Highest Airports in Iceland
Airports in Iceland ranked by elevation above sea level.
1Nýjidalur AirportNýjidalur · 2,625 ft above sea level
800 m
2SauðárflugvöllurSauðár · 2,200 ft above sea level
671 m
3Kerlingafjöll AirportKerlingafjöll · 2,100 ft above sea level
640 m
4Sprengisandur AirportSprengisandur · 2,050 ft above sea level
625 m
5Hveravellir AirportHveravellir · 2,000 ft above sea level
610 m
6Skálavatn AirportSkálavatn · 2,000 ft above sea level
610 m
7Thorisos AirportThorisos · 1,840 ft above sea level
561 m
8Sandá AirportSandá · 1,580 ft above sea level
482 m
9Herðubreiðarlindir AirportHerðubreiðarlindir · 1,500 ft above sea level
457 m
10Möðrudalur1,475 ft above sea level
450 m
11Grímsstaðir AirportGrímsstaðir · 1,279 ft above sea level
390 m
12Mývatn AirportMyvatn · 1,030 ft above sea level
314 m
13Sandskeið AirportSandskeið · 600 ft above sea level
183 m
14Þórsmörk AirportÞórsmörk · 600 ft above sea level
183 m
15Heiði - FisfélagReykjavík · 450 ft above sea level
137 m
16Húsafell AirportHúsafell · 380 ft above sea level
116 m
17Vestmannaeyjar AirportVestmannaeyjar · 326 ft above sea level
99 m
18Flúðir AirportFlúðir · 270 ft above sea level
82 m
19Múlakot AirportMúlakot · 260 ft above sea level
79 m
20Skaftafell AirportÖræfi · 249 ft above sea level
76 m
21Gunnarsholt AirportGunnarsholt · 200 ft above sea level
61 m
22Keflavik International AirportReykjavík · 171 ft above sea level
52 m
23Stórikroppur AirportStórikroppur · 165 ft above sea level
50 m
24Krókstaðarmelar AirportHvammstangi · 164 ft above sea level
50 m
25Álftaver AirportÁlftaver · 160 ft above sea level
49 m
26Kaldármelar AirportKaldármelar · 160 ft above sea level
49 m
27Blönduós AirportBlönduós · 131 ft above sea level
40 m
28Búðardalur AirportBúðardalur · 131 ft above sea level
40 m
29Skógasandur AirportSkógar · 130 ft above sea level
40 m
30Hvolsvöllur AirportHvolsvöllur · 109 ft above sea level
33 m
31Stora-Holt AirportStora-Holt · 100 ft above sea level
30 m
32Vík AirportVík · 100 ft above sea level
30 m
33Hólmavík AirportHólmavík · 90 ft above sea level
27 m
34Melgerðismelar AirportMelgerðismelar · 89 ft above sea level
27 m
35Gjögur AirportGjögur · 83 ft above sea level
25 m
36Kárastaða AirportBorgarnes · 81 ft above sea level
25 m
37Borgarfjörður eystri AirportBorgarfjörður eystri · 80 ft above sea level
24 m
38Egilsstaðir AirportEgilsstaðir · 76 ft above sea level
23 m
39Grímsey AirportGrímsey/Sandvík · 66 ft above sea level
20 m
40Hella AirportHella · 66 ft above sea level
20 m
41Kirkjubæjarklaustur AirportKirkjubæjarklaustur · 66 ft above sea level
20 m
42Þingeyri AirportÞingeyri · 65 ft above sea level
20 m
43Þórshöfn AirportÞórshöfn · 65 ft above sea level
20 m
44Baeir AirportBaeir · 60 ft above sea level
18 m
45Reykhólar AirportReykhólar · 60 ft above sea level
18 m
46Svínafell AirportSvínafell · 60 ft above sea level
18 m
47Fagurhólsmýri AirportFagurhólsmýri · 56 ft above sea level
17 m
48Kroksfjard-Arnes AirportKroksfjard-arnes · 49 ft above sea level
15 m
49Húsavík AirportHúsavík · 48 ft above sea level
15 m
50Reykjavík Domestic AirportReykjavík · 48 ft above sea level
15 m
Highlights
Within Iceland, Nýjidalur Airport ranks first in 2026 with 800 m, followed by Sauðárflugvöllur (671 m) and Kerlingafjöll Airport (640 m).
Across 50 entries, values run from 800 m (Nýjidalur Airport) to 15 m (Reykjavík Domestic Airport), with a median of 49 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.
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