Iceland Airport Arrivals

Keflavík Airport · Monthly statistics from Statistics Iceland

Jan 2026
119,366
foreign passengers
Low Season
-1.1% YoY
121k132k avg148k
Typical Range by Season
High
195k – 311k
Shoulder
163k – 232k
Low
120k – 173k

Trailing 12 Months — Foreign Passenger Arrivals

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

Current Month

Jan 2026

119,366 passengers, down 1.1% YoY. TTM trend is also negative at -0.1%.

YoY % Change (Last 6 Months)

+15%0%-15%Aug: +10.5%Sep: +2.2%Oct: -5.3%Nov: -9.1%Dec: -10.2%Jan: -2.4%AugSepOctNovDecJan

Top Grower

Trailing Twelve Months

United States leads with +20,359 (+3.3%)

YoY % Change (Last 6 Months)

+30%0%-30%Aug: +3.4%Sep: +5.6%Oct: +2.3%Nov: -15.8%Dec: -2.3%Jan: -25.1%AugSepOctNovDecJan

Top Decliner

Trailing Twelve Months

Poland declined by -27,631 (-26.0%)

YoY % Change (Last 6 Months)

+50%0%-50%Aug: -13.6%Sep: -25.7%Oct: -32.5%Nov: -13.2%Dec: -48.8%Jan: +19.6%AugSepOctNovDecJan

Monthly

Jan 2026

119,366

-1.1%

TTM Passengers

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

2,251,859

-0.1%

Top Gainer

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

United States

+3.3%

Top Decliner

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Poland

-26.0%

Top 10 Markets

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

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Nationality

1United States
645,795+20,35928.7%+3.3%
2United Kingdom
233,858-23,09610.4%-9.0%
3Other Nationalities
217,942-21,7289.7%-9.1%
4Germany
146,948+5,4466.5%+3.8%
5China
107,562+18,9694.8%+21.4%
6France
99,676+3,2484.4%+3.4%
7Italy
91,550-4,0424.1%-4.2%
8Canada
80,792+3,0723.6%+4.0%
9Poland
78,757-27,6313.5%-26.0%
10Spain
74,428+2,4843.3%+3.5%
Total (Top 10)
1,777,308-22,91978.9%-1.3%
Other Nationalities
474,551+20,78421.1%+4.6%

By Continent

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Europe
-4.9% YoY
1,035,01546.0% of foreign passengers
North America
+3.3% YoY
726,58732.3% of foreign passengers
Asia
+24.5% YoY
239,95610.7% of foreign passengers
Other
-9.1% YoY
217,9429.7% of foreign passengers
Oceania
+8.7% YoY
32,3591.4% of foreign passengers

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Year-over-Year Comparison

Trailing 12 months with year-over-year overlay

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

Annual Overview

2017-2026 YTD

201720182019202020212022202320242026 YTD0600k1.2M1.8M2.4M2.20M2.32M1.99M0.48M0.69M1.70M2.21M2.26M2.25M0.12M
  • Foreign Passengers

YTD Comparison

Jan - Jan (2017-2026)

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026040k80k120k160k0.14M0.15M0.14M0.12M0.00M0.07M0.12M0.13M0.12M0.12M
  • Foreign Passengers

Data Table

DateCategoryPassengers
Jan 2026Foreign Passengers119,366
Dec 2025Foreign Passengers119,942
Nov 2025Foreign Passengers141,100
Oct 2025Foreign Passengers199,689
Sep 2025Foreign Passengers224,111
Aug 2025Foreign Passengers311,314
Jul 2025Foreign Passengers301,824