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Reykjavík Airport

main domestic airport serving Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland and located about two kilometres (1+1⁄4 miles) from the city centre
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Summary

Reykjavík Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,462 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Reykjavík Airport is located in Reykjavík[3].
  • Reykjavík Airport is in the country of Iceland[4].
  • Reykjavík Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Reykjavík Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Reykjavík Airport is operated by Isavia[7].
  • Reykjavík is named after Reykjavík Airport[8].
  • Reykjavík Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as RKV[9].
  • Reykjavík Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as BIRK[10].
  • Reykjavík Airport's Commons category is recorded as Reykjavík Airport[11].
  • Reykjavík Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Vancouver International Airport[12].
  • Reykjavík Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Toronto Pearson International Airport[13].
  • Reykjavík Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Egilsstaðir Airport[14].
  • Reykjavík Airport's runway is recorded as 01/19[15].
  • 1919 marks the founding of Reykjavík Airport[16].
  • Reykjavík Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 64.13, 'longitude': -21.940555555556}[17].
  • Reykjavík Airport's official website is recorded as http://isavia.is[18].
  • Reykjavík Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.isavia.is/en/reykjavik-airport[19].
  • Reykjavík Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Reykjavík[20].
  • Reykjavík Airport's email address is recorded as mailto:birk@isavia.is[21].
  • Reykjavík Airport's phone number is recorded as +354-424-4000[22].
  • Reykjavík Airport's date of official opening is recorded as July 6, 1946[23].
  • Reykjavík Airport's short name is recorded as Reykjavík[24].
  • Reykjavík Airport's different from is recorded as Keflavík Airport[25].
  • Reykjavík Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+45'}[26].
  • Reykjavík Airport's disabled accessibility is recorded as wheelchair accessible with help[27].

Body

Geography

Reykjavík Airport is in the country of Iceland[4]. It is located in Reykjavík[3].

Physical Characteristics

Reykjavík Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+45'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

History and Context

1919 marks the founding of Reykjavík Airport[16]. Reykjavík is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Reykjavík Airport ranks in the top 1% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,462 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Iceland Reykjavík

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Keflavík Airport
    Scheduled service destination → Vancouver International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Egilsstaðir Airport
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Airport", "BIRK"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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