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UPS Boeing 747-8F reg. N618UP // Source: UPS

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Replicas of firearms, fireworks and a bottle with liquid were found on board a freighter with an allegedly “bomb” in Keflavik

UPS Boeing 747-8F with registration N618UP was on its way from Cologne (ICAO: EDDK) to Louisville (ICAO: KSDF), when the airline received a message about an alleged bomb on board.…

Keflavik airport terminal // Source: Isavia

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Bomb threat received in Keflavik after UPS freighter diverted there

Keflavik airport received a message about a bomb threat. It happened just after UPS freighter Boeing 747-8F with registration N618UP diverted there, performing UPS flight UPS214 from Cologne (ICAO: EDDK)…

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 reg. C-FSIQ in Keflavik Airport // Source: Isavia

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Air Canada comes back with summer flights to Keflavik

Isavia press-release This week, Air Canada resumed its summer flights between Keflavík Airport on the one hand and Toronto and Montreal on the other. We flew to Montreal yesterday and…

Leifur Eiriksson terminal in Keflavik airport // Source: Isavia

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Isavia forecasts a 79% recovery of traffic in Keflavik from 2019 before the end of 2022

Isavia press-release According to the passenger forecast, it is assumed that passengers passing through Keflavík International Airport in 2022 will be just over 5.7 million, which is about 79% of…

Boeing P-8 Poseidon reg. 168762 at Keflavik Air Base // Source: Barbara Rabarbar

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Russian state media “revealed” a maritime aviation base in Keflavik

Keflavik Air Base (ICAO: BIKF), which hosts NATO’s maritime patrol aircraft, went into the focus of Russian state radio Sputnik. “The United States monitors the Russian Navy from a military…

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ICETRA explains in what cases let Russian aircraft in Iceland

Iceland closed airspace for Russian airlines on the morning 27.February as part of the sanctions due to the Russian military invasion in Ukraine, which started 24.February 2022. The prohibition covers…

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Iceland closes airspace for Russian airlines because of the war in Ukraine

Iceland today closes airspace over the Northern Atlantic for Russian airlines. This was done in solidarity with Ukraine, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir said. Icelandic Ministry…

Ground crew working in winter Keflavik // Source: Isavia

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No flights in Keflavik due to winter storm

Massive winter storm affected all flights in Keflavik (ICAO: BIKF), planned on the first half of 7.February, according to Flightradar24 data. Icelandic flag carrier Icelandair cancelled all 10 flights to…

Akureyri ATC tower and terminal building // Source: Akureyri airport

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Akureyri airport has got its first ATIS

Isavia press-release ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) or airport radio will be launched at Akureyri Airport (BIAR). The aim is to increase the quality of the service and safety of…

The concept view of the future terminal building in Akureyri airport // Source: Thorvaldur Ludvik Sigurjonsson

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Byggingafélagið Hyrna will expand Akureyri Airport terminal for ISK 810,5 million

Isavia press-release Icelandic national airport operator Isavia and Byggingafélagið Hyrna have signed an agreement for the construction of an extension to the terminal at Akureyri Airport. The contract amount for…