The Keflavik NAS Flying club is a Non-profit United States Military flying club and flight school in Keflavik, Iceland. We provide initial and advanced flight training and a chance to enjoy the beauty of Iceland, getting to know the island in a way that others only dream about.

The KNFC operates N44645 a 1974 semi monoque 4 seat momo plane, Piper Cherokee Warrior PA-28-151, with a 161 engine conversion.

Our aircraft is maintained by a highly experienced mechanic and our chief instructor has 14 years of flight training experience. Safety is always our primary concern and our sefety reccord is excellent.

Our Monthly Safety Meeting is the first Tuesday of every month at 18:00 hours, in the club office, on the arrival side of the Air Terminal. You are welcome to attend. Attendance is mandatory for all members.

Quarterly the BOD and Standard Board meet to conduct club business as required. All KNFC members are encouraged to step up to a BOD position, remember, this is your flying club and your help ensures that our soon to be 40 years old club thrives.

The KNFC is the only Navy flying club left outside the US. We are very proud of our club and the fact that we are thriving under these difficult conditions. It is naturally hard to run a flight school and club in Iceland but, If you think the weather is the worst factor in our operations, think again. Cost of operating in Iceland is very high, yet we maintain a very compatible price, compared to the US clubs and are even less expensive than many other clubs. How can we do this? With he help of some excellent local people.

Our Chief Instructor runs the club and has taken us from facing closure in 2001 to a solid operation today. His knowledge and expertise saved the club. He was the manager and Chief instructor from 1994-1996 and during that time the club got out of debt and by the time he left in 1996 a top end overhaul had been completed and the aircraft was fully IFR. We contacted him again in 2001 to see if he could assist us in our troubles, the club was about to be closed due to debts and lack of leadership, he came back to advise us. It ended with him taking over the operation, again, and bringing the club out of ruins to a solid entity, much to the happiness of our members. When the club closed it was approaching it's 40th anniversary.

Another vital member to the club through the years is Mr. Patrick Winkler. Mr. Winkler was the treasurer and all around handyman and as such did an excellent job and played a key role in keeping the club alive. The position of club treasurer was eliminated by BUPERS. That action was extremely harmful to our club and it took us time and cost to work through the problems that followed the transition under MWR.

The last in the line of locals that care for and nurture the club is our Chief Mechanic Mr. Otto Jorgensen. He keeps the plane in flying status, and it is safe to say that we would not continiue flying without his help.

A few more persons shall be noted here they are, our Safety Officer Mr. Robert Adamson, Mr. Bruce Pierce Captain and Base Command Chaplain, our CFI's Mr. Ed Watkins, Mr. Chad Ingalls and Mr. Gudmundur Jonbjornsson. Last but not least our IA Mr. Robert Ricchini who flies in from the US every year to do our annual inspection. This year marks the 10th anniversary of his dedication to the club and we plan a surprise for him and his wife Sonia, inviting them both to come to Iceland next month to say thanks for the 10 years.

It is safe to say that without the help of these and other excellent people, the KNFC would not be getting into it's 5 decade of fun and safe services for NAS KEF.

The Keflavik NAS Flying Club is closed, after serving NAS KEF safely for 39 years. The US military has left Iceland and therefore ended the KNFC legacy. Thousands of people have had the privlidge and pleasure of learning to fly in Iceland, through the years, many of them earning their wings here. We thank them all and wish them happy landings.We never got to hold the 40 year festivities due to the closure.

When the Base closed the Club the KNFC was in very good standing financially and operationally.