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// Station · 10m ago

BIKF

Keflavik International Airport
CAT LIFR
WIND 190° / 19 kt
VIS 2.5 SM
CEILING OVC at 300 ft
T/Td 11°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
WX -DZ BR
ELEV 171 FT
63.9850°N / 22.6056°W
LOCATION · Reykjavík, IS
N
WIND
190°19 kt
BIKF · 171 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/19
 
 
 
VIS
2.5 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC003
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC003
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 300 ft. Brisk winds at 190°/19 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, overcast at 300 ft. Reported weather: -DZ BR. Reported weather: -DZ BR. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR BIKF 111300Z 19019KT 4000 -DZ BR OVC003 11/11 Q1019

BIKF · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 190° at 19 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · overcast at 300 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · weather: -DZ BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 19 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
190°19 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
19 HDG 190° H19 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 10,020'
10 HDG 100° H0 kt X19 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
28 HDG 280° H0 kt X19 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
01 HDG 010° T19 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,171 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 -4°C

-500FT
-671 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
-0 -350 -700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV171 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT-0 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -671 ft above BIKF'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,727 FT OVC003 · CEILING BIKF ELEV · 171 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC003
Overcast · base 300 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,727 ft VFR MARGIN-2,700 ft

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

03:35ZSUNRISE
13:36ZSOLAR NOON
23:38ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH20h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:57Z MOONSET20:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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