// Station · 7h 59m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

BIIS

Ísafjörður Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 8°C / 3°C

ALTIM 29.12 inHg

ELEV 8 FT

66.0581°N / 23.1353°W

LOCATION · Ísafjörður, IS

WIND

210°5 kt

BIIS · 8 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT028

T / Td

8 / 3

ALTIM

29.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR BIIS 121800Z 21005KT 140V290 9999 SCT028 08/03 Q0986

BIIS · day 12 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,800 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

210°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,593'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,008 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA -5°C

200FT

+192 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT811 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at BIGJ (Gjögur Airport, Gjögur, elev 83 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT028

Scattered · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL4,048 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-2)

08:19ZSUNRISE

13:20ZSOLAR NOON

18:21ZSUNSET

19:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:13Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 01m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE09:42Z MOONSET19:43Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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