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Algiers → Keflavik

Private jet charter, 3,491 km · about 4 hr 26 min by heavy jet · from €47,000

AlgiersALG · DAAGKeflavikKEF · BIKF
3,491 km
Distance, 1,885 nm
4h 26m
Flight time
Heavy
Jet category
€47,000
From, estimate
Algiers
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Africa/Algiers
Keflavik
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Atlantic/Reykjavik
 
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On the ground

Getting there, and getting in.

Before you leave Algiers

Algiers ALG serves Algiers with 2 runways. Business aviation handling and VIP facilities are arranged in advance.

On arrival in Keflavik

Keflavik KEF has a single runway of 3,065 metres by 60, comfortable for every class on this page, up to and including an executive airliner. Field elevation is 171 feet, low enough that it never limits take off performance.

The sector

Algiers to Keflavik, as a flight plan.

1,885 nautical miles. At this range the aircraft is no longer just transport, it is where you will spend most of your working day, and the choice of cabin is the choice of how you arrive. The shorter ranged classes need a technical stop, which is why they are not quoted here.

Houari Boumediene Airport

ALG · DAAG
Serving
Algiers, Algeria
Runways
2 runways, the longest 3,500 metres by 60
Elevation
82 ft, 24 m
Business aviation
Dedicated handling, arranged ahead
Time zone
Africa/Algiers

Keflavik International Airport

KEF · BIKF
Serving
Reykjavik, Iceland
Runways
A single runway of 3,065 metres by 60
Elevation
171 ft, 52 m
Surface
Asphalt
Time zone
Atlantic/Reykjavik

Flight time, calculated.

Block time is calculated, not looked up. On a crossing of this length the difference between classes is real, so here is the working.

1,885nm
Great circle
ALG to KEF
÷
470kt
Heavy jet
true airspeed
+
25min
Taxi, climb
descent, approach
=
4h 26m
Block to block
the figure a crew files

3,491 km is 1,885 nautical miles. At 470 knots that is 4 hr 01 min in the air, and the fixed 25 minutes on the ground and in the climb and descent applies to any sector.

Light jet
5h 08m
400 knots. Range is short for this sector, so it is not quoted here.
Midsize jet
4h 42m
440 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.
Super midsize
4h 31m
460 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.
Heavy jet
4h 26m
470 knots. The category this page is priced on.
Ultra long range
4h 21m
480 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.

At 64 degrees north the winter day is short, so an afternoon departure in December is planned against last light rather than against the clock.

Permissions, and the night.

Before the aircraft moves

Handling is arranged in advance

Business aviation at Keflavik is booked ahead, not settled on arrival. Your handler files the slot request, the general declaration and any permit the route needs.

Every jet on this route

Slot coordination applies

Coordination is required for aircraft above 3,500 kg maximum take off weight. That is every aircraft named on this page, so a slot is part of the booking rather than an afterthought.

Out of hours

Night movements need approval

Where a night restriction applies it is confirmed for your date before the aircraft is confirmed. If you are returning the same evening, a delay at either end can push the departure outside the window, so the return is planned with margin.

The runway

3,065 metres at KEF

Comfortable for every class on this page, up to and including an executive airliner. Field elevation is 171 feet, low enough that it never limits take off performance.

Distances are great circle, calculated from published airport coordinates. Runway, elevation and surface data are as published by the two airports. Slot, permission and curfew conditions are confirmed with handling for your specific date before any quote is issued.

Both ends

What you are leaving, and what you are landing in.

Algiers

Algeria

ALG Houari Boumediene Airport serves Algiers. Long enough for a widebody, so no business jet is ever limited by it.

Departure formalities are prepared by your handler in advance and completed in the private terminal rather than the main hall.

Keflavik

Iceland

KEF Keflavik International Airport serves Reykjavik and has a single runway of 3,065 metres by 60. Comfortable for every class on this page, up to and including an executive airliner.

Field elevation is 171 feet, low enough that it never limits take off performance.

The border, prepared.

What sits on top, and what does not.

The price above buys the aircraft, its crew, its fuel and the landing and handling at both ends. It does not include the taxes a government charges per passenger, the navigation charges for the airspace crossed, or the permits. Those are listed here so nothing arrives as a surprise, worked at 10 passengers on a Falcon 2000LXS. Rates are the ones in force in September 2026.

ChargeHow it is worked outAmount
En route navigation chargesAbout 2,718 km inside the Eurocontrol charging area, largest shares France, United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland, at the 2026 unit rates and a weight factor of 0.62 for a 19.4 tonne aircraftEUR 1,150
Navigation charges outside the areaAbout 773 km of the sector is billed by states outside the Eurocontrol system, at their own ratesat cost
Landing and overflight permitsThis sector leaves the European common arrangements, so a landing permit and overflight permissions are filed for it. Lead time is the scheduling constraint, not the costat cost
Value added taxThe flight does not depart the European Union, so no EU VAT arises on the carriage.nil

Taxes and navigation charges on this sector come to about EUR 1,150, which is 2 % of the price above. The navigation figure is worked on the great circle, so the real routing moves it. Every one of these is passed through at cost.

Five aircraft, one sector.

One representative airframe per class. Every one covers the 1,885 nautical miles non stop with full seats and full fuel. Every figure below is from the aircraft page it links to. Prices are in the next section, and only the classes that fly it non stop are priced.

Aircraft
Max guests
Range
Max cruise
Why it suits this route
Citation XLS+→
Midsize jet
9
2,100nm
441kt

Covers the sector non stop, and it is the cheaper way in.

