// Station · 24m ago

BIIS

Ísafjörður Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 220° / 17 kt G27

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,700 ft

T/Td 16°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 8 FT

66.0581°N / 23.1353°W

LOCATION · Ísafjörður, IS

WIND

220°17 kt

BIIS · 8 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/17G27

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN027

LAYERS

FEW018 BKN027

T / Td

16 / 9

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,700 ft. Brisk winds at 220°/17 kt, gusting 27, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,800 ft, and broken at 2,700 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR BIIS 111400Z 22017G27KT 170V250 9999 FEW018 BKN027 16/09 Q1010

BIIS · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 17 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · broken layer at 2,700 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 17 ktG27

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

220°17G27 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H15 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,593'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T15 kt X8 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 +1°C

200FT

+192 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT103 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.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN027

Broken · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,089 ft VFR MARGIN-300 ft

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

02:48ZSUNRISE

13:39ZSOLAR NOON

00:29ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH21h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:13Z MOONSET21:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

BIBD

IFR

Bildudalur Airport · Bildudalur

WIND: 210° / 23 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: OVC015
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 2m ago

BIRK

MVFR

Reykjavík Domestic Airport · Reykjavík

WIND: 190° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN011
DIST: 120 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

BIKF

LIFR → IFR 15Z

Keflavik International Airport · Reykjavík

WIND: 200° / 18 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 125 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

BIAR

VFR

Akureyri International Airport · Akureyri

WIND: 190° / 20 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW051
DIST: 127 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

BIGR

VFR

Grímsey Airport · Grímsey/Sandvík

WIND: 220° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 127 NM E
AGE: 1h 24m ago

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