Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC Reykjavik airport (Iceland) / ICAO BIRK/ IATA RKV
Reykjavik airport (Iceland) is located close to Reykjavik, Grímsstaðaholt at 1 mile↑, Kopavogur at 1 mile↑, Seltjarnarnes at 2 mile↑, Reykjavik at 3 mile↑, Gardabar at 3 mile↑, Alftanes at 3 mile↑, Hafnarfjordur at 4 mile↑, Hvaleyri at 5 mile↑, Mosfellsbaer at 8 mile↑, Höfuðborgarsvæði at 9 mile↑, Akranes at 14 mile↑, Suðurnes at 17 mile↑,
Elevation : 15 m = 49 ft
Runways
- runway 01/19 : 1567 m = 5141 ft
- runway 13/31 : 1230 m = 4035 ft
- runway 06/24 : 960 m = 3150 ft
aerial view of Reykjavik
METAR for Reykjavik airport - BIRK
BIRK 232100Z 30007KT 9999 FEW040 SCT190 08/05 Q0998
Decoded METAR for Reykjavik Airport (Iceland)
METAR issued by BIRK on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 21:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 57 hours and -2868 minutes ago.
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 8 °C = 46 °F and dew point is 5 °C = 41 °F . This correspond to 81% relative humidity.
QNH is 998 mb = 29.47 inHg
Wind speed is 13 km/h = 7 kt, direction is 300°.
Clouds : few clouds at 4000 ft = 1220 m. scattered clouds at 19000 ft = 5790 m.
TAF for Reykjavik airport - BIRK
BIRK 231959Z 2321/2421 28010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 TX09/2412Z TN06/2406Z BECMG 2400/2402 20007KT SCT017 BKN025 2408/2410 13012KT TEMPO 2410/2421 SHRA BKN015TCU 2412/2414 19010KT
Decoded TAF for Reykjavik Airport (Iceland)
TAF issued by BIRK on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 19:59 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 10 hours and 13 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, May 23, 2022 à 21:00 heure TU to Monday, May 23, 2022 à 00:00 heure UTC
2321/2421 28010KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 TX09/2412Z TN06/2406Z
Wind 10 kt = 19 km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
light intensity shower rain
scattered clouds at 2500 ft = 760 m
becoming from Monday, May 23, 2022 à 02:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 24, 2022 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2400/2402 20007KT SCT017 BKN025 2408/2410 13012KT
2408/2410
13012KT
Wind 7 kt = 13 km/h, direction is 200°
scattered clouds at 1700 ft = 520 m broken at 2500 ft = 760 m
temporarily from Tuesday, May 24, 2022 à 10:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 24, 2022 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2410/2421 SHRA BKN015TCU 2412/2414 19010KT
2412/2414
19010KT
shower rain
broken at 1500 ft = 460 m
close by
- Nearest hotels
- Hotels in Grímsstaðaholt
- for Mosfellssveit airport at 8 mile↑
- for Sandskeid airport at 12 mile↑
nearest airports to Reykjavik
- for Mosfellssveit airport (BIMS) at 8 mile↑
- for Sandskeid airport (BISS) at 12 mile↑
- for Keflavik airport (BIKF) at 22 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Selfoss airport (BISF) at 31 mile↑
- for Stórikroppur airport (BISR) at 37 mile↑
- for Vatnsnes airport (BIVA) at 40 mile↑
- for Forsæti airport (BIFZ) at 42 mile↑
- for Kaldármelar airport (BIKA) at 46 mile↑
- for Flúðir airport (BIFL) at 49 mile↑
- for Einholtsmelar airport (BIEH) at 50 mile↑
- for Húsafell airport (BIHZ) at 50 mile↑
- for Hella airport (BIHL) at 52 mile↑
- for Geysir airport (BIGE) at 52 mile↑
- for Gunnarsholt airport (BIGH) at 54 mile↑
- for Hvolsvöllur airport (BIHR) at 58 mile↑
- for Búðardalur airport (BIBR) at 65 mile↑
- for Bakki airport (BIBA) at 68 mile↑
- for Dagverðará airport (BIDA) at 68 mile↑
- for Múlakot airport (BIMK) at 69 mile↑
- for Stykkisholmur airport (BIST) at 69 mile↑
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)