LGW → KEFLondon to Reykjavík

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Direct flights from London (LGW) to Reykjavík (KEF): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 67% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,935 km, an estimated 2 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Reykjavík. Updated 4 November 2026 at 05:43 UTC.

Today, LGW → KEF

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 08:20 U28845EasyJet Est. 07:20TN KEF 11:50scheduled
  2. 11:55 FI471Icelandair On scheduleGate - · TNORTH KEF 15:15scheduled

Checked LGW board 05:07 · KEF board 04:53

LGW London busy · +18
KEF Reykjavík smooth · +0
1,935 km · ~2h 59m est.
dep bank 08:20–14:2514x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 12 tracked LGW → KEF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~2h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Sun
easyJetIcelandair

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
easyJetU283% on time

Flights U28845 08:20 We · U28843 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

IcelandairFI50% on time

Flights FI471 11:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03U28843dep +25 → arr−9
11-02FI471dep +15 → arr−5
11-02U28843dep +19 → arr+7
11-01FI471dep +31 → arr+18
11-01U28843dep +36 → arr+19
10-31FI471dep +8 → arr−19
10-31U28843dep +27 → arr−7
10-30FI471dep +96 → arr+57
10-30U28843dep +12 → arr−23
10-29FI471dep +61 → arr+31
10-28FI471dep +22 → arr+5
10-28U28845dep +11 → arr−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LGWLondon +18 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 10 kt Full LGW delay board →
KEFReykjavík +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 10 kt Full KEF delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LGW: a 80% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +40 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the London to Reykjavík route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LGW to KEF flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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LGW to KEF questions

Is LGW–KEF running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LGW is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LGW–KEF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:20 from LGW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the KEF delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LGW to KEF?

Great-circle distance is 1,935 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 167–196 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LGW–KEF fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.