- Great circle
- 2,144 km
- 1,332 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 3h 10m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 64.0°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 5.3%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 193rd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Copenhagen the path crosses 1,645 km of open water, then Iceland.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 64.0°N, 100% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 2,170 km. That is 26 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 2m of extra flying.
Leaving Copenhagen the aircraft points north-west (310°); it arrives into Reykjavík heading west (279°). That is 31° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Copenhagen to Reykjavík, asked and answered
- How far is Copenhagen to Reykjavík?
- Copenhagen to Reykjavík (CPH to KEF) is 2,144 km, or 1,332 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Reykjavík?
- About 3h 10m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Copenhagen to Reykjavík flight take?
- The great circle passes over 1,645 km of open water, then Iceland. It reaches 64.0°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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