Challenger 350→
Super midsize
9
3,200nm
470kt

Covers the sector non stop, and it is the cheaper way in.

10
4,000nm
482kt

The category this page is priced on.

Global 6000→
Ultra long range
13
6,000nm
513kt

More aircraft than the sector needs, worth it if the cabin itself is the point.

Global 7500→
Ultra long range
19
7,700nm
513kt

More aircraft than the sector needs, worth it if the cabin itself is the point.

Maximum guests is the highest certified seating, not the comfortable number for a 4 hr 26 min sector. The cruise figure is maximum cruise, and block times on this page are planned on long range cruise, which runs roughly 8 to 10 % lower.

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What it costs, and what moves it.

The table below is the one way all in guide price for this sector: aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, standard catering and landing fees. It excludes de icing in winter, out of hours surcharges, and any charge that arises from a change you make after the aircraft is confirmed.

CategoryTypical seatsBlock timeOne way guide, EUR
Midsize jet
Citation XLS+ →
7 to 8about 4h 42m27,000 to 39,500
Super midsize
Challenger 350 →
8 to 9about 4h 31m37,000 to 54,000
Heavy jet
Falcon 2000LXS →
10 to 14about 4h 26m47,000 to 68,500
Ultra long range
Global 6000 →
12 to 16about 4h 21m54,000 to 78,500
Ultra long range
Global 7500 →
12 to 19about 4h 14m66,000 to 96,000

Over this distance the hourly rate starts to dominate, but positioning still moves the number more than most people expect. An aircraft finishing a trip near ALG is a materially different quote from one flown in empty.

That is why the same heavy jet can sit at the lower or the upper end of its band on an identical route with identical passengers. The difference is positioning, not the aircraft and not the service. It is also why flexibility on the date is worth more than flexibility on the aircraft, and why an empty leg, when one appears, undercuts every figure in the table above.

Questions

Algiers to Keflavik, answered.

A one way private jet charter from Algiers to Keflavik costs from EUR 47,000 on a heavy jet, and from about EUR 27,000 on a midsize jet. The price covers aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, catering and landing fees, and it moves mainly with where the aircraft starts its day rather than with the aircraft type.

The flight from Algiers to Keflavik takes about 4 hr 26 min block to block on a heavy jet. A midsize jet takes about 4 hr 42 min. A super midsize takes about 4 hr 31 min. That figure includes taxi, climb, descent and approach, so it is the time from the moment the door closes in Algiers to the moment it opens in Keflavik.

The great circle distance from Algiers to Keflavik is 3,491 kilometres, which is 1,885 nautical miles or 2,169 statute miles.

Departures use Houari Boumediene Airport, IATA code ALG and ICAO code DAAG. Arrivals use Keflavik International Airport, IATA code KEF and ICAO code BIKF. Both handle business aviation.

Keflavik International Airport has a single runway of 3,065 metres by 60, comfortable for every class on this page, up to and including an executive airliner. Field elevation is 171 feet, low enough that it never limits take off performance.

A heavy jet is the natural choice for this sector, the Falcon 2000LXS being the representative airframe. It covers the 1,885 nautical miles non stop with full seats and full fuel. A midsize jet flies it too and is the cheaper way in, at about 4 hr 42 min block.

Yes. At 1,885 nautical miles the sector is inside the range of every aircraft named on this page, flown non stop with a full cabin. The shorter ranged classes need a technical stop, which is why they are not quoted here.

The clock changes between Algiers and Reykjavik. Departure and arrival times on any quote are given in local time at each end, so there is nothing to convert.

The Falcon 2000LXS named here carries up to 10 guests, and the comfortable number for a 4 hr 26 min sector is fewer. The number that matters is passengers plus bags plus the sector, because a full cabin and full fuel are not always possible on the same aircraft. Above that, an executive airliner is arranged.

Empty legs on this sector appear when an aircraft has already flown into Algiers and needs to reposition, or has dropped a party in Keflavik and is returning. They are released continuously, sometimes months ahead and sometimes hours before departure, and have recently started from around EUR 21,500 on this sector. Give Andreea your travel window and she will watch the route for you.

Iceland is inside the Schengen area and Algeria is not, so passengers clear a full external border on arrival, including passport control and customs. Since 10 April 2026 the EU Entry Exit System applies to non EU nationals, which means a one off biometric registration on the first crossing. It adds minutes, not hours, and a private terminal completes it faster than the main hall.

Quotes on this route are issued in euros. Iceland uses the Icelandic krona rather than the euro. Quotes on this route are still issued in euros, and ground costs at the arrival end are settled through your handler, so nothing needs changing locally on the day. Payment can also be settled in US dollars or UAE dirhams at the prevailing rate if that suits you better.

Yes, and they travel in the cabin rather than the hold. Iceland requires the paperwork to be in order before departure, which normally means a microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and the health certificate the destination asks for. Depending on the country of departure a rabies antibody titration test may also be required, and it needs to be taken well in advance. The paperwork, not the flight, is what needs the lead time.

Aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, standard catering and landing fees, quoted as one all in figure with nothing added afterwards. It excludes de icing in winter, out of hours surcharges, and any charge that arises from a change you make after the aircraft is confirmed.

A firm all in quote typically comes back within 30 minutes. Departure depends on the permissions rather than the aircraft: a slot at each end and, out of hours, any night approval. With those in hand a same day departure is realistic, and 24 to 48 hours of notice makes the aircraft choice, and therefore the price, considerably better.

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