Iceland Airport Arrivals

Keflavík Airport · Monthly statistics from Statistics Iceland

Jul 2026
292,766
foreign passengers
High Season
-3.1% YoY
231k276k avg302k
Typical Range by Season
High
195k – 313k
Shoulder
163k – 232k
Low
119k – 173k

Trailing 12 Months — Foreign Passenger Arrivals

Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '260k80k160k240k320k
Historical Avg
Last 12 mo.

Current Month

Jul 2026

292,766 passengers, down 3.1% YoY. TTM trend is also negative at -1.7%.

YoY % Change (Last 6 Months)

+10%0%-10%Feb: -2.5%Mar: +0.5%Apr: -8.2%May: -0.3%Jun: -4.9%Jul: -2.5%FebMarAprMayJunJul

Top Grower

Trailing Twelve Months

China leads with +17,477 (+18.0%)

YoY % Change (Last 6 Months)

+45%0%-45%Feb: +44.1%Mar: +11.9%Apr: -4.2%May: -1.3%Jun: +29.2%Jul: -22.0%FebMarAprMayJunJul

Top Decliner

Trailing Twelve Months

United States declined by -26,752 (-4.0%)

YoY % Change (Last 6 Months)

+25%0%-25%Feb: -15.6%Mar: +18.0%Apr: +11.0%May: -1.8%Jun: -20.6%Jul: -1.1%FebMarAprMayJunJul

Monthly

Jul 2026

292,766

-3.1%

TTM Passengers

Aug 2025 - Jul 2026

2,250,066

-1.7%

Top Gainer

Aug 2025 - Jul 2026

China

+18.0%

Top Decliner

Aug 2025 - Jul 2026

United States

-4.0%

Top 10 Markets

Aug 2025 - Jul 2026

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Nationality

1United States
636,052-26,75228.3%-4.0%
2United Kingdom
244,637+4,35810.9%+1.8%
3Other Nationalities
199,448-20,2098.9%-9.2%
4Germany
150,397-4,4876.7%-2.9%
5China
114,671+17,4775.1%+18.0%
6France
99,305-2,5914.4%-2.5%
7Italy
98,417+4,8724.4%+5.2%
8Canada
88,255+6,5963.9%+8.1%
9Poland
83,779-7,7143.7%-8.4%
10Spain
71,994+273.2%+0.0%
Total (Top 10)
1,786,955-28,42379.4%-1.6%
Other Nationalities
463,111-10,85920.6%-2.3%

By Continent

Aug 2025 - Jul 2026

Europe
-3.5% YoY
1,038,06446.1% of foreign passengers
North America
-2.7% YoY
724,30732.2% of foreign passengers
Asia
+19.2% YoY
258,11011.5% of foreign passengers
Other
-9.2% YoY
199,4488.9% of foreign passengers
Oceania
-9.8% YoY
30,1371.3% of foreign passengers

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Year-over-Year Comparison

Trailing 12 months with year-over-year overlay

Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26080k160k240k320k
  • Actual
  • 1yr ago
  • 2yr ago

Annual Overview

2017-2026 YTD

201720182019202020212022202320242026 YTD0600k1.2M1.8M2.4M2.20M2.32M1.99M0.48M0.69M1.70M2.21M2.26M2.27M1.25M
  • Foreign Passengers

YTD Comparison

Jan - Jul (2017-2026)

20172018201920202021202220232024202520260350k700k1.1M1.4M1.25M1.31M1.13M0.39M0.18M0.87M1.23M1.24M1.27M1.25M
  • Foreign Passengers

Data Table

DateCategoryPassengers
Jul 2026Foreign Passengers292,766
Jun 2026Foreign Passengers222,636
May 2026Foreign Passengers163,802
Apr 2026Foreign Passengers148,898
Mar 2026Foreign Passengers154,912
Feb 2026Foreign Passengers147,333
Jan 2026Foreign Passengers119,366