Europe Aviation Weather Report for Keflavik International Airport (BIKF/KEF)
TAF, METAR and NOTAM reports Decoded for Keflavik International Airport at KF: UTC on the BIth
Runways Available 01, 10, 19, 28
Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for Keflavik International Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule. NOTAM data is updated between 0200z and 0400z daily.
Weather Decoded for Keflavik International Airport at KF: UTC on the BIth
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Keflavik International Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 07:24 |
| Sunrise | 08:10 |
| Sunset | 18:23 |
| Evening Twilight | 19:09 |
Wind
Direction: Southerly
Magnetic: 180°
Speed: 18kts (27mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 1200 meters
Visibility to the North: 1500 Meters
Clouds
Overcast (sky obscured) at 300ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Drizzel
Mist
Temperature
Temperature: 10°
Dewpoint: 10°
Pressure
QNH: 1013
RAW METAR and TAF data for Keflavik International Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR BIKF 120230Z 18018KT 1200 R19/P1500N -DZ BR OVC003 10/10 Q1013
METAR BIKF 120200Z 17019KT 1000 R19/P1500N -DZ BR OVC003 10/10 Q1014
METAR BIKF 120130Z 17019KT 2000 -DZ BR OVC003 11/11 Q1013
METAR BIKF 120100Z 17020KT 1000 R19/P1500N -DZ BR OVC003 11/11 Q1014
| Runway 19 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 18 kts | 3 kts |
Wind favours runway 19 with a crosswind of 3 kts and a headwind of 18 kts
BIKF 120155Z 1203/1303 19018G30KT 4500 -RA BR OVC005 TX11/1203Z TN04/1302Z
BECMG 1203/1205 24012KT
TEMPO 1203/1207 0500 DZ FG OVC002
BECMG 1210/1212 18003KT 9999 SCT015 BKN040
PROB40 TEMPO 1300/1303 2000 -DZ BR BKN003
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NOTAMS
Notam data is still being synced for this airport, please check back later.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
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* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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