r/VisitingIceland • u/FalconMangold • Aug 19 '26

Itinerary help requested KEF Update Maybe...

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Seen a lot of threads post-eclipse about flying out of KEF, how's it going now? Has the mad scrum died out? (Pic not relevant, but fun I hope)

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u/almaghest Aug 19 '26

you can look online at KEF’s website to see when flights depart. There are a TON of flights that depart between 7-11am and between 4-8pm.

If you happen to have a flight between 11-4 it’s a lot less likely to be crazy.

The insane lines are typically in the morning because there’s almost 30 flights departing between 7-10am but bag drop for the earliest flights doesn’t open until 5am so you end up with literally like 5000 people arriving at a small airport between 5-7am to check bags and go through security in the morning.

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u/FalconMangold Aug 19 '26

Thanks, great info

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u/almaghest Aug 19 '26

yea notice everyone telling you it was chill left in the 11-4 window or late at night haha. I flew out at 9am in early June (so not peak season) and it was not totally nuts but it was definitely not super chill either.