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NATO Air Policing: Iceland
 
Latest update: January 2025
 
From May 2008 NATO members provide the air defense on a rotational basis to safeguard the airspace of Iceland. Air Policing takes place three times a year with each rotations lasting three to four weeks.
 
Keflavik Air Base (Naval Air Station)
 
APM type Rotation no. Country Start End Aircraft Country rot. no.
Lead 1 France 05-05-08 30-06-08 Mirage 2000 1
Lead 2 United States 01-09-08 30-09-08 F-15C 1
Lead 3 Denmark 01-03-17 31-03-17 F-16AM 1
Lead 4 United States Unknown Unknown   2
Lead 5 Norway Unknown Unknown F-16AM 1
Lead 6 Denmark 08-03-10 29-03-10 F-16AM 2
Lead 7 Germany 01-06-10 25-06-10 F-4F 1
Lead 8 United States 06-09-10 24-09-10 F-15C 3
Lead 9 Canada 28-03-11 30-04-11 CF-188 1
Lead 10 Norway Unknown Unknown F-16AM 2
Lead 11 United States Unknown Unknown   4
Lead 12 Germany 05-03-12 02-04-12 F-4F 2
Lead 13 United States 01-05-12 07-06-12 F-15C 5
Lead 14 Portugal 07-08-12 20-09-12 F-16AM 1
Lead 15 Canada 18-03-13 28-04-13 CF-188 2
Lead 16 Italy 07-06-13 10-07-13 F-2000A 1
Lead 17 United States 01-11-13 30-11-13 F-15C 6
Lead 18 Norway 27-01-14 21-02-14 F-16AM 3
Lead 19 United States 16-05-14 05-06-14 F-15C 7
Lead 20 Czech republic 10-10-14 03-12-14 JAS-39C 1
Lead 21 United States 17-04-15 Unknown F-15C 8
Lead 22 Czech republic 20-07-15 28-08-15 JAS-39C 2
Lead 23 Denmark 31-08-15 01-10-15 F-16AM 3
Lead 24 United States 04-04-16 28-04-16 F-15C 9
Lead 25 Norway 30-05-16 Unknown F-16AM 4
Lead 26 Czech Republic 05-10-16 02-11-16 JAS-39C 3
Lead 27 Italy 16-03-17 30-04-17 F-2000A 2
Lead 28 Canada 01-05-17 30-06-17 CF-188 3
Lead 29 United States 30-07-18 23-08-18 F-15C 10
Lead 30 Italy 11-03-19 11-04-19 F-2000A 3
Lead 31 United States 24-07-19 Unknown F-16C 11
Lead 32 Italy 26-09-19 18-10-19 F-35A 4
Lead 33 United Kingdom 13-11-19 11-12-19 Typhoon FGR.4 1
Lead 34 Norway 19-02-20 16-03-20 F-35A 5
Lead 35 Italy 09-06-20 21-07-20 F-35A 5
Lead 36 United States 08-10-20 30-10-20 F-15C 12
Lead 37 Norway 22-02-21 22-03-21 F-35A 6
Lead 38 United States 07-07-21 03-08-21 F-15C 13
Lead 39 Poland 24-08-21 27-09-21 F-16C/D 1
Lead 40 Portugal 31-01-22 28-02-22 F-16C/D 2
Lead 41 Italy 26-04-22 Unknown F-35A 6
Lead 42 Denmark 17-08-22 Unknown F-16AM 4
Lead 43 Norway 20-01-23 Unknown F-35A 7
Lead 44 United States 23-10-23 14-11-23 F-16C/D 14
Lead 45 Norway 15-01-24 09-02-24 F-35A 8
Lead 46 United States 03-06-24 24-06-24 F-15E 15
Lead 47 United Kingdom 09-08-24   F-35B 2
Lead 48 Finland 24-01-25   F/A-18C 1
             
 
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Canada CF-188 Czech republic JAS-39C Denmark F-16AM
   
Finland F/A-18C France Mirage 2000 Germany F-4F
     
Italy F-35A Italy EF-2000 Norway F-16AM
     
Norway F-35A Portugal F-16AM United Kingdom
     
   
United States F-15C