Keflavík International Airport

Easier to fly into rather than out of. I had my four finger prints taken. My partner didn't. No explanation, so I presume this is random. Luggage came through very quickly. The departure from the same airport it was utter chaos. You have to check your own bag in using the machine. The machine did NOT print boarding pass as requested, so I'd advise having the airlines app on your phone for your boarding pass. Once you have used the check-in machine it gives you the tickets for your bags. You then have to queue up to put the bag on the belt, and off it goes. Well, it would, if the belts weren't broken. So, long queues for the assistants to then do the bags manually. Tax refund, long queues. Toilets, long queues. Security, long queues. Duty free, average. Not enough seating by far. Basically the airport is now too small to cope with the amount of people, so unless you're flying really late, then leave plenty of time. To note, several care hire desks within the airport, and I've included a picture of them for your convenience.

The airport isn’t very big, but everything was pretty easy to navigate. If you’re arriving in Keflavík International Airport, definitely consider buying alcohol at duty free before leaving the airport, because buying alcohol in the city is surprisingly inconvenient and much more limited.

Nice small airport, playing as the gateway for entering and exiting Iceland, with many working stations, restaurants and shoppings. The airport is generally, clean, and easy to navigate. Howeverm boarding was messy as flights' queuing line cut each others, and staff checked passengers' passports thousands times.

Visited the Keflavik International Airport Lounge in Iceland on Sunday, 3.29.26 during a layover flight that started in Boston with final destination of Helsinki, Finland. I found this lounge very roomy, very clean, not busy and the food was very good. It had many tables and chairs, sofas, soft chairs, flat loungers, a shower, a kid's play area, an area with multiple wines at your disposal, and a refrigerator full of sodas, water, juices, beers, more wines and more drinks. It was morning, so there was breakfast items that included scrambled eggs, meats, pastries, cheeses, muffins, croissants, breads, fruits, yogurt, bagels, donuts, you name it. Let's not forget the coffee and tea machine with espresso, lattes, hot chocolate, teas and what made it useful was that they had these coffee machines spread out over the lounge so that you did not miss out as the line can get long to grab a cup in the morning. This lounge is open to Iceland Saga Premium business class travelers, and they collaborate with other airlines as well as long as it is business class. I heard that Priority Pass is not accepted. This lounge is specific to Premium Class only, it seems. Maybe why it was not full at the time of visit. Summary: This was one of the nicest, cleanest and spacious of the airport lounges that I have visited recently. I give it 4.5 stars. Miriam C @travelingtheworldwithmiriam

While KEF is a beautiful airport, the procedures are ridiculous. You’re forced to take out your makeup/toiletry bag and put it into a tiny zip-lock that their agents hand you—and they only give one. If you’re lucky, you might get a second. I watched a woman have to dump her makeup because it didn’t fit. Brutal. Then you have to remove laptops and iPads, put everything into separate bins, and of course they all go through at different times—basically setting you up to forget something. Add in the constant re-screening if you set off alarms, and now your belongings are just floating around unsecured. That’s an unnecessary risk. The whole process is slow, inefficient, and honestly dumb. It desperately needs to be streamlined if they want to move people through faster. And then—after all that—you’re sent into the terminal with no gate number until 10–20 minutes before boarding. So you’re just wandering around knowing your fate but not your gate. That’s another easy way for someone—especially first-time visitors—to miss their flight. Visiting Iceland was amazing, zero complaints… until leaving. Do better, KEF.