LGW → KEFLondon to Reykjavík

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Direct flights from London (LGW) to Reykjavík (KEF): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 20 October 2026 at 09:56 UTC.

Today, LGW → KEF

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 15:40 FI473Icelandair On scheduleGate - · TNORTH KEF 17:55scheduled

Checked LGW board 10:56 · KEF board 09:52

LGW London busy · +17
KEF Reykjavík smooth · +0
1,935 km · ~2h 59m est.
dep bank 14:20–15:409x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 9x weekly · nonstop
89 / 100

route health from live LGW and KEF delay boards

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
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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
easyJetU2

Flights U28843 varies Mo Th

IcelandairFI

Flights FI473 15:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19FI473dep +9 → arr−21
10-19U28843dep +27 → arr+0
10-18FI473dep +112 → arr+89
10-17FI473dep +28 → arr+9

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 +17 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · ENE 12 kt Full LGW delay board →
KEFReykjavík +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSE 12 kt Full KEF delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LGW: 79% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +38 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. 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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How we measure this →

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 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

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 9 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at LGW and arrival-side delay at KEF, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.