its closing the September 30th 2006.
History
The airport was built by the American forces whereas they occupied Iceland during the Second world war. It opened the March 23rd 1943 with an aim initially only military. After the war, it became a point of supply for the transatlantic flights. Until the Years 1980, the civil passengers forwarding or bound for the airport were controlled by the American soldiers.
In 1987, the terminal Leifur Eiríksson opened involving the final separation of the military and civil zones of the airport. This last is still in work of extension and should be finished in the current of the year 2007.
Destination served
The international airport of Keflavík gathers the international flights at the beginning or bound for the Iceland. The national flights or bound for the Greenland are at the beginning of the Aéroport of Reykjavík.
- British Airways (London-Gatwick)
- International Futura Airways (Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife-South, Málaga, Gran Canaria, Dublin)
- Iceland Express train (Alicante, Berlin-Schönefeld, Copenhagen, Friedrichshafen, Gothenburg-Landvetter, Hahn, London-Stansted, Stockholm-Arlanda)
- Icelandair (Amsterdam, Baltimore/Washington, Barcelona, Berlin-Schönefeld, Boston, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Helsinki, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Minneapolis/St Paul, New York-JFK, Orlando-Sanford, Oslo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, San Francisco, Stockholm-Arlanda), Zurich
- International LTU (Düsseldorf, Munich)
- Braathens (Oslo)
- International Swiss Air Lines (Geneva)
Nearly 2 million passengers forward each year by the airport.
External bond
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Official site of the international airport of Keflavík