Europe Aviation Weather Report for Reykjavík Airport (BIRK/RKV)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Reykjavík Airport at 10:00 UTC on the 04th
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 10:00 UTC on the 04th
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 | 09:41 |
| Sunrise | 10:50 |
| Sunset | 15:46 |
| Evening Twilight | 16:54 |
Wind
Direction: Variable
Magnetic: -
Speed: 1kts (2mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
No clouds detected
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: -03°
Dewpoint: -08°
Pressure
QNH: 1003
RAW METAR and TAF data for Reykjavík Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR BIRK 041000Z VRB01KT CAVOK M03/M08 Q1003
METAR BIRK 040900Z VRB02KT CAVOK M02/M07 Q1003
METAR BIRK 040800Z VRB02KT CAVOK M03/M08 Q1003
METAR BIRK 040700Z VRB01KT CAVOK M04/M08 Q1003
| Wind Variable (max) | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| ~1 kts | ~1 kts |
Wind is variable with no runway being favoured
BIRK 040739Z 0409/0509 09008KT 9999 FEW040 SCT050 TX04/0509Z TNM02/0409Z
PROB30 TEMPO 0505/0508 4500 -SNRA BKN014 BKN027
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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 09:00-10:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 10:00-11:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 11:00-12:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 12:00-13:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 13:00-14:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 14:00-15:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 22:00-23:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 23:00-00:00 on the 4th
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Forecast for period 00:00-01:00 on the 5th
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Forecast for period 01:00-02:00 on the 5th
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Forecast for period 02:00-03:00 on the 5th
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Forecast for period 03:00-04:00 on the 5th
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Forecast for period 04:00-05:00 on the 5th
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Forecast for period 05:00-06:00 on the 5th
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Forecast for period 06:00-07:00 on the 5th
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Forecast for period 07:00-08:00 on the 5th
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Forecast for period 08:00-09:00 on the 5th
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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 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 |
| 8 kts | 3 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 |
| 4 kts | 1 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 |
| 10 kts | 2 kts |
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