Europe Aviation Weather Report for Keflavik International Airport (BIKF/KEF)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Keflavik International Airport at 09:01 UTC on the 29th
Runways Available 01, 10, 19, 28
Below are the latest METAR & TAF 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.
Weather Decoded for Keflavik International Airport at 09:01 UTC on the 29th
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 | 08:11 |
| Sunrise | 09:03 |
| Sunset | 17:24 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:16 |
Wind
Direction: Southerly
Magnetic: 170°
Speed: 14kts (21mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 8000 meters
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 400ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 2000ft
Overcast (sky obscured) at 4000ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Drizzel Rain
Temperature
Temperature: 08°
Dewpoint: 07°
Pressure
QNH: 0992
RAW METAR and TAF data for Keflavik International Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR BIKF 290901Z 17014KT 8000 -DZRA SCT004 BKN020 OVC040 08/07 Q0992
METAR BIKF 290830Z 19019KT 3000 DZRA BR BKN004 OVC022 08/08 Q0991
METAR BIKF 290800Z 13034G45KT 3000 DZRA BR BKN008 OVC022 09/09 Q0989
METAR BIKF 290730Z 13036G52KT 4000 DZRA BR OVC011 10/09 Q0989
| Runway 19 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 13 kts | 5 kts |
Wind favours runway 19 with a crosswind of 5 kts and a headwind of 13 kts
BIKF 290749Z 2909/3009 17015G25KT 9999 BKN025 TX09/2909Z TN05/3006Z
TEMPO 2921/3009 4000 SHRA BKN014
BECMG 3000/3002 18010KT
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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).
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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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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 Keflavik International Airport.
Reykjavík Airport (BIRK/RKV)
Runways Available 01, 13, 19, 31
Distance 22 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Reykjavík Airport
| Runway 13 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 20 kts | 7 kts |
Akureyri Airport (BIAR/AEY)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 176 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Akureyri Airport
| Runway 19 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 3 kts | 3 kts |
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