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 Vopnafjordur airport (Iceland) / ICAO BIVO/ IATA VPN
Vopnafjordur airport (Iceland) is located close to Vopnafjörður, Vopnafjörður at 3 mile↑, Egilsstadir at 34 mile↑, Austurland at 50 mile↑, Reyðarfjörður at 51 mile↑, Neskaupstadur at 52 mile↑, Raufarhöfn at 59 mile↑, Norðurland Eystra at 63 mile↑, Husavik at 74 mile↑, Kaupangur at 90 mile↑, Akureyri at 92 mile↑,
Elevation : 5 m = 16 ft
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 933 m = 3061 ft
aerial view of Vopnafjordur
METAR for Vopnafjordur airport - BIVO
BIVO 171500Z 06013KT 9999 FEW030 BKN040 03/M02 Q1018
Decoded METAR for Vopnafjordur Airport (Iceland)
METAR issued by BIVO on Sunday 17th of October 2021 at 15:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 51 days and 1240 hours and -73398 minutes ago.
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 3 °C = 37 °F and dew point is -2 °C = 28 °F . This correspond to 70% relative humidity.
QNH is 1018 mb = 30.06 inHg
Wind speed is 24 km/h = 13 kt, direction is 60°.
Clouds : few clouds at 3000 ft = 910 m. broken at 4000 ft = 1220 m.
TAF for Vopnafjordur airport - BIVO
BIVO 090804Z 0908/0917 23005KT 9999 FEW015 SCT028 BKN038 PROB40 TEMPO 0908/0917 5000 RA BR OVC010 BECMG 0910/0913 33015KT
Decoded TAF for Vopnafjordur Airport (Iceland)
TAF issued by BIVO on Friday 9th of August 2019 at 08:04 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 851 days and 23 hours and 38 minutes ago. A 9 hour weather forecast that is updated every 3 hours.
from Friday 9th of August 2019 à 08:00 heure TU to Friday 9th of August 2019 à 10:00 heure UTC
0908/0917 23005KT 9999 FEW015 SCT028 BKN038
Wind 5 kt = 9 km/h, direction is 230°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
few clouds at 1500 ft = 460 m scattered clouds at 2800 ft = 850 m broken at 3800 ft = 1160 m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Friday 9th of August 2019 à 08:00 heure TU to Friday 9th of August 2019 à 17:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 0908/0917 5000 RA BR OVC010
rain
mist
Visibility is 5 km = 3 mile.
overcast at 1000 ft = 300 m
becoming from Friday 9th of August 2019 à 10:00 heure TU to Friday 9th of August 2019 à 17:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0910/0913 33015KT
Wind 15 kt = 28 km/h, direction is 330°
close by
nearest airports to Vopnafjordur
- for Bakkafjordur airport (BIBK) at 21 mile↑
- for Egilsstadir airport (BIEG) at 33 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Borgarf. Eystri airport (BIBF) at 33 mile↑
- for Thórshöfn (Syðralón) airport (BITN) at 37 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Grímsstaðir airport (BIGS) at 37 mile↑
- for Nordfjordur airport (BINF) at 52 mile↑
- for Herðubreiðarlind airport (BIHE) at 53 mile↑
- for Raufarhofn airport (BIRG) at 56 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)