All domestic flights and most international ones have been delayed or cancelled today due to extreme weather across the country. Yellow and orange weather alerts are active across West and North Iceland as well as the Westfjords. Conditions are expected to improve by this evening in Southwest Iceland and tomorrow morning in the rest of the affected regions.
The vast majority of arrivals and departures at Keflavík Airport have been cancelled for the day. Domestic airline Air Iceland Connect has cancelled or delayed all morning flights and will re-evaluate flying conditions at 1.30pm this afternoon.
Gale or severe gale conditions are widespread across the West and North Iceland, with winds ranging from 18-25 metres per second in most of the affected areas. The winds will also bring snow showers to most of the country.