Europe Aviation Weather Report for Keflavik International Airport (BIKF/KEF)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Keflavik International Airport at 18:00 UTC on the 30th
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 18:00 UTC on the 30th
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 | 03:01 |
| Sunrise | 04:29 |
| Sunset | 22:43 |
| Evening Twilight | 00:12 |
Wind
Direction: Northerly
Magnetic: 350°
Speed: 20kts (30mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
No clouds detected
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 15°
Dewpoint: 05°
Pressure
QNH: 1015
RAW METAR and TAF data for Keflavik International Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR BIKF 301800Z 35020KT CAVOK 15/05 Q1015
METAR BIKF 301730Z 36018KT 310V010 CAVOK 15/04 Q1015
METAR BIKF 301700Z 35017KT CAVOK 14/05 Q1015
METAR BIKF 301630Z 36018KT CAVOK 14/05 Q1015
| Runway 01 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 19 kts | 7 kts |
Wind favours runway 01 with a crosswind of 7 kts and a headwind of 19 kts
BIKF 301654Z 3018/3118 35016KT CAVOK TX14/3019Z TN09/3105Z
PROB40 TEMPO 3101/3106 0900 BCFG BKN002
TEMPO 3112/3118 34017G27KT
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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 18:00-19:00 on the 30th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 31st
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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 01 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 13 kts | 0 kts |
Akureyri Airport (BIAR/AEY)
Runways Available 01, 19
Distance 176 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Akureyri Airport
| Runway 01 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 6 kts | 5 kts |
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