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// Station · 3m ago

BIRK

Reykjavík Domestic Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 190° / 14 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 1,100 ft
T/Td 12°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
WX VCSH
ELEV 48 FT
64.1287°N / 21.9376°W
LOCATION · Reykjavík, IS
N
WIND
190°14 kt
BIRK · 48 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/14
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN011
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN011
 
 
 
T / Td
12 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,100 ft. Brisk winds at 190°/14 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 1,100 ft. Reported weather: VCSH. 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 BIRK 111400Z 19014KT 9999 VCSH BKN011 12/10 Q1020

BIRK · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 190° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 1,100 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · weather: VCSH

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 14 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
190°14 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
19 HDG 190° H14 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 5,138'
13 HDG 130° H7 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T7 kt X12 kt LEFT
01 HDG 010° T14 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,048 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 -3°C

-500FT
-548 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
-200 -550 -900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV48 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT-153 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -548 ft above BIRK'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 · 6,109 FT BKN011 · CEILING BIRK ELEV · 48 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN011
Broken · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL6,109 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

03:30ZSUNRISE
13:34ZSOLAR NOON
23:38ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH20h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:54Z MOONSET21:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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