// Station · 50m ago

BIIS

Ísafjörður Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 260° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,500 ft

T/Td 7°C / 2°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 8 FT

66.0581°N / 23.1353°W

LOCATION · Ísafjörður, IS

WIND

260°12 kt

BIIS · 8 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN025

LAYERS

BKN025 BKN030

T / Td

7 / 2

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,500 ft. Moderate winds at 260°/12 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 2,500 ft, and broken at 3,000 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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 270900Z 26012KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 BKN030 07/02 Q1015

BIIS · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,500 ft · broken layer at 3,000 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

260°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H12 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,593'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T12 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 -8°C

-1,000FT

-1,008 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT-45 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,008 ft above BIIS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

BKN030

Broken · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN025

Broken · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL3,543 ft VFR MARGIN-500 ft

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

03:05ZSUNRISE

13:31ZSOLAR NOON

23:56ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH20h 50m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE11:46Z MOONSET08:37Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

BIBD

MVFR

Bildudalur Airport · Bildudalur

WIND: 210° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 50m ago

BIRK

VFR

Reykjavík Domestic Airport · Reykjavík

WIND: 220° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 120 NM S
AGE: 50m ago

BIKF

VFR

Keflavik International Airport · Reykjavík

WIND: 220° / 18 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 125 NM S
AGE: 20m ago

BIAR

VFR → MVFR 04Z

Akureyri International Airport · Akureyri

WIND: 200° / 6 ktG16
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT043
DIST: 127 NM E
AGE: 50m ago

BIGR

VFR

Grímsey Airport · Grímsey/Sandvík

WIND: 260° / 16 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN057
DIST: 127 NM E
AGE: 50m ago

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