Europe Aviation Weather Report for Reykjavík Airport (BIRK/RKV)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Reykjavík Airport at 13:00 UTC on the 17th
Runways Available 01, 13, 19, 31
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Reykjavík 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.
Weather Decoded for Reykjavík Airport at 13:00 UTC on the 17th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Reykjavík Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 06:50 |
| Sunrise | 07:35 |
| Sunset | 19:36 |
| Evening Twilight | 20:21 |
Wind
Direction: Northerly
Magnetic: 020°
Variation: 350-100°
Speed: 13kts (20mph)
Gusting: 25kts (38mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Few (1 - 2 octas coverage) at 2400ft
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 7200ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 20000ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 03°
Dewpoint: -04°
Pressure
QNH: 0980
RAW METAR and TAF data for Reykjavík Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR BIRK 171300Z 02013G25KT 350V100 9999 FEW024 SCT072 BKN200 03/M04 Q0980
METAR BIRK 171200Z 02022G35KT 350V060 9999 FEW024 BKN087 02/M04 Q0978
METAR BIRK 171100Z 02023G37KT 9999 FEW025 BKN089 01/M04 Q0978
METAR BIRK 171000Z 04015G27KT 010V080 9999 FEW025 BKN082 02/M03 Q0977
| Runway 01 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 13 kts | 2 kts |
Wind favours runway 01 with a crosswind of 2 kts and a headwind of 13 kts
BIRK 171333Z 1715/1815 02020G30KT 9999 FEW030 SCT045 TX03/1715Z TNM01/1807Z
BECMG 1717/1719 35016KT
BECMG 1804/1806 34006KT
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
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).
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 17th
Scattered at 4500ft
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 17th
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Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 09:00-10:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 18th
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Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 4500ft
Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 4500ft
Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 18th
Scattered at 4500ft
* 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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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Reykjavík Airport.
Keflavik International Airport (BIKF/KEF)
Runways Available 01, 10, 19, 28
Distance 22 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Keflavik International Airport
| Runway 01 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 29 kts | 5 kts |
Akureyri Airport (BIAR/AEY)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 155 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Akureyri Airport
| Runway 01 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 14 kts | 5 kts |
Egilsstadir Airport (BIEG/EGS)
Runways Available 03, 21
Distance 236 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Egilsstadir Airport
| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 2 kts |
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