Flight statistics

Interesting flight statistics

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

passengers

Total passenger movements through Isavia airports numbered just over 1.7 million in 2020, which is a 79% decrease from 2019. The number of international passengers using Icelandic scheduled-flight airports decreased from just under 7.3 million to just under 1.4 million, i.e. a decrease of some 81% year-on-year. There were decreases at all Icelandic airports, i.e. 50% in Egilsstaðir Airport, 77% at Akureyri Airport, around 81% at Keflavík Airport and almost 89% at Reykjavík Airport. The number of domestic passengers fell over the same period, from just under 653,000 to just over 320,000, i.e. a decrease of some 51%.

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
2020	1381665	320699

aircraft movements

Flight movements in Isavia airports were almost 104,000 in 2020, or a decrease of 40% from the year before. Flight movements between countries were just over 19 thousand, or a 66% decrease from 2019. The greatest decrease was in Keflavík Airport, or around 67%; at Reykjavík Airport, the decrease was approximately 50%, 48% at Akureyri Airport and 31% at Egilsstaðir Airport. Flight movements within Iceland decreased from more than 116 thousand in 2019 to a little less than 85 thousand in 2020, or approximately 27%.

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
2020	84722	19198

freight transportation

In total, almost 50,000 tonnes of goods were transported through the company’s airports in 2020, a decrease of more than 10% from the previous year. Goods transportation between countries was a little more than 49,000 tonnes in 2020, a decrease of almost 10% between years. Goods transportation within Iceland was just over 897 tonnes in 2020, a decrease of just over 20% from 2019.

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
2020	49297	897

air traffic control

Just over 75,000 aircraft passed through Icelandic airspace in 2020, a decrease of around 58% from 2019. A total of over 103 million kilometres were flown in the Icelandic air traffic control area in 2020, or more than 58% fewer than 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
2020	75386

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