ISAVIA Ltd is the new operator of Keflavik Internatioal Airport and other airports and air navigation services in Iceland

ISAVIA Ltd assumed combined operation of Keflavik International Airport Ltd and Isavia Ltd on 1 May 2010. The company, a private limited company with 100 per cent state ownership, was founded on 20 January to operate and develop all airport facilities and air navigation services in Iceland and conduct other aviation related operations. The Minister of Finance is responsible for the share in the company, whereas the Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government is responsible for strategic planning and technical supervision in coordination with the company’s board of directors.

The Icelandic Air Traffic Control Centre is highly advanced with airspace managed responsibility of approximately 5.4 million square kilometers extending from west coast of Greenland to the Greenwich meridian - from the North Pole to just north of Scotland. The centre provides air traffic control services to both international flights and domestic air traffic in Iceland. One reason for the large size of the Icelandic area of responsibility, the Reykjavik Control Area, is the delegation of airspace management at jet altitudes above Greenland by agreement.

ISAVIA aims to achieve excellence in air navigation services, airport operations and related activities. The main tasks in air navigation services will be to adapt the operation of the technically highly developed Reykjavik Control Center and ancillary activities to the Single European Sky regulatory environment. At the same time the Air Traffic Management System is undergoing significant development to take advantage of data link and advanced surveillance technology such as CPDLC and ADS-B. It is anticipated that within a few years this technology will be widely available to users in the airspace controlled by Iceland.

The operation and development of airport facilities is the other main area of activity for ISAVIA. The company will emphasize the utilization of Icelandic airports in support of on government policy on and domestic and international aviation service activities.

Keflavik International Airport is Iceland’s primary terminal for international aviation featuring modern passenger and commercial facilities with extensive capacity on the North Atlantic and polar routes that link Europe and Asia with North America. The airport serves the capital city of Iceland, Reykjavik, and is an international hub of major importance for scheduled operations and technical stops. CAT II facilities serve all types of aircraft in a non-congested 24 hour operation. Keflavik International is the best airport in Europe according to the prestige quality survey of Airports Council International in 2009 and ranks fifth best overall in the world with Lonely Planet.   

Reykjavik International Airport is the centre for domestic aviation in Iceland and the primary terminal for international general aviation.