63.97 N · 22.57 W · Kliftröð 16, Ásbrú, Reykjanesbær
Reykjanes — the secondary site
Next to Keflavík International Airport, for small sensors and equipment where logistics and airport proximity matter more than isolation. It sits on a volcanically active peninsula, and we brief that in full rather than leave it for due diligence to find.
- To Keflavík airport
- 2.5 km
- To Reykjavík
- 36.5 km
- Location
- Former NATO base
Data centre next door - Connectivity
- FARICE-1 POP
11Tbps to the UK
Site
What the location is good for.
- Position
Approximately 63.97 N, 22.57 W, Ásbrú district, Reykjanesbær
- Distance to Keflavík airport
2.5 km. Equipment clears customs and is on site the same day.
- Distance to Reykjavík
36.5 km
- Suited to
Small sensors, containerised units, small to medium-sized downlink only antennae and equipment needing frequent physical access or rapid installation. Not the site for a large TT&C antenna — that is Blönduós.
- Instrument
Occupancy is held under an Icelandic land-use agreement with the site owner. Term and renewal are confirmed per customer before commitment.
What the second site is for. Blönduós and Reykjanes are 217km apart compared with a typical ground footprint of over 2,000km. Their pass sets are effectively identical. Reykjanes buys weather, power and utility diversity, and it buys logistics. It does not buy additional contact time and we do not sell it as if it did.
Volcanic exposure
The straight version. This is the question every serious counterparty asks, and the honest answer is more reassuring than an evasive one.
What has happened
Nine eruptions occurred on the Sundhnúkur crater row between December 2023 and August 2025. As of August 2026 the Icelandic Met Office reports that magma accumulation and ground uplift beneath Svartsengi are continuing, and that the most likely scenario remains further accumulation leading to a new dike intrusion and possibly another eruption. The sequence is not over.
In February 2024 lava severed the main hot-water pipeline from Svartsengi, cutting district heating to Keflavík, Sandgerði and Garður — including the airport. Road access on the peninsula has been repeatedly interrupted.
What has not
Lava has never flowed toward Reykjanesbær, and Keflavík International Airport has not closed at any point during the sequence. The site is 11.9km from Svartsengi and 13.4km from the middle of the crater row, and the terrain does not obviously direct flow toward it.
Utilities
Including one item that is true today and will not be by the end of the year.
- Electricity
Distribution by HS Veitur; transmission by Landsnet. As of today the Reykjanes peninsula is fed by a single transmission line. Suðurnesjalína 2 is under construction, with commissioning reported as expected before the end of 2026. Until that is confirmed energised we describe the peninsula as an N−0 condition and expect customers to plan accordingly.
- Connectivity
Keflavík is a Farice point of presence — the terrestrial position here is materially stronger than at Blönduós.
- Design basis
The same Icelandic wind code applies, with coastal exposure more severe than inland. Figures on the design basis.
- Seismic
The peninsula is seismically active. Site-specific values are provided with the structural pack and are not quoted here.
Next step
Get the site data pack.
Parcel, utilities, access and the volcanic-exposure briefing in full, for both sites. Sent under NDA if you prefer.