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Flight Statistics

Interesting flight statistics

Isavia publishes statistics on passenger transportation, flight movements, cargo transportation and traffic through Icelandic airspace.

Passengers

Total passenger through Isavia airports numbered just over 7.9 million in 2019, which is a 25% decrease from 2018. The number of international passengers using Icelandic scheduled-flight airports decreased from just under 9.8 million to just under 7.3 million, i.e. a decrease of some 26% year-on-year. Proportionally, the biggest increases were seen at Akureyri Airport (some 38%); at Keflavík Airport, the number of international passengers fell by 26%; the decrease at Egilsstaðir Airport was 37%; and the number of international passengers at Reykjavík Airport fell by 34%. The number of domestic passengers fell over the same period, from just under 737,000 to just over 650,000, i.e. a decrease of some 11.4%.

Number of passengers at all Isavia airports

International Passengers Domestic Passengers
2009 1872423 815042
2010 2123256 738502
2011 2528215 781357
2012 2818926 751505
2013 3259968 695556
2014 3910244 675828
2015 4907486 692622
2016 6869659 749134
2017 8806029 771892
2018 9859122 737319
2019 7292231 653130

Aircraft movements

There were just over 173,000 flight movements at Isavia airports in 2019. This is a decrease of a little more than 10% from the previous year. International flight movements on Icelandic scheduled-flight airports were almost 57,000, a decrease of just over 20%. The decrease was by far the greatest at Egilsstaðir Airport (just under 29%), with a decrease of just over 21% at Keflavík Airport. Flight movements within Iceland at scheduled-flight airports totalled just under 116,000, a decrease of 4% year-on-year.

Number of flight movements

Domestic International
2009 124132 24957
2010 124940 25883
2011 106093 28856
2012 113408 30902
2013 115475 33435
2014 127527 37882
2015 133353 43089
2016 118274 54536
2017 128897 65528
2018 121493 71577
2019 116574 56902

Freight transportation

In total, almost 56,000 tonnes of goods were transported through the company’s airports in 2019, a decrease of almost 8% from the previous year. Goods transportation between countries was just under 55,000 tonnes in 2019, a decrease of almost 8% year-on-year. Goods transportation within Iceland was just over 1,140 tonnes in 2019, a decrease of just over 9% year-on-year.

Number of freight transportations (tonnes)

International Domestic
2009 38598 1852
2010 36447 1669
2011 38191 1641
2012 40566 1681
2013 42705 1570
2014 43257 1546
2015 44980 1582
2016 49865 1763
2017 56286 1348
2018 59436 1261
2019 54710 1143

Air traffic control

Just over 181,000 aircraft passed through Icelandic airspace in 2019, a decrease of around 7% from 2018. A total of over 250 million kilometres were flown in the Icelandic air traffic control area in 2019. Just over a quarter of all air traffic over the North Atlantic crosses the Icelandic air traffic control area, which is controlled by Isavia. The area is quite unique among oceanic areas, thanks to its flexibility as regards flight routes and altitudes. 


Number of aircrafts using the airspace

Number
2009 101503
2010 102275
2011 111489
2012 107998
2013 116326
2014 130856
2015 145891
2016 165636
2017 185296
2018 196001
2019 181393

other activities

Services

*Source: ACI ASQ 2019

environmental impact of airport operations